Fair enough. Your first comment seemed like it was implying that the guy shouldn’t receive said final punishment simply because he’d matured by that point. As for the length of time it takes to hand down a sentence of execution…I know what you mean when you say it seems cruel, but for reasons I think are pretty obvious, I don’t feel bad for the guy. The longer it takes, the more of his life he can at least live, if not enjoy. Also, when the sentence is death, I’m kind of glad it takes such a laborious process to implement–we shouldn’t be executing people unless there’s a clear consensus among several judges that it’s the appropriate sentence. As for the death penalty itself, I have mixed feelings.