You and Ayock seem to think it's ok for poor people to kill each other. I don't know what to do with that.
What a bunch of hooey! I don't where you draw your conclusions from. I look at facts and statistics.....it's quite logical actually. You should try it sometime. It sounds like you have no real-world experience with the poor and poverty is something you might have read about in Oliver Twist at some point.
Murder Rates in Death Penalty States and Non-Death Penalty States
The murder rate in non-death penalty states has remained consistently lower than the rate in states with the death penalty, and the gap has grown since 1990.
STUDIES COMPARING STATES WITH THE DEATH PENALTY AND STATES WITHOUT
Michigan Lawmakers Reaffirm State's Longstanding Ban on Capital Punishment
States Without the Death Penalty Have Better Record on Homicide Rates
States Without the Death Penalty Fared Better Over Past Decade
This sounds more like your position that says "they" are going to do it anyway...law or no. Again if yes, and I don't necessarily disagree with this premise, WHY does this happen?