Do You Believe in the Death Penalty?

Mence Master said:
Well?
Do you?
State your reasoning.

I am for it, as long as the person has committed murder. Any other sort of thing, I believe in severe jailing. But the death penalty should always be the punishment for murder, as it brings back what the killer did.
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I agree. An eye for an eye you know.... nothing more, nothing less.
 
If they have murdered a woman or an elder, or a child, or molested someone often, then they deserve it.
 
I believe that there is nothing more important than a human life, so I don't support the death penalty. Capital punishment should only be used by poor countries honestly can't afford to keep people in prison for life. The United States can afford to keep its prisoners alive and in prison.

Besides, if we kill a murderer, we might be stealing from him the possibility to make proper amends for what he's done. Everyone deserves another chance, regardless of what they've done. I believe that people can improve themselves when given a chance.

As for the argument that they deserve to die to make up for the lives they took, I don't see that as valid at all. Humans aren't animals, their lives aren't things to be bartered or looked at in that way. You can't put a price on a human life.
 
For murder where it can be proved without a shadow of a doubt that the person is guilty. There's video footage. He's confessed. It was intentional. All kinds of DNA evidence. It has to be 100%. If you're 99% sure, then off to jail you go.

And for the extreme cases like serial killers and such too.

There are other crimes where I wish the guilty just....never get released from jail.
 
This topic has me completely torn. I am COMPLETELY and ONE HUNDRED PERCENT against having people witness the actual execution. I think it's perverse and it cheapens us as human beings, every one of us.

On one hand if a man kills somebody and isn't repentant in any way..why does he deserve to live a relatively comfortable rest of his life in a cozy cell? Why should he or she be allowed to live while the families of the victim have to live every day knowing he or she gets to go to bed at night after doing something so horrible?

But again..life is the most sacred intangible and tangible in existence. Some would say that the death sentence is an easy way out for criminals as well.

And execution is something that can't be reversed. It's scary how many guys or girls, years later, are found to truthfully have been innocent all along. How horrible would it be to execute someone that really didn't even do the crime?

I don't know. I can't make a choice. I'm glad it's not up to me.
 
Shedinja8 said:
I agree. An eye for an eye you know.... nothing more, nothing less.
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I believe you left out the last part of that principle.

"An eye for an eye, and the world goes blind."

That's a prettyy good aphorism to think about with this situation. I think it would be much more of a punishment to have to rot in jail for the rest of my life then it would be to get a free pass out of life in prison. Also, it's a given fact that it costs more to execute someone then it does to have them live in prison (at least, it is in the US). I don't think we have any right to take the existence of someone into our own hands, regardless of what they've done. Also, (again, speaking about US) the forms of death penalty used are lethal injection (which does cause pain), firing squad (obvious pain), and the electric chair (which regardless of pain is expensive). You cannot tell me that you would like to be subjected to that kind of torture.

Zazie Rainyday said:
I myself am not against the death sentence. It speaks of death penalties in the old testament of the bible. So to be honest it really ISNT wrong, to kill someone for committing murder, or rape, or something extremely violent. In fact, I think the way we kill people facing the death penalty now, is a lot more lenient than the way the bible (Old Testament) would have them killed.

My point is simple. There has to be Law for everyone to co-exist. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally against using the death penalty for minor offenses. As far as I'm concerned, the death penalty should only be invoked if someone intentionally committed murder, or something similarly violent with nothing but purely evil or malicious intent. Let God sort out the heavily confused from the truly wicked.

I know you might say the previous line was unfair to those who are 'Heavily Confused' but seriously, if they're that confused, who is to say they wont become wicked? The devil has many ways of tricking people, and if they are really a danger to everyone, why should we pamper them by putting them in jail?
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Okayyy, that one was a little too "religious" for me. I'm a firm believer of separation of church and state. The bible also said that giants walked the earth and Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Obviously the people writing the thing didn't fully understand science and nature. Besides, the Epic of Gilgamesh or the Odyssey hold about as much credibility as the bible, in terms of preciseness. I mean, it was written to be symbolic and hold religious truth, not scientific fact. You can't/shouldn't take it literally. But I digress...

Anyway, I don't think the bible should have any say in whether the death penalty should be allowed.
 
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I'm Betting On Alice. said:
I believe you left out the last part of that principle.

"An eye for an eye, and the world goes blind."

That's a prettyy good aphorism to think about with this situation. I think it would be much more of a punishment to have to rot in jail for the rest of my life then it would be to get a free pass out of life in prison. Also, it's a given fact that it costs more to execute someone then it does to have them live in prison (at least, it is in the US). I don't think we have any right to take the existence of someone into our own hands, regardless of what they've done. Also, (again, speaking about US) the forms of death penalty used are lethal injection (which does cause pain), firing squad (obvious pain), and the electric chair (which regardless of pain is expensive). You cannot tell me that you would like to be subjected to that kind of torture.



