i think if you murder ,rape or molest a child the family members should have the right to deside .?

Question

Life in prison or put to death

if the person or child does not have family then the jury should deside live or death and i thing the killing system these day are to easy for the criminal, tourcher should be a part of his or her death sentence

Answer 1

What if the person is convicted and then punished accordingly by your standards here and it comes to light that he/she was in fact innocent? I cannot tell you how many time I have heard horror stories about abuse. both physical and sexual, and what gets to me is how detailed and convincing stories can be only to find out they were false. Castration isn't an issue as there are a LOT of abusers who have nothing to castrate (women abusers) and even some abusers who ARE castrated. Killing them isn't an option at all because "Thou shalt not commit murder". Taking the life of another human being for any reason IS murder, even if they would deserve it, even if they themselves committed murder, even in a war. But in EVERY court action of rape and molestation, after a defendant is convicted, the victims or victims family DO get to make statements to the court and the jury and/or judge hears these pleas and pass sentence accordingly. Allowing these victims to pass judgment alone would not work because of the emotional issue as already stated. Also, which family member gets to decide if they are not unanimous??

Answer 2

No.

Personally as a person who has been abused i know that anger can cloud a person judgement and they wouldn't make the right choice.

There will come a day when the victim needs answers, and if the person id dead this can't be done.

Also death is an easy way out, the person doesn't have time to realise what they have done wrong, they have ti live with the guilt.

ALSO if we did that to them then we are no better, and at the end of the day none of us wants to have a hand in murder or rape.

Life should mean life, a mundane routine with nothing but the expectancy of death. Make them fear death.

Answer 3

It is not our place as humans to punish, only to remove a threat. "Vengence is Mine Saeth The Lord." That's how I'd explain this to a five-year-old who needs to have blind faith. We, as older people, should be able to understand that humans are imperfect and therefor so are their punishments. Besides no matter what religion you are, your God or deliverer of justice is the one who decides how a person is punished, not you. You are not enough better than an offender to choose that they deserve death, or to be tortured. The thought is enraging that someone would insult their Creator like this and think that they are high enough to choose punishments.
The family should not have the right to choose because they would act on emotions alone. They would lower themselves past the offender, in their blind anger and their quest for revenge. The criminal deserves a fair trial because without this so simple of rights, such an essential one, we have chaos and anyone can be killed or tortured unjustly. What if it were you?
If you notice, half of this was going off the quote that is used for a five-year-old. That is because the people who aswer in anger like so many of those who have answered so far, need that kind of explanation. The crime would have been done, the hurt and suffering inflicted, no need to bring more. That is why we have jails, to stop suffering by removing the problems.

Answer 4

WRONG,the first step towards the death of any great civilization is the breakdown of laws,when we decide punishment based on emotion instead of facts,the mere suggestion of guilt could prove deadly for far to many people,without a steady working system of law and order,even the greatest of societies will eventually fall,on the other hand,if you mean a trial and conviction first,then in the sentencing phase of the trial,allow the victim or family of the victim to choose the method of punishment,then by all means,let the family decide away

Answer 5

That would leave a legal loophole for the killer. The killer wouldn't be convicted of either if the family members couldn't be found. What if the family members vote 50/50. Also, how many months should the courts be tied up finding family members. That would just bring on a whole new level of hoops the courts would have to jump through to convict the killer.

Answer 6

It is important to have a neutral and objective party make the decision like a judge or a jury of peers; you want to make sure the person is in fact guilty

Answer 7

No the goverment does the punighing and it represents all of us not just the victims. The question of punishment is all of our business because we pay for it. Now if the victims were willing to kill the convict thats a different story all together.

Answer 8

I think the family should be allowed to torture the sorry sons a bitches to death!!! Never a second chance for any of the aboved named criminals. An eye for an eye!

Answer 9

Yes i agree but parents are speaking more on terms of emotion so thats its ultimately up to the jury but they do take into consideration what the family has to say.

Answer 10

no the family shouldnt have a choice it should be automatic out 2 death because they did that 2 a innocent, helpless child