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Death Penalty For White Colloar Crimes

Death Penalty For White Collar Crimes

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 9.6%
  • No

    Votes: 47 90.4%

  • Total voters
    52
  • Poll closed .

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Would you support the death penalty for white collar crimes?
 
Not a lot of detail here.


White collar crimes typically involve fraud and/or theft. As a society, we don't generally execute people for fraud or theft.


Now, I recall certain cases, like one in my state, where a couple of corrupt businessmen convinced hundreds of thousands of people to invest their life savings and/or retirement with their company... and it was all a dog and pony show, fraud and lies, and when it fell apart the investors lost everything. Many were retirees.

I'd be almost tempted to agree with the DP for such an egregious and heartless offense against so many, especially the vulnerable elderly, but as I said it would go against established jurisprudence for our culture.
 
the majority of the population has issue with the death penalty for capital crimes

why would you think anyone would want the death penalty for white collar crime?

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the majority of the population has issue with the death penalty for capital crimes

why would you think anyone would want the death penalty for white collar crime?

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I got the idea for this thread from the recent execution in China of mining tycoon Liu Han.
 
I got the idea for this thread from the recent execution in China of mining tycoon Liu Han.

I see your new so a little advice, next time post an article about said news event to give the topic some context. Posting out of the blue, people may not be aware of said case.
 
Not a lot of detail here.


White collar crimes typically involve fraud and/or theft. As a society, we don't generally execute people for fraud or theft.


Now, I recall certain cases, like one in my state, where a couple of corrupt businessmen convinced hundreds of thousands of people to invest their life savings and/or retirement with their company... and it was all a dog and pony show, fraud and lies, and when it fell apart the investors lost everything. Many were retirees.

I'd be almost tempted to agree with the DP for such an egregious and heartless offense against so many, especially the vulnerable elderly, but as I said it would go against established jurisprudence for our culture.

IOWs there's no real consequence for the powerful and rich taking everything we commoners have worked our entire lives to achieve. Even if there was a death penalty, we'd never see a dime of our savings.

Revolution comes to mind.
 
I generally do not even advocate prison for white collar crimes. House arrest and have them work to repay the money they stole plus penalties.

At any rate IIRC the Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty can only be applied to murders.
 
Would you support the death penalty for white collar crimes?

If I supported capital punishment, I would support it for white collar crimes too, where they caused death or crippled people. In the case of the Euro, where the politicians introduced a currency that was literally certain to cause catastrophic conditions for large numbers of citizens, the damage was far larger than any Mafioso hit man can do.

But I do not support capital punishment and therefore such criminals should rot in jail and not yet in Hell.
 
We should start by putting them in prison, then work our way up to harsher penalties as needed.

White collar criminals get a slap on the wrist, if that.
 
I generally do not even advocate prison for white collar crimes. House arrest and have them work to repay the money they stole plus penalties.

At any rate IIRC the Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty can only be applied to murders.

White collar criminals that kill others albeit indirectly should be treated like other criminals that caused similar damage.
 
We should start by putting them in prison, then work our way up to harsher penalties as needed.

White collar criminals get a slap on the wrist, if that.

Maddoff did go to jail. Lots do.
 
I don't condone the death penalty for anything other than the most heinous of crimes...murder, rape, etc.

Though I'll consider supporting mandatory death penalty for anyone who commits a crime while in physical possession of a firearm...whether they use it or not.
 
White collar criminals that kill others albeit indirectly should be treated like other criminals that caused similar damage.

How do white collar criminals kill?
 
Would you support the death penalty for white collar crimes?

As an aspiring white collar criminal I'm all for the death penalty....as long as I get to pick who it's applied to. I figure that if I'm rich enough I could probably find someone stage 4 cancer person to take the hit for me as long as I promised to pay for their kids education or something.
 
the majority of the population has issue with the death penalty for capital crimes

why would you think anyone would want the death penalty for white collar crime?

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What polls are you looking at? I have never seen one with less then 55% support
 
Would you support the death penalty for white collar crimes?

Depends on the crime. Probably not for most white collar crimes, but if someone made an intentional decision to do something they reasonably knew would result in lots of deaths, maybe.
 
What polls are you looking at? I have never seen one with less then 55% support


i didnt look at any recent data

i am for the death penalty, and would apply it to more than capital offences

but based on the few threads and few things i had read recently, i was under the assumption that the needle had turned to under 50%

glad to hear we are still in the majority, if just by a few points
 
Would you support the death penalty for white collar crimes?

Absolutely not. You'd have a difficult time convincing me to support the death penalty for capital crimes, much less white collar crimes. Same goes for the majority of the population.
 
What polls are you looking at? I have never seen one with less then 55% support

Just to back you up

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How do white collar criminals kill?

That is the reason I chose the Euro as an example. It is easy in that case. The deaths came about and are still happening, because the economy was destroyed and people could not get medical treatment, cannot heat nor get water. But there are other cases as well. When weapons are sold to countries without permission or when a chemical plant explodes because it was poorly maintained, that is no longer negligence. People die because they land on the street after having been defrauded of their house or bank account. Freeze to death say. There are lots of things that white collar criminals can do that cause death or destroy lives.
 
Though I'll consider supporting mandatory death penalty for anyone who commits a crime while in physical possession of a firearm...whether they use it or not.

That's one of the most ridiculous ideas I've ever hear regarding the death penalty.
 
I don't condone the death penalty for anything other than the most heinous of crimes...murder, rape, etc.

Though I'll consider supporting mandatory death penalty for anyone who commits a crime while in physical possession of a firearm...whether they use it or not.

And the death penalty for hyperbolic morons.
 
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