Democrats, who believe dismembering children is a fundamental right, complain that Clayton Lockett’s execution that resulted in 43 minutes of pain was too inhumane. Tell that to Stephanie Neiman, his victim, who was kidnapped, beaten, raped, shot and buried alive before being shot to death. Which was more inhumane?

In light of these instances, what is wrong with a painful execution?

Perhaps allow the family of the victim to carry it out.

Executions should be made public again. Sell tickets. Put it on pay-per-view. Doubtless there are many that want to see justice served on the vilest of our society. Build gallows again. It’s cheaper and more fitting. It will help further deterrence when the public can physically see the punishment for ruthless crimes.

And expand it. Expand the death penalty. Make rape punishable by death as it was in the past. When the stakes are higher fewer people are willing to enter in. Make killing someone in the act of another crime a capital offense as well, including killing someone while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

If we’re truly standing for life and justice, it is a necessity that we reinforce the value of life by executing those who take it. That way the public knows how seriously we treat that injustice.

I call out the hypocrisy of those against the death penalty. They will claim that executing someone is too inhumane. They also claim that life in prison is WORSE than execution, yet say life in prison should be the norm. It is simply rhetoric in defense of allowing criminals off easy. You can’t have it both ways.

Bottom line, think through your stance before you take it. And don’t dare think you can be more moral than the One who created morality. How arrogant you are.

While I’m at it, there should be a hook in the wall of the cells of suspected killers, just in case they want to do the honors themselves and save taxpayers money. This may sound heartless, but rationally speaking it is heartless not to condemn someone guilty of death to death.

Will we reinforce how valuable life is by equally and swiftly punishing those who show they don’t respect it, or will we hold to our “high ground” and show society that taking a life is only worth a prison sentence?

Apparently you know better than me, so you decide for yourself.