The Death Penalty

As I was reading "The Green Mile", the subject of the Death Penalty kept haunting me. I believe that the Death Penalty is justified in certain situations such as for serial rapists, serial killers, and repeated child molesters. We shouldn't have to feed and house these "soulless people".
Imagine if your child was a victim of a serial rapist. Suppose she had been totally devastated, and possibly would be throughout her entire life. Her rapist may as well have killed her. She would be more likely to commit suicide, suffer alcoholism, suffer drug abuse, and probably have some sort of sexual problem for the rest of her life. She would suffer from the constant fear of being raped again, and more than likely suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Her chances of having a normal, happy, and meaningful life would be next to none. That is no kind of life for her to live. And the people that she's surrounded by, the one's that love and care for her, suffer as well. That awful excuse for a human being; the one that raped her also killed her. Maybe not in the literal sense, but everything she once was, is gone now.
It takes forever to come to terms with being raped, and go on with your life. Not everyone is strong enough to get over certain traumatic events in their lives, if they are able to at all.
The Law says that all citizens have to pay taxes. These same taxes feed, clothe, and house these sorry excuses for human beings. Convicted murderers on Death Row have the freedom to write stories and get royalties from selling the book(s) that they write. They even get more money if one of their books is made into a movie. I believe that this is very wrong. That's not the kind of message that I would want to send the victims of these God awful crimes.
Some people believe that it's okay for these convicts to go on living their lives. I do not agree. I cannot help think about their victim(s), and their victim(s) families. Justice has to intervene, or killing, raping, and molesting will keep progressing.
Now don't get me wrong, not all people on death row should be executed. There are special circumstances in many cases. Some murderers are on Death Row for killing a repeated child molester who hurt, or possibly killed one of their relatives or a loved one. I don't believe in taking the law into your own hands, but I can certainly understand why someone would want revenge for molesting, raping or killing their loved one.
In King's novel "The Green Mile" Paul, the Head Guard has a hard time coming to terms with putting a gifted man to death. John Coffey is a huge black man, he's kind of slow, and he's a gift from God. He has the power to heal and sometimes he can revive the dead, but he has to do it within seconds of their deaths or it doesn't work. Coffey is convicted of raping and killing two little girls, that happen to be twins. Coffey found the girls out in the woods, and tried to save them, but it was too late. The law catches Coffey with both little girls in his arms; their bloody heads lying on Coffey's chest. Although he is innocent, Coffey is tried and convicted of the little girls rapes and murders. Paul struggles knowing that Coffey is innocent, and wants to try and figure out a way to save Coffey, but Coffey wants to die. It's Paul's responsibility for making sure Coffey's executed, and since Coffey wants to die, that makes Paul's job a little easier. Paul has a better chance of living with himself, as well as having a better idea of what he's going to tell God when Paul makes it to the Pearly Gates.
The Bible tells us that we do not have the right to take a life. Only God has the right for revenge, but it also states an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth. When our forefathers started this Nation, they based our judicial system on the Bible. Prisoner's were put to death for such things as stealing horses or cattle. We have came a long way since then. The Law tells us that we cannot kill another human being. The Law says that if we do kill another, we will be put to death, as well.
A convicted murderer should die. They should suffer the same fate as their victims. Maybe that will make someone think harder before they molest, rape or kill little girls and boys. I know that some of you reading this may think that this sounds pretty brutal, but life is brutal. If you take a life, you should expect to die as well.