2006-07-23 19:40:53 · 19 answers · asked by ME 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. By doing so, they may not be allowed to appeal. What if new evidence is found that proves their innocence? We have executed a few people who have in fact been innocent thanks to the advent of D.N.A. testing.
If it were you, would you want the country to just execute you without giving you a chance to get all your information and facts?
2006-07-23 19:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by tiravellian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a perfect world (oops, in a perfect world there is no crime) ok in a fair and just world, the inmates of death row would all be horrible criminals who had done terrible things like killing and raping seventeen little kids or something. In that case what I think is thus: We all come into this world with certain rights, part of which is the right to be a part of society. However, there are certain people who do terrible things. In my mind, those people have lost the right to live in our society. Now in the 'old days' in England, they sent them all to Australia, which was a pretty cool solution. But there is no such place now to send crimin als to live away from our society. Unless we can send them to the moon, we are stuck with them here. Yes, I'm a liberal progressive Democrat and all that : )) but I do believe a person can lose the right to live here. And if there is no 'there' to be charitable and send them to-- well, they don't deserve to be here. I say execute them.
As to taxpayer cost, why does it cost more to execute a convicted criminal than to house him or her? Because we make such a bloody mess of it. If we didn't allow 17 appeals and last-minute second-guesses and insist on the latest technology and whatever else, it wouldn't cost a lot to kill them. How much did it cost them to kill and maim our loved ones? If convicts were simply executed carefully but not with such uproar, it would cost very little. That's a change in society.
So basically, IF we could be sure our system is just, I do believe that some horrible people have lost their right to live with us. To live at all.
However, so far our system hasn't been 100% just. Blacks get convicted more often than whites. Other prejudices can come into play with rigged juries or whatever. We need to crack down on that. Still, it takes a lot to convict a person. There must be a lot of evidence. And if 1 in 1000 is innocent-- well, there are percentages in life. But if it's 1 in 10 we have a huge problem.
more justice, less fanfare, clear principles. I do believe in criminal execution.
2006-07-23 20:51:47 · answer #2 · answered by usmousie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets see now that would be hell no.. everytime you pickup a newspaper or hear a story it seems that another death row inmate has been freed because of dna proving it was not him..
there should be no death row considering that the states have most likely killed innocent men.. i do not like the fact that so many people have been falsely convicted.. it is usually a black man convicted by a all white jury.. dont start no crap i am a female white person ..I believe the ones who convicted the innocent person should be jailed..check it out there are a whole x0x0 load of innocent people freed every year from prisons thruout the united states, anyone who thinks it best to get on with it should rethink about it after reading cases after case of innocent people freed .. they lost their lives though nothing could ever bring back the years they lost
2006-07-23 19:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by kenoking@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It actually costs more to KILL them then it does to keep them alive for slave labor... Prisons are here to make a profit, not to help society, not to rehabilitate, not to keep REAL criminals off the streets... but to make $$$
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They actually MAKE money by keeping them alive, and tax payers just means they don't fork any losses... only the tax payers do.
Even if they weren't used as slave labor, it would still be more $$$ to kill them. It's a documented FACT.
So think twice b4 blammin' your tax money probs on the criminals inside prison, and start blammin' the criminals in offices and rommin' the streets ;-)
2006-07-23 19:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by Am 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about saving tax payers money by not jumping into wars with countries who are of no threat to the US.
2006-07-23 19:47:00 · answer #5 · answered by john p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to put you on death row. In my country we don't execute people for any reason. End of story. It's the 21st century way. And the US think's its so modern? yeah, right!
2006-07-23 20:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If they have been sentenced to death there is no reason to prolong it and cost us all money. They did the crime and need to pay the penalty whatever that may be.
2006-07-23 19:43:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol, it cost FAR MORE to execute someone than a lifetime in jail.
And I'm all for the death penatly.
2006-07-23 19:44:43 · answer #8 · answered by dave_martin_7777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this should happen with the inmates that have confessed or there is unquestionable proof (DNA) that they commited the crime. Others need to have a chance to appeal.
2006-07-23 19:55:00 · answer #9 · answered by rexski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd want to say yes but unfortunately logic has now pressed in and i'm going with a no for now.
2006-07-23 19:48:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