Death Penalty

Intransigent Atheist · 06-10-08, 11:36 AM

After reading this story, I must say, this is one case that may change my mind and make me pro death penalty. What is your stance on the death penalty?

NYC student recounts torture - Crime & courts - MSNBC.com

WI Crippler · 06-10-08, 11:42 AM

I've always been a big fan of the death penalty when the situation warrants it. I have never heard a good reason to not have it. Why should murderers be allowed to impose their style of the death penalty upon innocent people, and not have it done likewise to them?

jdavidw3 · 06-10-08, 11:54 AM

Just because the crime is terrible, doesn't justify the death penalty. An eye for an eye, that line of thinking will get noone anywhere. No healing can be done, no rehibilitation. Plus, the amount of injustice that coincides with Capital punishment is not worth having because maybe 1% truly need the punishment.

WI Crippler · 06-10-08, 01:04 PM

Its not about revenge. Its about justice, which is the province of the just. The criminals should not be allowed to be the arbitors of justice. They revoked their right to life, when they denied another persons theirs.

mikhail · 06-10-08, 01:17 PM

I use to be against the death penaulty however people on this forum made me change my mind because it is probably more cruel to keep someone who is very dangerous in solitary confinment with little human contact and nothing to look forward to in life.Also not all people in prison are evil men some are just guys who went down a wrong path and dont really deserve to be under constant threat dangerous seriel killer.

Pull My Finger · 06-10-08, 01:34 PM

I'm for it. Very for it.

For all the reasons Crippler mentioned...

Peace

Navy Pride · 06-10-08, 02:11 PM

And Eye for and Eye.........

Ikari · 06-10-08, 02:14 PM

I'm pro-life, so I'm pretty much against the death penalty. I don't think the government should have an avenue open to it in which it can off its own citizens. We don't need to put people down, we have jails and they can go there. Besides, many places the restrictions on the death penalty are too low and it's very possible to get innocent people in death row. Colorado has the best set up for the death penalty, but I really don't see how it's necessary anymore.

jamesrage · 06-10-08, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Intransigent Atheist

After reading this story, I must say, this is one case that may change my mind and make me pro death penalty. What is your stance on the death penalty?

NYC student recounts torture - Crime & courts - MSNBC.com

I am a firm believer in the death penalty.Certain crimes warrant certain punishments.Murderer, traitors, rapist and other heinous criminals deserve the death penalty.And depending on how strong the evidence is should determine the number of appeals they get.For example if we got them on video murdering someone like in a bank/store robbery then they should not get any appeals and no lawyers.If however all the evidence is circumstantial and there is no confession then the individual should get an appeal or two.

We do not punish criminals based on the small percentage that might actually be innocent of the crime they have been found guilty of in a court of law by a jury of their peers.We punish criminals based on the severity of the crime they have committed.The more severe the crime the individual has committed the more severe the punishment the individual will receive for committing that crime.

Gipper · 06-10-08, 02:38 PM

I'm 95% pro-capital punishment, with the 5% only being the resentment of the costs involved. If they reduced appeals processes and cheapened it significantly, I'd support the death penalty in all cases where DNA evidence or a multitude of witnesses warrants a removal of doubt.

There are many reasons I believe in it, and it requires a conglomerate. I believe in its deterrent effect, I believe in its maintenance of justice, and I believe that very few crimes of that caliber can truly be rehabilitated. With all three factors, it's a cinch for me.