Should Murderers be allowed to kill themselves?

[MMI]

my only concern, if suicide is allowed, is what people will start coming up with. for example, "bob" kills another "john's" wife. bob is convicted and goes to jail for life.

now, suppose bob decides to kill himself. john is going to be pissed! "he took my wife" says john, "it should be I that kill him".

even if the state does not allow john to kill bob, it is still going to cause unrest. "if a man is allowed to kill himself," the people will say, "why not let him be killed by a man that deserves the justice? if bob is allowed to die anyway, does it matter whose hand delivers the blow?"

For reasons given elsewhere http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=21871 , I believe only the state can carry out an execution.

I don't see the killer's suicide as carrying out the death penalty in another way, I see it as a release.

Should that option be available?

(a) For the criminally insane
(b) For the truly remorseful

Or are we denying the opportunity for the first group to recover and the second group to rehabilitate?

[theDerangedArchitect]

I believe only the state can carry out an execution.

isn't suicide the execution of the self? if murderers are allowed to kill themselves, doesn't that make it so executions can be carried out by someone besides the state? if murderers are allowed to execute, why wouldn't your average joe be allowed to?

[MMI]

isn't suicide the execution of the self? if murderers are allowed to kill themselves, doesn't that make it so executions can be carried out by someone besides the state? if murderers are allowed to execute, why wouldn't your average joe be allowed to?

I don't think so. I don't accept your reasoning.