I have no faith in gov but in this instance our legal system seems very well run. My point is as of now there are no proven case of a single innocent person being executed so using that as an argument is pointless. There are plenty of reasons to be against the death penalty but innocent people being executed is not one of them.
The US government allows the death penalty for crimes against itself- treason and espionage. It also allows it for drug trafficking and "Attempting, authorizing or advising the killing of any officer, juror,or witness in cases involving a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, regardless of whether such killing actually occurs."
State gov'ts allow the death penalty for...
Treason (Arkansas, Calif., Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Washington)
Aggravated kidnapping (Co., Idaho, Il., Missouri, Mont.)
Drug trafficking (Fl., Missouri)
Aircraft hijacking (Ga., Mo.)
Placing a bomb near a bus terminal (Mo.)
Espionage (New Mexico)
Aggravated assault by incarcerated, persistent felons, or murderers (Mont.)
Death Penalty for Offenses Other Than Murder | Death Penalty Information Center
My mistrust of government and politicians won't allow me to approve of them having that kind of power. Maybe it's working for you now but they
will abuse that power sooner or later- you know they will.