If you had a family member killed by someone would you want the death penalty or no?

Some people really do believe in turn the other cheek. Killing them doesn't bring the other person back and they're locked up for life anyway.

Personally I’d prefer a life sentence in solitary confinement to extend their tortured existence. Death to many is release, particularly if they find religion in prison. I don’t want them to have anything to look forward to. I want their brains and bodies to rot

The family of anyone murdered should always get to decide. Call it being pro-choice. If they pick death, they should also have the right to pick the means of execution and carry it out personally

Short answer is yes. I say this because my first cousin shot and killed, then burned their house down on top of my aunt, uncle and cousin in 1986 (Ashdown). He's alive today in prison because the rest of my family wouldn't kill him by our Granny's demand. She wouldn't have it. And my uncles took handguns to the courtroom to finish it out of pure sadness. She shook them off and that was that. That's her mercy, and we all respected her decision. I have one uncle still alive and he actually remains thankful to this day no one else went to jail having killed him. He was the youngest and almost did it.

If it is a case with lock tight evidence, death penalty should be an option.

Not every case, but death penalty should be an option.
Even if they are crazy like Manson or Dahmer.

Yes,

But dying is often easy. I'd much prefer a slow torture session (a month or so) until death.

If criminals knew they would be tortured to death for their crimes then the crime rate would plummet to a small fraction of what it is today.

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And many Catholics sincerely oppose both abortion and the death penalty because they believe in the sanctity of life.

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Equating abortion and the death penalty makes no logical sense. Innocence and guilt are clearly distinguishable. Biblically the claim is ridiculous. Scripture instructs us to protect innocent life and authorizes and in places requires the death penalty for murder. Any Catholic who has actually read the Bible should see that this is not some deep theological mystery.

Genesis 9:6 Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.

Romans 13:3-4 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of that authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword in vain, for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

My only issue with the death penalty is the amount of financial resources that it requires to do something that should basically cost nothing. How can hanging a man cost more that securing, housing and feeding a man for a lifetime?

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It would depend on all of the circumstances

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Same.

Freak auto accident (no booze/drugs/cell phone involved)? Unlikely.

Gross medical malpractice? Likely.

Clancy? Absolutely.

I’m against the death penalty. Or at least, I would not vote for death if on a jury. I’m not gonna be protesting out front of the jail at any executions or anything,

To the guy earlier, your grandmother saved your family. What good would killing the guy have accomplished? Another family broken. Another person on trial for murder.

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And many Catholics sincerely oppose both abortion and the death penalty because they believe in the sanctity of life.

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We oppose abortion because of the rejection of the potential for new life to bring positive contributions to our world.

We support the death penalty because they have failed the test and did the opposite. It’s time for them to face a higher judgement beyond their failure to live civilly among humans.
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“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.”

Sincerely,
God