(disclaimer: I am against the death penalty)
with all due respects...her view is not that these "guilty" people should not be punished...her view is that the death penalty is wrong. She does not believe in an "eye for an eye." She seems to believe that if killing is wrong then it is wrong....why would we become that which abhor?" I was surprised that I finally understood her stand on this case. I thought she believed in KC's innocence. Now I see that is not necessarily the case. She joined this case, IMO, to have a platform with lots of publicity, to express her views.
On a personal note: why don't I believe in the death penalty?...it is not a deterant. It equates us to the perps...someone who commits murders...means that something went wrong in their life, in their development and they acted based on their perception of the world...however warped that may be. I put someone away for life because they are potentially harmful to others..
It is the ultimate and perfect deterrent for the perp.