Do you think a death sentence is fair?

Answer 1

no. absoloutly not. jesus died for everyone's sins, so we didn't have to. put them in prison for life, sure. but everyone should be given the chance to redeem themselves. killing somepone for their sins is completely pointless and futile. what does it accomplish? lockthem away, without tv, pool table and all that bollocks they give prisoners now.

Answer 2

A death sentence is NEVER fair - as I have repeatedly pointed out in questions on this subject over the past few weeks - humans are not perfect we make mistakes. Our criminal justice system is also imperfect because it is based upon human thought.

As a result, there have been innumerous miscarriages of justice down through the ages. If we re-introduced capital punishment there would therefore be no chance of rectifying a mistake in prosecution of an innocent victim

Answer 3

It rather depends on the crime. It does seem somewhat barbaric, especially in these so called 'enlightened times' but it was a big deterrent some years ago. The problem these days is that society has gone somewhat soft on big crime and the politicians seem hellbent on destroying whatever punishment system we had, which underlined how serious crimes such as murder were. We are supposed to be a much more tolerant society these days, well I say that's slightly the wrong attidude to have. Criminals these days thrive on society's tolerance and understanding. They take advantage of the lack of zero tolerance and they make fools of the judicial system the world over. Time, methinks, to go back to some old-fashioned values! Bring back the birch, the Hangman's scaffold and the good old guillotine. Sorry 'bout the rant, I'm simply getting my two points worth!

Answer 4

I'll be honest; I'm undecided on the issue. I believe in fair punishment, and I believe in harsh punishments for heinous crimes, but I'm not sure that capital punishment is moral. Our system is far from perfect, and we all know that innocent persons have been imprisoned for years for crimes they did not commit. It's horrible enough when a person is incarcerated for sixteen years before the truth is discovered, but there's no reprieve for the dead. Once taken, life cannot be given back. Then again, as life is indeed a most precious thing, what kind of punishment is appropriate for someone who callously takes life? One has to wonder whether there could possibly be any good in a person who would shoot children in the head at point blank range to get back at a spouse, or who would sell poisonous drugs to elementary school children. If someone were to harm one of my loved ones, I would want the perpetrator to suffer a harsh punishment, but is death too much to ask? I don't know. My emotions would call for revenge, but shouldn't justice be guided by reason, not emotionalism?

Answer 5

No, especially when some thug gives the death sentence to an innocent person, or family. That's why I am FOR capital punishment.

Answer 6

certainly depends on the kind of crime and whether it was committed deliberately
honestly, I think there are cases when death penalty is applicable, for instance if the crime is appalling and there's 100% evidence against the convicted criminal and espacially if they have pled guilty. But here comes the question - how do we ever know it's this very person and not someone else? There have been cases when they even pled guilty, but 20 or 30 years later it would come out it was someone else after all. There are so many flaws in the judiciary system.

I say yes, but who will implement it?

Answer 7

Yes, I do, but the process of sentencing someone to death should be rigid, and probably better than we have now. It is more humane to remove rubbish from the society and end its life as it has ended someone elses, rather than to let them live miserable lives in prison until they die there - it definitely will not improve their characters, it will never make them fit to get out at some point and return to normal life, it will exactly, as someone said here, rot them to death. Do you consider this fair?

Answer 8

Never. What if we got the wrong person? I believe people that are sent to prison for life, should get life and not be let out after 15 years, and they should rot in prison for the rest of their sorry lives. Also, if it is the wrong person, at least their life has been spared and they can live to see another day.

Answer 9

Thank God I live in a country with no death penalty (Switzerland). And guess what, there are very few violent crimes and/or murders here, very few. And for those who will try to argue its a different homogenous society, blah, blah, you better know that here 20% of the population are foreigners. So, it can be done.

Answer 10

Definitely IF the person did kill another person.. that person should be put to death.. What I DO NOT THINK is fair is that a person is convicted and sentenced to death and he does not die for another 10 or 20 years. This Is NOT fair to the taxpayers. He should be put to death immediately.

Answer 11

Do you think it is fair for them to kill others. People who have violated the rights of others in my belief should loose their rights. These people have deminstrated they can't not participate in our society. If some one who is has taken several lives or done a very horrible crime than yes that person has forfitted THEIR RIGHT to be a part of our society. I don't think the death penalty should be used often but the sentance should be carried out within one year no exceptions.