This might lead to the question why humans accept the leading-strings of religion, which almost always is an expression of a master culture selfishness at the expense of a universal unity.

Is mankind as primitive now as when she emerged from a nomadic life style? Ponder for a while upon the Hammurabi code of laws from 3780 years ago, which in the first law says "If any one ensnare another, putting a ban upon him, but he can not prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death". Also, "If a judge try a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgment".

3780 years ago

Again, "If any one buy from the son or the slave of another man, without witnesses or a contract, silver or gold, a male or female slave, an ox or a sheep, an ass or anything, or if he take it in charge, he is considered a thief and shall be put to death".

In the western society of today the punishment is more sophisticated, but have the human deceptive characteristics ceased?

Absolutely not!

The death penalty has proven not to be a solution. Presumably it has only restrained more people from conducting crimes.