You've been brainwashed by your preachers and had scripture massively misapplied. Yes, I know these old dogmas and they are pure trash. The left uses this garbage to excuse evil behavior and avoid consequences. I've seen it over and over and it's tiresome. That verse about "Thou shalt not kill" is a mistranslation. The original actually says thou shalt not murder. The crimes deserving of death are clearly laid out in scripture and you know it but deny it. Any responsible government knows that to maintain social order, law and order there must be real penalties for crimes. Also, that thing about personal forgiveness is also misapplied. Peter asked how many times he should forgive his brother for a trespass. Ok, 70 times 7? Fine. But how do you get into a fix where someone is robbing you that many times? It's like this, does God forgive our trespass if we don't repent? Heck no. A person who sins and doesn't repent and turn from his wrong is held guilty and can not be forgiven. So, is God holding us to a higher standard than he himself displays? Of course not. If someone apologizes and truly is sincere then of course forgive. Also, if someone does great harm like to a child, you can forgive but they still must pay the price. Did God rescue the two thieves from the cross simply because they were sorry? Nope. They were caught, sentenced and punished with death. At least one of them confessed his punishment was just and Christ forgave him then and there on that day. I grew up in a religious family and struggled with this concept for many years as I endured beatings, false accusations and back stabbing over and over and even some would apologize but it was never sincere. Not once did one of them in my family attempt to make it right and return what was stolen from me, admit openly to lying or betraying my trust or apologize for physically beating me to a bloody mess. Just vague apologies until they started up the lies and beatings next time. No one was ever punished, not once. Me on the other hand for the slightest infraction like forgetting something or dropping a glass would get a severe beating. One wrong word and I would get slapped around until I was pouring blood from my nose. Oh yes, that happened until one day I basically went over the edge and started fighting back. I had to for my sanity and safety. Yes, I know you fake christians so well. Always this is your mantra, "You have to forgive me, God said so". Only one person ever apologized to me out of my family and that was my mother who literally tortured me as a child until the state took me away from her. On her death bed she contacted me, confessed everything and openly admitted it was all true what I said about her and she was sorry. I forgave her and sent her gifts to prove my forgiveness. With her last breath she smiled and told her caregiver, "Thankyou for finding him". I believed her apology was sincere because she asked nothing from me, just wanted to say she was sorry after 55 years.