I always thought I was against the death penalty.
Then there was this case in 2000 when a German couple and their 2 kids were stabbed to death inside their house in China by burglars.
I think the murders happened in April, the burglars received the death penalty sentence in July after a 1-hour court session and the death penalty was executed in September the same year.
When I read about it, I noticed that I didn't really care and that it gave me an odd sense of satisfaction that they were executed so quickly.
I think we do need the death penalty in cases like Sara that are atrocious and where the evidence is very strong. I believe it should be executed very quickly, within a year after sentence.