What is your view on execution?

Question

I think that anyone that goes to prison for murder should be sentenced to death. But not by expensive electric chairs and needles with injection fluid that costs thousands of dollars. By a bullet or rope would do the trick just fine.
These people already took innocent lives from society....so we let them destroy us more by paying for expensive ways to die "humanly". What they did was not humane! Why do we care!
Also why let them sit in prison to waste away... We are the ones paying for thier cable telivision...food, blankets, clothes etc.
Gonvernment has made this way to complicated...Society needs to learn...if you kill...you will be killed! These murders kill and then get to play b-ball with thier "boys" in the prison yard!
This situation is so out of control...prisons are full and we pay top dollar taxes to take care of these worthless beings. I am sick of this! What is your view?

I don't think you guys realize how much this death needle costs!

And you all wonder why the worlds so bad! If we set an example and started Killing some F U C K E R S our country wouldn't be so out of control!

WOW!!! An astonishing 28 males responded and only 13 females????
18 men agreed 10 did not
4 women agreed 9 did not

Answer 1

i certainly agreee!!!!
in islam... these laws have been practicing from day one!!!. if u kill a person u get urself killed(except if the family of the victim forgives u)
if u steal ..u get ur left hand cut off.... this has made robbery very less in countries like saudi arabia where these laws r applicable!!!!..

n it makes the society very peaceful!!!!!!!

Answer 2

I agree and support the death penalty, philosophically and morally, but it can quickly become complicated.

The problem is that the criminal justice system is flawed, severely. I think the state has the moral authority to apply the death penalty for certain crimes. However, I think the flaws in the current system make it hard to justify the death penalty since innocent people have been executed for crimes they didn't commit. Former Governor Ryan of Illinois made the right decision when he declared a moritorium on executions in IL, since evidence showed the system was broken.

Of course, some people may assume that no one is entirely innocent and that everyone deserves death (religious argument #1). Then again, some people think that everyone should be forgiven and their slate wiped clean and given a second chance (religious argument #2). I think there is a middle ground. I think that criminals should be forgiven, but I also think they should suffer the consequences of their actions. In other words, I would tell the condemned that they are forgiven, and I would be sincere about it, right before chopping their head off.

I would recommend a sword for symbolism. An ax is too barbaric and a guillotine is too mechanistic. Each life is special, even the ones that get thrown away. If nothing else, the condemned serves as a good example of a bad example.

I would also have flags lowered to half-staff or flown with black streamers all across the country or state for the rest of the day. This is to remind society that it bears some responsibility for producing such criminals.

Some people disagree with the death penalty because they think it is too harsh, yet others disagree because they think it is not harsh enough. Some people prefer to make a person suffer many years of pain for a crime. The latter are sadists. I think that it is sometimes necessary to kill a person, but to take away a person's freedom is a crime against him. I think this is true of lesser crimes and punishments too. I would prefer to give a convict the option of flogging in lieu of incarceration. Firstly, they don't get to learn from the criminal university that is a penitentiary, and secondly, they can be in and out in a day and not lose their job over it (assuming that it was a one time screw-up and they'll fly straight afterwards). Quick corporal punishment instead of long prison terms would help the family of a criminal and it would save the taxpayers a load of money. It's a win-win situation.

Answer 3

If you believe in the Death penalty it's in my opinion that you are also committing Premeditated murder also. It doesn't matter what method you use. If you use a rope or firing squad, needle, gas chamber, anything to purposely to take another life you are also in the exact same category as any other low life scumbag that did it in the first place. PERIOD!!!
Have you even thought of moral aspects we should & could develope ?? You would rather be a shooter yourself perhaps. I know how horrifying it can be to loose a friend to a bullet, but I want them to stay well. for a very, very, long, long time, in a cage. So they can think about why, and what they did wrong. Then be rehabilitated if possible. Tax dollars, so what! At least the perps are off the street.
If you think the boys are having a swell time, why don't you take a visit to a high security facility and check it out. Maybe, that would change your mind. Maybe not.
Fact: Innocent people have been executed not just on the streets, but in jail too.

