Kill someone?

The death penalty violates basic human rights, and by invoking it, we are being completely hypocritical.
To "Kill and be killed" is a concept that has existed since time began, and it is a basic human instinct to want to eliminate a threat.
But in today's society we are above such things. We have the ability to comprehend human morals, and we must distinguish ourselves from animals. As a government, to approve of the death penalty is to approve of killing, and is completely unorthodox.
Two wrongs do not make a right.

The death penalty should not be invoked upon any criminals, because only through kindness and forgiveness can we truly move toward a more peaceful society.