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Boston bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death for 2013 attack

This was a mistake.

Not because of the DP; I'm not anti-DP. And if anyone deserves the DP, it's Tsarnaev.

It's a mistake because there's a good chance that it will backfire. Jihadists will begin calling this guy a martyr, and it will lead to more copycat attempts at this kind of bombing. Better that he should be beaten to death by fellow inmates.
 
And here's a good example of how some notorious killers actually have fans

And there's that ol' canard -- if you don't support the death penalty, you're a "fan of killers."
 
This was a mistake.

Not because of the DP; I'm not anti-DP. And if anyone deserves the DP, it's Tsarnaev.

It's a mistake because there's a good chance that it will backfire. Jihadists will begin calling this guy a martyr, and it will lead to more copycat attempts at this kind of bombing. Better that he should be beaten to death by fellow inmates.

I grow tired of this appeasement mentality. The terrorists already hate us, and others. Burying your head in the sand wont change that.
Not one victim did a thing to deserve getting blown up.
**** terrorists, because **** evil.
 
People are killed by other people every day. Very few of them deserve it as much as this guy does.

Lethal injection is so 1982. I say drown his ass in a vat of lukewarm bacon grease.

Why? Do you think bacon is magic? Do you think bacon actually makes him go to hell?
 
I like a little bacon grease sometimes for cooking, so I couldn't see offending it with this creature. Even a shark or a hyena might not eat such rotten meat.

I do not like using lethal injection to carry out federal death penalties, though. The overwhelming majority of people executed in this country's history have died by hanging, and I would like to see it brought back. I think one or two states may still provide for it, and assuming it is done competently, it is quick--there is no Eight Amendment problem with it. I believe it was used in Britain well into the 1960's. It makes a very clear statement of just how loathsome and unacceptable the society considers murder, but without being brutal or barbaric.

Hanging has several advantages. It is an undignified end, which heinous murderers deserve. It would probably avoid the constitutional problems that have come up with poison gas and electrocution. Because it is so grim, the thought of standing on a gallows, bound and blindfolded with a noose around your neck, would give at least some would-be murderers pause.
 
And there's that ol' canard -- if you don't support the death penalty, you're a "fan of killers."

I just honestly don't really know what to do with a post that casts this guy as being the one who's the victim. I'm so far away from that conclusion in my own mind, I can't even relate.
 
I like a little bacon grease sometimes for cooking, so I couldn't see offending it with this creature. Even a shark or a hyena might not eat such rotten meat.

I do not like using lethal injection to carry out federal death penalties, though. The overwhelming majority of people executed in this country's history have died by hanging, and I would like to see it brought back. I think one or two states may still provide for it, and assuming it is done competently, it is quick--there is no Eight Amendment problem with it. I believe it was used in Britain well into the 1960's. It makes a very clear statement of just how loathsome and unacceptable the society considers murder, but without being brutal or barbaric.

Hanging has several advantages. It is an undignified end, which heinous murderers deserve. It would probably avoid the constitutional problems that have come up with poison gas and electrocution. Because it is so grim, the thought of standing on a gallows, bound and blindfolded with a noose around your neck, would give at least some would-be murderers pause.

Hanging is still legal for federal executions. I know of states that went "back" to the firing squad due to difficulty obtaining the appropriate drugs, and even if they are available, a blown IV can botch the whole thing.
 
I grow tired of this appeasement mentality. The terrorists already hate us, and others. Burying your head in the sand wont change that.
Not one victim did a thing to deserve getting blown up.
**** terrorists, because **** evil.

I grow tired of appeasement, too. And that's exactly what we're doing now: giving the terrorists another martyr to celebrate. It's what they want, and we're playing right into their hands.
 
I like a little bacon grease sometimes for cooking, so I couldn't see offending it with this creature. Even a shark or a hyena might not eat such rotten meat.

I do not like using lethal injection to carry out federal death penalties, though. The overwhelming majority of people executed in this country's history have died by hanging, and I would like to see it brought back. I think one or two states may still provide for it, and assuming it is done competently, it is quick--there is no Eight Amendment problem with it. I believe it was used in Britain well into the 1960's. It makes a very clear statement of just how loathsome and unacceptable the society considers murder, but without being brutal or barbaric.

Hanging has several advantages. It is an undignified end, which heinous murderers deserve. It would probably avoid the constitutional problems that have come up with poison gas and electrocution. Because it is so grim, the thought of standing on a gallows, bound and blindfolded with a noose around your neck, would give at least some would-be murderers pause.

The idea that the death penalty actually serves as a deterrent is ludicrous.
 
