i think everyone has value, even those who have done heinous things. it maybe that, when weighing the value of that person against the collective and individual values of those that are or could be victims, that person's worth is forfeit in a sense, but it does not mean they don't have it. if they were valueless, then it would be easy to form a mob and have vigilante 'justice' but we don't. instead we put them through a legal system because we recognize that they do have value and that it needs to be handled in a certain way.

that doesn't mean the system doesn't fail, but if the choice is that or dragging someone out of their bed at night, i choose an imperfect system that recognizes that life and liberty should not be removed willy-nilly.