The US is the only Western first-world nation that still uses the death penalty. This has caused some friction between the US and EU nations; for example, a recent ban on lethal injection drugs from the EU to the US. Consider the death penalty from a policy perspective. Is the US' use of the death penalty worth the negative impact on international relations?
It's OK to state a personal opinion, but the best answers will de-emphasize personal considerations in favor of policy-level factors.
1 Post your thoughts on the topic.