Okayyy, that one was a little too "religious" for me. I'm a firm believer of separation of church and state. The bible also said that giants walked the earth and Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Obviously the people writing the thing didn't fully understand science and nature. Besides, the Epic of Gilgamesh or the Odyssey hold about as much credibility as the bible, in terms of preciseness. I mean, it was written to be symbolic and hold religious truth, not scientific fact. You can't/shouldn't take it literally. But I digress...

Anyway, I don't think the bible should have any say in whether the death penalty should be allowed.
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It wasn't "too religious". It was just a post founded on the users faith annndddd that's totally OK :D. I've noticed many people here say "Keep religion out of your opinion" but they don't understand that people of true faith are influenced by their religion more than anything else. And it IS a bit hypocritical to ask for peoples opinions but not let them express their true view. And if their true view is religious in nature you guys, as open minded users, have to accept that. And disagree if you have to. But accept their opinion and their right to that opinion.

And I'm glad you finished the phrase "and the world goes blind."

And just a footnote here: I am religious but I'll defend anybody on this planet that chooses to be atheist or some other religion because that is your choice. Just like I hope they would defend my choice on being religious. It's all about tolerance. /endtinyrant.
 
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Well, many people don't seem to support the death penalty. I support it only for mass murderers and sex predators. They have something seriously wrong in their brains, and a life sentence will only make it worse. They will never learn, so they should be kept away from the rest of the people in order to keep everyone safe. People like Osama Bin Laden must be put to death straight away because they may escape prison and go into hiding again.n It wouldn't be right to have terrorists stay alive, especially dangerous figures.
 
jasonresno said:
It wasn't "too religious". It was just a post founded on the users faith annndddd that's totally OK :D. I've noticed many people here say "Keep religion out of your opinion" but they don't understand that people of true faith are influenced by their religion more than anything else. And it IS a bit hypocritical to ask for peoples opinions but not let them express their true view. And if their true view is religious in nature you guys, as open minded users, have to accept that. And disagree if you have to. But accept their opinion and their right to that opinion.

And I'm glad you finished the phrase "and the world goes blind."

And just a footnote here: I am religious but I'll defend anybody on this planet that chooses to be atheist or some other religion because that is your choice. Just like I hope they would defend my choice on being religious. It's all about tolerance. /endtinyrant.
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Just as a side note, I accepted their opinion and countered it with my own. If someone wants to say something about their religion, fine by me. I'll just be ready to disagree and give my side. :classic: I go/have gone to a catholic school (but a veryyyyyy open one from what I've heard about most) which has helped gain the majority of my theological knowledge and helped me form my educated beliefs about religion.

Lord GaGa said:
Well, many people don't seem to support the death penalty. I support it only for mass murderers and sex predators. They have something seriously wrong in their brains, and a life sentence will only make it worse. They will never learn, so they should be kept away from the rest of the people in order to keep everyone safe. People like Osama Bin Laden must be put to death straight away because they may escape prison and go into hiding again.n It wouldn't be right to have terrorists stay alive, especially dangerous figures.
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I think that's a similar propaganda to the issue on where to put the terrorists in Gitmo, once it's shut down. It's all "what if, what if, what if." It's important to think about possibilities, but we need to be realistic and not just expect someone to escape. Also, if people are mentally ill, shouldn't we give them help instead of kill them? That's like saying we should put to death all autistic or mentally challenged people just because they have something wrong with their brains and they could kill someone.
 
No. Simple answer. Everyone deserves to live. Although, that murderer would just have to suffer it in prison.
 
I believe in the death sentence, especially in crimes that are just completely disgusting.
In Melbourne (Australia) we recently had someone who threw a five year old off a bridge, you don't even need to think about it to understand how unfair and cruel it is.
 
I think there's a fine line between being able to live and living but rotting away in prison. It depends on the crime commited I suppose.
 
Punk Rocker said:
I believe in the death sentence, especially in crimes that are just completely disgusting.
In Melbourne (Australia) we recently had someone who threw a five year old off a bridge, you don't even need to think about it to understand how unfair and cruel it is.
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Hm, recently we had a guy throw a baby off an overpass.. He's still going through the court system though I think =/
 
See, the death sentence is a deterrence. It's not there for the murderer to suffer, rather, he has to be put away from the public. And the more he suffers, the better. People are talking about how a lethal injection is painful, but those people are also saying that murderers should have to live in a small dark prison cell for the rest of their lives. I don't think so. Just give the person a lethal injection that'll kill him in 5 minutes of pain. He'll suffer, and he'll be put away from the public.
 
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