You're right. But it seems worse than that somehow. I've seen many people say they support the death penalty because it keeps other people safe, to "remove" murderers from society and such. But it's so disingenuous.

We can already remove dangers from our society, in less.. final ways. We can lock them up, or have them admitted to institutions in cases of mental health issues. We can rehabilitate them whenever possible, which also removes the danger.

But no, that's not good enough. These people think they absolutely have to die. They want other people to be murdered by the state. They want it so much that they are willing to sacrifice a bunch of innocent people to satisfy their own bloodlust.

It's worse than ignoring it, it's actively seeking it out for their murderous desires.