Knife/any murders. is it time for capital punishment for those found guilty

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You literally just shot yourself in the foot  [img alt=:lol]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/img]

Just checked.  My foot is literally fine.
I suspect the word you are looking for is metaphorically.
But then again I have neither literally or metaphorically shot myself in the foot.