The death penalty is a big issue to tackle anyway. There's the layer of if we should do it at all, and on top of that you have to discuss how, and at what cost to the taxpayers. Putting someone to death is incredibly expensive. It's not like they just hit the guy with a hammer and call it a day. Chemicals have to be bought. Doctors have to be hired. It's a whole thing. For many Democrats, it's not as black and white as whether we should or shouldn't.
Sure, a lot of us are bleeding heart liberals, but when someone goes and shoots up a church, put them to death. A person like that doesn't have any business being alive on this Earth. That's me saying that; a Democrat. As you can see, there are levels to it.