Execution for horrific crimes should have a ritual characteristic. Hanging was quick and humane and gave closure to victims and their families. Gary Gilmore chose to be executed by gunfire in Utah and it was quick and humane The Manson monsters escaped the death penalty because of a supreme court decision that outlawed the death penalty for a couple of years. Clearly they were guilty of crimes so horrific that it defies rational explanation. Today the method for execution doesn't have the impact of a noose or a gun or the electric chair. It is more like an easy trip into the afterlife but you can bet your ass(ets) that lefties for some (possibly psychotic) reason continue to identify with the killers instead of the victims.