Dr THERESA SMITH

Murder is a heinous crime. New Hampshire is right to condemn it, but not right to repeat it. If murder is wrong for an individual, it is also wrong for the state. This is so for ethical and religious grounds. There are also two practical problems: 1) there are really no humane ways to kill people, and 2) if you condemn someone who is actually innocent, which does happen because people are fallible, you cannot correct the harm you have caused by essentially committing premeditated murder yourself. I don't want this done in my name or with my tax dollars.