What would bother you more?

OldWiseGuy said:

59 innocent people killed by a mass murderer, or
59 killers executed for committing murder?

It seems to me by the consensus on these boards regarding the death penalty that people would be bothered more by the death of criminals than the death of innocent people at the hands of criminals, as if these deaths are a more serious societal problem. Am I correct in assuming this?

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