Her point is fair, though. A felon does not cease to be a human being. A society in which all felonies were capital crimes should scare you to the point of shitting your pants.
A recent former Democratic governor would have been on the chair too.
The whole point is acknowledgment, restitution where possible, and rehab.
Ironically, many who call themselves "Christians" and claim to believe in a theology of rehab and forgiveness put themselves OUTSIDE that teaching the instant they argue for (old Testament to them) capital punishment - see the parable about the forgiven servant who was unmerciful in turn to his fellow servant.
George W Bush as TX governor friend a woman who defended herself against an abusive husband. If I believed in the death penalty, though, guess I could see putting him on the chair for that.