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I wish we had the cure for it, but we don't. And even if we did there are some "bleading hearts" who would question whether removing a person's sociopathic tendancies was a violation of their rights. Therefore, curing such sickos is out of the question.
Now we have to decide what to do with them other than curing them. To make that dertemination we have to decide what we are trying to accomplish. Obviously we are not trying to cure or reform him, but to protect ourselves from him. That gives us three options. Banish him from the country, lock him away forever, or kill him.
Banishing him wouldn't work because no one wants to allow dangerous sociopaths into their country. That leaves locking him away forever and killing him.
Killing him is certainly the cheaper option, and probably the most secure since it insures he will not escape at some future date and be free to kill again.
However, killing him has a few negative aspects. First, in many cases (even if not in this one) there is the remote (or not-so-remote) possibility that the person convicted of the crime is actually not guilty. In that case, killing him is not only wrong, but eliminates any possibility of that erroneous conviction being reversed and justice being served. Second, it is remotely possible that the incarcerated prisoner might still contribute something to humanity from his jail cell. As remote as this possibility might be, we cannot say with perfect assurance that it is impossible.
On the other hand, given that he has really messed up this life, maybe it's actually better for his soul that he be removed from this incarnation so that he can get a fresh start in his next incarnation.
But even if that were true, spending 80 years in jail waiting for a natural death might teach him something of value for his next incarnation. Who knows.
All things considered, life in prison is probably the best option, even though it fails to satisfy some people's blood lust that seeks revenge.
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