On Capital Punishment - Dhananjoy Chatterjee case

It just maybe the call of this moment, but I am against the life sentence. This does not undermine the fact that a criminal be brought to justice for a crime committed that is so henious and inhuman in nature. I do agree as well that a death penalty may bring closure to the victim and her family. But the way I see it, it is equally henious on part of social justice to deprive someone of something as valuable as life. The essence of justice for a crime is to deter any further attempts to breach justice, to provide a social framework where people can enjoy the most beautiful gift of life - freedom. But you cant teach freedom by taking it away. For ages now, crimes have taken place and there is no doubt that the society needs a framework for peaceful and progressive life. But, I still do no agree to the fact that putting the criminal to death penalty shall deter future criminals from committing such crimes. Do you think a would-be criminal contemplates the outcome before committing a crime? I dont think so. The person in my opinion is so mentally perverse about doing so that he does not possess the faculty of discrimination between the right and wrong. And think about it. In the history of crime, have we come across anyone who have given up their dispositions out of the fear of outcome. Maybe they think they can get away with it. But from a different perspective, do you think a sick mind as that of a criminal like Dhananjoy can ever possess that ability to contemplate his act before committing one? Do we really think that after this, the wannabe criminals would think twice before committing such a crime. There are people born with criminal tendencies (read screwed up chromosomes), genetic disorders and what not. Do we really think that these kind of criminals have the virtue of compassion? I really dont think so. If the intent of this hanging is to send out a message to the wannabe criminals so that it is a deterrant, I beg to disagree. But I dont deny that justice should be done. The criminal should pay heavily for the rest of his life in the severest form of punishment which does not take way what we humans cannot give - life. A life for a life is not justice, it is revenge.