Answer 4

Your question hits to the emotions of an issue and, on the surface, seems to resonate with most good, law-abiding people. However, there are some unfortunate facts that are an unavoidable complication when discussing this topic meaningfully. For instance, did you know that there is a disproportionate number of Blacks and Hispanics that are given death sentences more than Whites? Dig a little deeper, and you find that the circumstances around these cases are identical, yet, why the disparity with Whites?
Personally, I have no problem with the concept of the death penalty, especially when it comes to the likes of a Dahmer or a Gacy. Other than studying these monsters to see how they became who they are (so we can perhaps fend off the circumstances in creating a new generation of monsters), I see no other alternative other than permanent removal of these creatures. But in other circumstances, there is a huge grey area where one needs to consider all the evidence before suggesting a death sentence. If you killed someone with your car because you were adjusting the volume on your radio, or worse, talking on your cel phone and were distracted, by your rules, you should be put to death. You can argue the subtlety of manslaughter here, but in this example, your neglect lead to the death of another.
So, in practice, the death penalty is very difficult to implement fairly, and thus, more costly than keeping someone alive in prison (protracted appeals, etc).
As for the McVeighs of the world, I would have preferred that he spend the rest of his life in his cell, forced to watch all the images of his destruction, listen to the audio testimony of every family member who lost someone, and the complete transcript of his trial projected on his cell walls, non-stop 24/7.
But, this point is moot, now.

Answer 5

We are a civilized country and should not have a death penalty. One of the Ten Commandments is "Thou Shall Not Kill."

The process is long because there is a possiblity that the person is truly innocent. Look at how many people are getting off of death row because of mistakes and DNA testing showing they didn't do it. 3 years ago in Chicago it was shown the one of the doctors in a lab messed up 9 cases and those 9 men were freed.

You said what they did is not humane--then why is it humane to kill that person? Put these people to work. Let them work for the state it's cheap free labor.

Wise Vibes has a great idea, but we don't even have to stop at 40 hours.

Answer 6

Capital punishment should never be repealed, but it should only be used to execute the worst of the worst. It is barbaric to suggest using a firing squad or hanging criminals - using these methods to cause suffering would make us just as bad as the person being executed. Lethal injection is by far the most humane method and from what I understand, it is very cost effective.

I believe in God, and forgiving others their sins, as I would want mine to be forgiven. But having been the victim of a violent crime in 1988 changed my perspective on capital punishment forever. I escaped from death and spent hundreds of hours doing research, trying to understand how anyone can commit such horrendous crime against other human beings. Usually the victims of these predators are the most vulnerable among us; women, children and the elderly.

I've learned there are different kinds of murder and abuse, and thank God that the worst predators are just a small fractiton of the criminal element out of all the crimes committed.

I agree that capital punishment that it doesn't serve as a deterrent for criminals, but accomplishes one very important thing. It prevents the most perverted, anti-social predators from ever committing a crime again.

Sadly, a life sentence no longer means that a perpetrator will spend life in prison. There are certain criminals who will murder people after they've subjected them to unspeakable cruelty and the fact is that this type of criminal enjoys what he is doing and there can be no rehabilitation - because this is the way their mind works. These are the criminals who have a sense of entitlement and they enjoy hurting people and they treat them as objects and those are the ones who should never, ever be let out of prison and should be executed.

Answer 7

I don't give a ratsass about the life or death of a convicted killer. That's because I strongly believe that convicts should have to work for the cost of their imprisonment. Eight hours a day, 5 days a week, manufacturing things that can be sold cheaper than those from China. The profits go to pay for their room and board and any excess goes to the victim of their crime. They learn skills and if they are ever released, they have an easier time fitting back into society.