I just honestly don't really know what to do with a post that casts this guy as being the one who's the victim. I'm so far away from that conclusion in my own mind, I can't even relate.

Watch Game of Thrones? You think we should flay people alive for murder, right? In front of their innocent children, right? And rape them while doing so, right?

edit: while playing the complete works of Justin Bieber.
 
I grow tired of appeasement, too. And that's exactly what we're doing now: giving the terrorists another martyr to celebrate. It's what they want, and we're playing right into their hands.

So we should do nothing, say nothing, be nothing to avoid offending them? Why walk on eggshells for these medieval throwbacks?
 
The idea that the death penalty actually serves as a deterrent is ludicrous.

With regard to killer (known as specific deterrence), it is unparalleled in it's effectiveness. For it to be more of a general deterrent, it would need to be used far more often and rather publicly. Quite frankly, some people just ****ing deserve it.
 
A sentence is not only about deterrence, they are also about punishment.

And I want this ****er punished to death for his crimes.

Personally, I think life in a supermax is worse.
 
With regard to killer (known as specific deterrence), it is unparalleled in it's effectiveness. For it to be more of a general deterrent, it would need to be used far more often and rather publicly. Quite frankly, some people just ****ing deserve it.

People used to be executed far more often, far more publicly, and in far more horrific ways than hanging or a firing squad. It's not a deterrent.
 
The death penalty is nothing more than a state-sanctioned revenge killing. That's why I'm against it.
 
I just honestly don't really know what to do with a post that casts this guy as being the one who's the victim. I'm so far away from that conclusion in my own mind, I can't even relate.

No one stated he was. Just because a person is against the DP is and does not make them a fan of this PO ****.
But that does not work for you now does it?
 
I'm against the death penalty, but hopefully this will at least give the victims' families some closure when the sentence is finally carried out.

Perhaps for some it will but the reality is that closure has to come from within yourself.

I do find it interesting reading the different arguments put forth relating to the Death Penalty but it's not something I have to worry about here. The death penalty was abolished forever in Australia after Federal Parliament passed laws ensuring it could never be reinstated 2 years ago. The last time the death penalty was used was in 1967, many years before i was even born.

My personal opinion only (I get others will see it differently) is that the life of the person that killed someone I love is not considered an equal trade for my loved one, nor will it ever be. Sentencing the offender to death is not going to automatically square things up and it won't bring closure or acceptance to the reality that they are gone and the family is broken. That has to come from within.
 
No one stated he was. Just because a person is against the DP is and does not make them a fan of this PO ****.
But that does not work for you now does it?

It goes against the narrative; ergo, it should be ignored.

It's the same crap with torture. People who were against the U.S. government torturing people were framed as terrorist sympathizers.
 
What has happened to carrying out the sentence the next morning, as it should be and used to be and no I am not a big fan of the death penalty but certainly in cases like this, not just the type but the absolute irrefutable and proven guilt too.
 
Watch Game of Thrones? You think we should flay people alive for murder, right? In front of their innocent children, right? And rape them while doing so, right?

edit: while playing the complete works of Justin Bieber.

Rape them while flaying them? Sounds messy. Nowhere have I advocated a torturous death (although I am tempted sometimes). I'm actually glad we don't resort to things like drawing and quartering, etc. If we really want a quick and humane death, use a guillotine. Somewhere along the way, we took leaving a nice corpse as being the same as more humane when that's not necessarily the case.
 
Rape them while flaying them? Sounds messy. Nowhere have I advocated a torturous death (although I am tempted sometimes). I'm actually glad we don't resort to things like drawing and quartering, etc. If we really want a humans death, use a guillotine. Somewhere along the way, we took leaving a nice corpse as being the same as more humane when that's not necessarily the case.

Why are you defending this sick murderer!?!?!
 
It goes against the narrative; ergo, it should be ignored.

It's the same crap with torture. People who were against the U.S. government torturing people were framed as terrorist sympathizers.
Agreed.
If ya ain't with us and our thinkin yur agin us philosophy -
 
The death penalty is nothing more than a state-sanctioned revenge killing. That's why I'm against it.
Yea, you could say that, but in some cases such as this one is well deserved.
 
Rape them while flaying them? Sounds messy. Nowhere have I advocated a torturous death (although I am tempted sometimes). I'm actually glad we don't resort to things like drawing and quartering, etc. If we really want a quick and humane death, use a guillotine. Somewhere along the way, we took leaving a nice corpse as being the same as more humane when that's not necessarily the case.

I never knew you were such a fan of terrorist killers.
 
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