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/^t/It should be considered whether killing, or to state it more eupheministically, liquidating murderers, deserves to be called a fair punishment. When a murder has been committed and the murderer is in the hands of justice, he is no longer dangerous to anyone. Closed in a prison cell, he is completely defenceless and helpless, even if he realizes his mistake and repends it. He is not given a chance to make any resolutions. He cannot make amends. Thus if we kill such a person, we are not better than he and our killing is as ruthless as his. Accordingly, executing a capital punishment on a helpless person is tantamount to a premeditated murder.