[ he does give this the due thought it deserves, quiet for a long moment. ]

... no. Such a thing could easily be twisted in the favor of the wrong party; what were their crimes, the depths of them, the catalyst that drove them to committing to that path? Were they found guilty before proven innocent? Were they in the right?

So to speak, death as a punishment is a choice that I have stood on the side of in the past, but a contract based upon it is not one to make without knowing the full picture or situation. To some, a pickpocket is the same as a murderer.