Difference in Death Penalties in Canada and the U.S.

In Canada, for all first degree murder charges, the convicted are charged with a mandatory life sentence without possibility of parole for 25 years. The convicted are imprisoned and forced to live with the persecution and the horrors of their personal tormented minds. Is this not a slow and agonizing death, a lengthy sentence where the criminal has the opportunity to repent their sins or wallow in the darkness of their own dead soul? 

The death penalty was abolished in Canada completely in 1976, while executions in the U.S. continue to drop; 37 executions in 2010. This is mainly due to the many legal challenges, where states are in the process of reviewing their capital punishment policies, and procedures. Also, there are many religious groups who believe the killing of another human to be morally wrong and therefore capital punishment should be abolished.

Have societies become more sympathetic and tolerant to the tormented criminal minds?   Do we, as human beings, feel we can cure, heal, and assist in the reintegration or socialization of the criminal mind? Is capital punishment barbaric? Or do you feel that the death penalty should be reinstated in Canada? If so, who would hold the power to convict, a judge or a jury? Someone ultimately carries the burden of choosing if a human being has a right to live or die.