Dylann Roof sentenced to death for Charleston church massacre

I think there are cases for the death penalty, and this one certainly is one. So I am for keeping the death penalty legal.

However, I am against the capricious applications of the death penalty and think it should be used FAR less often than it is. We need to correct the inherent biases used in determining who gets the death penalty based on the race or social class of victim and assailant. It isn't a deterrent, and it isn't a punishment -- it is a judgement on the ability of the guilty to not be a threat to the lives of others in society, to show they do not value other life enough to ever come into contact with others even when incarcerated.