Answer 8

For starters, until it can be absolutely assured that no one is ever again wronfully convicted, and that capital punishment is meted out fairly, consistantly and without bias, it is the wrong path. One innocent condemned is far too many, and DNA evidence is not available in approximately 50% of murder cases, so don't even try to tell me that advances in science prevent errors all the time.
As for all the so called luxuries in prison... I'd like to know what prison have you been visiting? I'd like to arrange for a cherished friend to be transferred there! The top notch medical/dental care I'm always hearing about would be nice!He had a small cavity in one tooth and the answer was to pull the tooth, he needs to see a doctor to renew a prescription for a chronic condition (no, it's not a drug with any recreational potential, it's Prilosec) but can't see the doc because he is not bleeding, and when he does get that script renewed, he'll be paying for it or rather either his mom or I will be doing so. The situation has gotten so bad with prison health care that a federal judge recently ordered the whole department into recievership.
He shares a 6 x 12 cell with one other man, and counts himself lucky that there are not 3 in that cell due to the amazingly overcrowded state of the facility, he gets to leave that cell about 4 hours a day, including shower, chow, dayroom and yard time... and THAT is when the facility is not on lockdown due to drastic understaffing, courtesy of gross mismanagement of personnel ...on lockdown, it really is in the cell, 24/7, food passed through the door, etc the only thing that keeps going is the mail (and by the way, I send him paper,envelopes and postage, unless it is a letter to one's attorney of record AND there is no money on one's books, the prison does not pay for letters)....the educational programs, IF an inmate qualifies AND if there is a slot available in the class.....and surely you see the need to try to educate these people to improve the chances of their becoming productive citizens upon release?
The showers are hot and reasonably clean, but inmates buy their own soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc. I am not really "complaining about that, just pointing out that not everything is on the taxpayer's dime.
The food is a joke, and is barely legal in quantity and quality... most inmates get VERY creative with the top ramen that is available at the commisary...
As for recreational equipment...HA! My friend does an aerobic routine in his cell each morning and spends about half his time in the yard running his usual 3 to 5 miles, but there's no equipment available...Again,I'm not complaining about that, just trying to dispel the common myth of state of the art equipment being provided.

The TV is not cable, though most prisons do have a "house channel, used for educational videos and the occassional movie (PG or cleaner)There is a state-provided television in the day room where what to watch is decided by vote...any TVs or radios in the cells were not provided by the state, either the inmate or someone like me purchased them and like quarterly packages and phone calls (collect and incredibly costly) they are a privilige that is EARNED... Surely you can see the value of rewarding good behavior?

By the way, my friend is what they call a model inmate, he has had no disiplinary problems inside.
I could go on and on, but I really want to know what prison all these stereotypes of fun and games are based on, because it sure as hell is not in California!

Answer 9

I don't know what prison you were in but, there isn't cable t.v. and there isn't any b-ball. They are stuck in a 5 by 9 cell for 12- 13 hours a day. and depending on the crime, they maybe locked in their cell for 23 hours a day. Now about that clothes thing , they only get one jumpsuit, which is only washed once a week. The blankets look like somthing that I wouldn't even let my dog lay on. the food, hmmmm well, I guess you could call 2 week old turkey baloney and beans food, and no not a baloney sandwich, baloney and beans kind of like pork and beans but worse.Seriously, before you go thinking criminals are at club med talk to a guard that works there, or god forbid you stray from the little bubble that you live in, talk to someone thats been there.

Answer 10

I don't believe in the death penalty. There is no justice in an eye for an eye. I think what we should do is let these people back loose in society & take away any kind of right that they could have. such as getting a job, a place to live, ect. and if someone will come and get them, the police won't help out. Strip them away all thier right & dignity, basically take AWAY thier lives as they stoled from thoes they killed.

Answer 11

prisons are full. but there are a lot of people who were wrongly convicted. if our system kills one innocent person then that is too many for me.

that is my concern. the government has made it complicated because it is run by human beings and we make mistakes.

here are 183 who were on death row because of a mistake. is it justice if we murder them because we thought they were murderers? innocence matters doesn't it?

also, my father was in prison for something i don't think he did. he wasn't ever on death row, but i think it is probably unlikely that i am the only person who can tell you that. prison isn't fun, it isn't a vacation. oz is just a tv show.

sweetie, it shouldn't matter how much the needle costs if the person it is going into is innocent.