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Death Penalty, for or against

Do you support the death penalty?


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But the cost has nothing whatsoever to do with the DP, it has to do with allowing tons and tons of legal appeals at taxpayer expense that have nothing whatsoever to do with the guilt of the criminal. They appeal because they don't want to die, not because they didn't do it.

I agree completely. That's what i meant by adjusting the cost. It seems to me that even with some type of appeals process, it shouldn't need to take 10 to 20 years.
 
I agree completely. That's what i meant by adjusting the cost. It seems to me that even with some type of appeals process, it shouldn't need to take 10 to 20 years.

It ought to take no more than 5 years and I think that's too long. Take these people out and put a bullet in their heads once they've gone through their allowed appeals.
 
It ought to take no more than 5 years and I think that's too long. Take these people out and put a bullet in their heads once they've gone through their allowed appeals.

Some people need to be put out of their misery. These arguments about "civilized people don't do that" and "we need to set an example" are ridiculous. Clearly, these people have never been affected by violent crime. As for the examples posted where victims of violent crimes are against the dp.. i don't care. This isn't about them and their revenge or healing process-- whatever it may be. It is about getting rid of people who are not worthy to exist.
 
High costs can be adjusted. But I do agree with the risk of killing innocent people. As I said earlier in this thread, that is the greatest argument against the dp.

There are PLENTY of good arguments against the death penalty. It is costly and time consuming.
 
It ought to take no more than 5 years and I think that's too long. Take these people out and put a bullet in their heads once they've gone through their allowed appeals.

Of course you do, it's not YOUR arse on the line. These appeals are in place for a reason. They are there to protect US, the United States citizen, to make sure we are not being railroaded, etc. It's like one of OUR rights to protect us. Sorry that so many of you don't understand that concept.
 
Some people need to be put out of their misery. These arguments about "civilized people don't do that" and "we need to set an example" are ridiculous. Clearly, these people have never been affected by violent crime. As for the examples posted where victims of violent crimes are against the dp.. i don't care. This isn't about them and their revenge or healing process-- whatever it may be. It is about getting rid of people who are not worthy to exist.

Some people "need" to be, huh? And who died and appointed you judge, jury and executioner? This isn't about YOU either, an important point to remember.
 
Dostoevsky summed it up for me when he said "The real measure of civilisation in any society can be found in the way it treats its prisoners". State sanctioned murder is barbaric enough but when you can't even get that right..............
 
Now that's justice.
one of our most despised child killers Ian Brady has even petitioned the EU to be allowed to kill himself, why do you think that is NoC?
 
one of our most despised child killers Ian Brady has even petitioned the EU to be allowed to kill himself, why do you think that is NoC?
I imagine he's grown weary of how strenuously (and repeatedly) his fellow scumbags have taken issue with his previous lifestyle choices. lulz

I was always of the opinion that he should never have been granted the publicity.
 
Dostoevsky summed it up for me when he said "The real measure of civilisation in any society can be found in the way it treats its prisoners". State sanctioned murder is barbaric enough but when you can't even get that right..............
In any society? Even one for which the occasional pithy dictum only applies as a daydream?
 
one of our most despised child killers Ian Brady has even petitioned the EU to be allowed to kill himself, why do you think that is NoC?

And to allow the government to kill citizens is giving them opportunity to abuse citizen rights to an unbelievable degree. To think that people would want to give the government this kind of power over us is just unbelievable.
 
I imagine he's grown weary of how strenuously (and repeatedly) his fellow scumbags have taken issue with his previous lifestyle choices. lulz

I was always of the opinion that he should never have been granted the publicity.
so would you like him to have a quick death or for whatever reason suffer to quote him "suffer the inhuman and degrading treatment of being caged".
Ps your scumbag comment is rubbish, check out the length of time Brady was part of the normal prison regime where he worked in the library or barber or both.
 
I imagine he's grown weary of how strenuously (and repeatedly) his fellow scumbags have taken issue with his previous lifestyle choices. lulz

I was always of the opinion that he should never have been granted the publicity.

It's because his pain ends once he's dead.
 
so would you like him to have a quick death or for whatever reason suffer to quote him "suffer the inhuman and degrading treatment of being caged".
Ps your scumbag comment is rubbish, check out the length of time Brady was part of the normal prison regime where he worked in the library or barber or both.
Preferably? The manner of his demise would be wrought of every protracted agony as ingenuity can conceive of. Consider it a preview of what some believe could well be his eternity.

You know what amuses me most about you enablers? The fact that, despite your teary histrionics, you don't actually give two ****s what happens to these ****bags. No one does. You merely affect concern, in some contrived pretence of enlightened social comment.

I'm the guy you don't fool.
 
It's because his pain ends once he's dead.
Oh, Jesus. This isn't the Basement, Chris. Whatever you mistake for bandwagons up here, won't degenerate the way they do down there. You're out of your element.
 
Oh, Jesus. This isn't the Basement, Chris. Whatever you mistake for bandwagons up here, won't degenerate the way they do down there. You're out of your element.

I don't have a clue what you're talking about. Do you want to debate the topic or make lame excuses for your lack of logic?
 
I don't have a clue what you're talking about. Do you want to debate the topic or make lame excuses for your lack of logic?
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KIDDING!

Are you going to address the content of my post or keep on with this silliness?
 
NO

KIDDING!

Are you going to address the content of my post or keep on with this silliness?
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I see. I'll take that as a concession then. Thank you. :)
 
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