I believe its wrong in any case because it breaks the Social Contract between the General Will (the communal peoples) and the Government. According to Rousseu, "There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something" (Rousseau, Social Contract, Book II, Chapter 5) We as the General Will should stand up to the Government and force them to get rid of the death penalty. A man or woman who does a crime that would warrant the death penalty should be put into prison and also while in prison should be used in a way that can benefit society, I.E. making license plates, picking up litter from the roads, etc.