I think we'll all agree that Texas is the most execution happy state in America. So why is it that their murder rate was at an all time high in 2005?
2006-07-14 04:52:23 · 16 answers · asked by kubrickian 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
People that are capable of committing murder do not care about the death penalty. That's why it doesn't work as a deterrent. The Death penalty is for prison population control. It cost mad loot to keep them alive. I am not one for the death penalty because it does not work.
2006-07-14 05:00:09 · answer #1 · answered by DEEJay 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because it is only a deterrant if it is used properly. Last year there were 16900+ murders in the US, but only 60 executions. Nobody takes a punishment seriously if it is not used. If there were 16,000 executions to match the murders, then people would take the punishment seriously and it would be a deterrant.
2006-07-14 12:00:16 · answer #2 · answered by Aegis of Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the murder rate is smaller than in some states without it....you have to look at it in the bigger picture. Studies have shown that it isn't necessarily whether you have the death penalty, but how many actually are killed and not sit on death row. States that execute more people actually have lower murder rates than those that don't.
2006-07-14 11:57:13 · answer #3 · answered by jpxc99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does the death penalty need to serve as a deterrent? I think it serves its purpose. People who are fed up with life and afraid to take their own life ends up commiting a capital crime and pass the "burden" to society to act on their behalf. Otherwise how else can you explain the increase in murder rate in Texas?
2006-07-14 12:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by martinmahen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I'm not for the death penalty because it is a deterrent. That would be an easy argument to pick apart. I 'm not for it for cost savings. It isn't cheaper.
I am for it because the murderers should have a choice to repay society for their evil actions. Any death is a mournful event.
2006-07-14 12:01:16 · answer #5 · answered by kamkurtz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we got most of the trash from New Orleans, .
The death penalty is a punishment, not a deterrant.
2006-07-14 11:56:55 · answer #6 · answered by trc_6111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't argue that it's a deterrent because the system sucks so much that people never see any kind of direct results that might make them think about a crime before they commit it. Years of appeals, stays, on and on.
But I still support it because I think some people have done some things and are so far beyond any kind of rehab, that they deserve it.
1 appeal, then juice them. That's it.
2006-07-14 11:56:41 · answer #7 · answered by obviously_you'renotagolfer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are a lot of big city's in texas , san antonio , dallas , houston . and maybe the katrina victims flocking to texas had something to do with it . there is a part of houston referred to as katrina country that is high in crime . i would like to see the murder rate for the firs 6 months compared to the last 6 months of 2005
2006-07-14 11:58:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is it after the Death Penalty was abolished by the sUPREMES IN the 70's, we had the highest nationwide murder rate and violent crime rate in the entire history of the nation??? but since it is backin place, murder rates have steadily gone down.....
Afterall, I am deterred from killing stupid people by the death penalty....so that is one person who is deterred by it.
2006-07-14 11:58:03 · answer #9 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't care if it acts as a deterrent. Those people who were put to death by the state will never kill again and their victims families got their revenge. God bless my state!
2006-07-14 12:00:01 · answer #10 · answered by Nuke Lefties 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