I'm pretty sure every state but three or so have it. Besides, that doesn't give a logical reason. Just because people in Texas do it doesn't mean that it's a moral thing to do.
You are repeating yourself. You say you should 'pay depending on the crime'. No one is arguing that. What people are arguing about is whether or not capital punishment is moral or not. Unless you're suggesting the eye for an eye thing?
Not in this thread it hasn't. Abortion doesn't really belong here. It's a similar topic, but it belongs in it's own thread, which we have