The Death Penalty

I'm a moderately pro-life libertarian.  I don't really know much about the death penalty yet, and haven't formulated a position on it yet.  My initial inclination is to be against it, but I'm not sure yet.  If anyone has some strong views on this from a libertarian perspective, and would like to influence me, speak up, now is the time. 

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So, the idea that maybe people are punished for crimes to deter future criminals never crossed your mind?

I don't care about some naive hippies who have no idea how society works, I care about the child who gets lost walking to her friend's house.

Maybe criminals should not be executed, but they should be punished.