How do the feelings of the crew members change throughout “the rime of the ancient mariner”?

In the beginning, the crew condemned the mariner for shooting the bird. However, when the weather warmed up and the mist cleared, they changed their minds and agreed with him that killing the bird was wise. When they were tormented with heat and thirst, they again changed their minds and cursed the mariner, forcing him to wear the albatross around his neck as punishment. The ship was then chased by supernatural beings, after which Death took the crew members and Life-in-Death took the mariner. The crew members were inconstant in their morality, and they were punished for it.

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.