You could remind Him He told you to do it.
He gave rules of evidence to convict and execute by such as at least two witnesses.

I don’t see it. Some were so cruel that nobody with a conscience could commit them. I guess you could keep a few murderers around to execute by torture, but would you want to?

I know it goes against the grain, but if you decide a killer needs to be killed, torture need not be part of the killing. A mixture of 95% nitrogen, 5% carbon dioxide should painlessly and permanently put a killer to sleep and then to death. (also cheaply, not that that matters since they have probably spent upwards of a million dollars getting to that point by then)

And some killings are obviously justified since we accept the idea of killing killers and arming police and soldiers — under the idea that it is better they kill than they be killed or let others be killed.

We also accept the idea that there are killings which are more intentional than others and thus worse.
If someone attacks you and you kill him while fighting, he brought it on himself.
If you lie in wait to kill, that’s more on you.

Life may be simple but is sometimes complicated.

David for reasonable, simple, effective

I would never want to answer to the man above for that. That would include everyone on a jury that sentences anyone to death.
Lots of crooked legals put people away for political gain.
I trust the system in being honest as much as the one pronounced innocent or guilty.
Never think the legal system is not tainted
More than you would understand
I am being conservative when I use the word tainted.