took williams

will die tonight by lethal injection. here. just north of san fran. I've passed san quentin many a time between here and the grandparents' house. and while i don't think he's truly sorry for what he's done, aside from the punishment associated with it, i also don't condone his murder. yes, he should be punished, no he shouldn't be released into society where he can repeat old misdeeds, but who's job is it to kill? who gives that lethal injection? a corrections officer? a physician? a specialist in anethesia? I mean really, how could one do that. Especially if this executioner is in support of the death penalty and therefore feels some satisfaction/justification in the act. he/she too is a murderer. and so is everyone facilitating this death. he may deserve death, but who are we do carry this out. only God gives life and only He should take it. human life is too precious. what is gained by this man's death? some tax money that would've sustained his existence in san quentin for the next 30 years? i really don't care. I just get the chills and shudder to think of someone in the US in the 21st century being killed in a little chamber, like a concentration camp in WW2 germany. it's just not humane and i wonder what most Christians think about the death penalty. I used to be in favor of it, and now i look with disbelief on this perspective.