there seems to be no proportionality for taking the life of the perpetrator.
Yes, there is. The perpetrator will never be able to commit those heinous acts to any child ever again. Molesters/rapists don't change their spots. They are monsters. I know this from personal experience.
It is true, it doesn't change the fact that I was molested, and never will, but to know that that man can never hurt me or anyone else again would be a blessing-a healing balm on the gaping wound. Life without parole doesn't always mean that, as someone in an elected position can always commute or pardon a sentence. To have to live with that fear, on top of a rape or molestation or murder, is unconscionable to victims and their families. The attitude of of "Oh well, it happened, it isn't going to change, so just live with it and move on, because the perpetrator of the crime has rights" is cruel and a lifelong punishment for the victims and their families.
It is sickening that the anti-death penalty crowd's mercy and and passion is reserved for those who don't deserve it and spit in the faces of the victims and their families. They don't give a damn about the misery, suffering and pain that they endure from the actions of the criminal. If DNA, forensics and other evidence can prove beyond a reasonable doubt, then the perpetrator should pay, in extreme cases, with his life.
