“Just because I believe…
“Just because I believe a lot of laws shouldn’t be there doesn’t mean I believe we should ignore them while they are there.”
Why not? What is it about The Law that makes it so important that you should follow it even when it involves violating somebody’s human rights?
I mean, you could say that premeditated deliberate killing of (some kinds of) criminals doesn’t violate human rights. Fine, but then it’s insincere of you to claim that you’re unsure of your feelings about the death penalty. You’re already fine with it, and it being The Law has nothing in particular to do with it.