People wanted death penalties.

Could they have thought of a better one? Probably.
Think of some better ones and submit them.
I doubt it's entirely too late if you have a real brilliant idea.

Personally, I think it's a fair enough death penalty. I got no real issues with it.
And also I was never really one who wanted a death penalty.
I was fairly neutral on the issue, but I still think it's fair enough. It beats deleveling, I think.