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Death Penalty: Right or Wrong?

Death Penalty: Yea or Nay?


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Are you for or against capital punishment?

State your reasons.
 
Some people just need killin'. Life in prison may be cheaper in the long run, but even in prison some criminals continue to be a danger to law-abiding prison staff and to prisoners whose lives are still worth saving.

And keeping men in cages ain't right.
 
I am in the middle, so I will not vote. I could never say I am for the death penalty, but at the same time, I can understand how occasionally some families may want that kind of justice.
 
Our justice system is imperfect, and we can never be 100% sure of a conviction. An innocent person can be released later, but no one can be brought back from the dead. Also, I really don't think that anyone is beyond rehabilitation. None of us are morally superior enough to pass this kind of judgement on another. Execution is the mark of barbarians.
 
Why wouldn't everyone answer yes to the question?

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Why wouldn't everyone answer yes to the question?

Some people believe that killing people is wrong, and they have the audacity to actually apply that belief consistently.
 
I'm sorry. I've been a little bit distracted today. Good call.
 
Our justice system is imperfect, and we can never be 100% sure of a conviction. An innocent person can be released later, but no one can be brought back from the dead. Also, I really don't think that anyone is beyond rehabilitation. None of us are morally superior enough to pass this kind of judgement on another. Execution is the mark of barbarians.

You could think it but it would be 100% false, some people absolutely can not be "rehabilitated" and thats a fact.

With that being I said, to be clear, I am not saying everyone ever given the death penalty could not be rehabilitated Im sure some of them could have but thinking everyone can be fixed is absurd.
 
Wrong:

1. Costs way more than keeping the prisoner in prison for life
2. Is used to cases where there is reasonable doubt of the prisoner's guilt (Troy Davis)
3. Is proven to not deter violent crime or crime in general
4. Is disproportionately given to minorities

There is no positive effect of executing a prisoner other than the emotional satisfaction some people get from knowing the prisoner is killed.
 
Nay. Because I don't trust our legal system to always get the verdict right. If we wrongfully convict someone of murder and they get life in prison, we can let him out if we find out the conviction was wrong. If we've killed him, we cannot bring him back to life.
 
Absolutely for it. There are some crimes that are so heinous that the criminal loses their right to breathe the same air as decent people. I also think that anyone in prison for life without the possibility of parole ought to just be put down. There's no purpose in keeping them alive.
 
Nay. Because I don't trust our legal system to always get the verdict right. If we wrongfully convict someone of murder and they get life in prison, we can let him out if we find out the conviction was wrong. If we've killed him, we cannot bring him back to life.

Well the way to solve that is to keep it for crimes where there is no doubt of guilt.
 
Our justice system is imperfect, and we can never be 100% sure of a conviction.
Really? You have some doubts that Jared Laughner (Tucson shooter) and Nadal Hasan (Ft. Hood shooter) are actually innocent? Catching them at the scene and, in fact, shooting Hasan isn't compelling enough evidence for you and, of course, anyone who testifies that they actually witnessed these two killers do what they did are what? Lying

An innocent person can be released later, but no one can be brought back from the dead. Also, I really don't think that anyone is beyond rehabilitation. None of us are morally superior enough to pass this kind of judgement on another.
And you're quite comfortable making the judgment that the victims life is not worth the same as the killers life. I guess it all comes down to where your sympathies lie.

We've talked about this in other threads. To oppose the death penalty, the guilt of killer and and the life of the victim have to be irrelevant. Since those are two things I cannot, just, put aside any consideration for, I support the death penalty. Sometimes I hear of some particularly horrific killing (like the man being drug to death behind a pick up truck) and I truly wonder how anyone wants anything other than death for a person who could do something like that.
 
I am Pro Life. Consistantly.
 
Are you for or against capital punishment?

State your reasons.

1.It serves as the ultimate punishment.
2.Tax payers are not forced to provide room,board,medical and security for the rest of that scumbags life.
3.No chance of what happened in the UK with that terrorist being released for a oil deal under the guise of some idiotic notion that dying scumbags should for some reason be released.
4.No tv interviews
5.The criminal deserves it.
6.Most important part is justice for the victims.
 
How about for the victim of the murderer?

Can you bring him back? I'm a pretty powerful slinger when I set my mind to it and I even know a thing or two about medicine, but even I can't raise the dead. Making more dead ain't upholding life.
 
Can you bring him back? I'm a pretty powerful slinger when I set my mind to it and I even know a thing or two about medicine, but even I can't raise the dead. Making more dead ain't upholding life.

See, and I think exacting the highest possible price for killing someone else does uphold life. Failing to do that indicates belief that the life of the victim is worth less than the life of the killer.
 
I'm pretty sure she wants murder to remain illegal X.

Speeding is illegal too, Spud. It's all a matter of degree and what the appropriate reaction should be when someone commits a capital crime.
 
See, and I think exacting the highest possible price for killing someone else does uphold life. Failing to do that indicates belief that the life of the victim is worth less than the life of the killer.
That's your opinion only. You do not speak for me.
Unfortunately the the victim is already dead and unfortunately nothing will bring him back. Taking the life of a murderer will never be an equal trade for someone i loved.

We've been over this before. I accept you feel differently and it's about time you did the same.
 
That's your opinion only. You do not speak for me.
Unfortunately the the victim is already dead and unfortunately nothing will bring him back. Taking the life of a murderer will never be an equal trade for someone i loved.

We've been over this before. I accept you feel differently and it's about time you did the same.

Ok, I'll accept that you believe capital murder to be merely "unfortunate".
 
Ok, I'll accept that you believe capital murder to be merely "unfortunate".
I would expect nothing less of you. That's just how you roll. Reading comprehension is not your strong point. Never has been, never will.

Once again, taking the life of a murderer will never be an equal trade for someone i love.
 
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