Let's talk about the death penalty. Do you believe we should use it?

Answer 1

Yes

Answer 2

Yes, I do believe in sacrificing the life of one to save many. If the person is a serial killer, and has killed so many people, the chances are he will continue until stopped. But the death penalty should only be for murderers, it's like the live by the sword, die by the sword rule.
The problem the families of the murder victims have with this, is that the person probably made their family member suffer, and they don't really suffer. With the electric chair, zap and they are gone. Instantly. This makes the punishment not really fit the crime. Those that caused a suffering death, should die a suffering death. Long and suffering.
Those that raped should get raped every day that they are incarcerated, or get their member chopped off, to keep them from raping again.
This is rather one sided, because women can rape too. Look at Latournau. I've heard of female castration too, however.

Answer 3

Yes, but it should be reformed.

1) The death penalty under the current system is not an effective deterrent to crime. If it were effective, there would be less capital offenses committed. It must be changed, made more effective and then it will better serve its intent - to deter.

2) If someones crime is considered worthy of the death penalty, then the execution should be conducted no later than six months following the sentence. Keeping these people alive and housing them is too expensive. They should be given only minimum sustanance to stay alive until the date of their execution.

3) Execution should be swift, and inexpensive. Take them to a room, shoot them in the back of the head twice at close range. Leave them alone in the room for 24 hours to ensure they have died. It is inexpensive, and less burdensome to the taxpayer.

4) Incinerate the body, and dispose of the ashes in fertalizer. If someone is derserving of the death penalty, then they are not deserving of any rights after death, any more than they were afforded after their conviction.

5) Clear out death row by having a mass execution, let criminals know that society will not tolerate this behavior. When citizens see that the government means business, they will think twice before committing crimes deserving of this sort of punishment.

Answer 4

Only in extreme cases. If we would use it more often. Think of the tax money that could be saved. Why should anyone doing life have more amenities than I, a law-abiding citizen have? We provide them with exercise equipment, cable, internet access, food, living quarters, attempts at rehabilitation, all free to them.
It is stupid to sentence an individual to 250 of life in prison. If they are sentenced to that length of time, then I suggest leaving their bodies in the cell until their sentence is filled. After that then give them a decent burial.
If we spend billions trying to rehabilitate these people, why not train them to do the most dangerous military jobs, search for land mines, put them on the front lines, etc. Why waste our valuable, military personnel, to do the job that criminals could do just as well, if not better. They might think ahead more, and about the consequences of their unlawful actions.

Answer 5

I believe that if in fact you use DNA and there is not a chance that this could be someone else then i think that the death penalty is ok to use.

Answer 6

No. The death of one innocent man(* and you can be sure there have multiple innocents executed) is not worth the lives of 1000 guilty men.

If murder is a crime, how can govt sanctioned murder be any different?

Besides, the ripples extend far outward. The grief that the victimes family feels is felt by the prisoners family as well. Monsters they may be, but they were somebody;s baby once

Answer 7

I don't believe in the death penalty, because I don't feel it is
sufficient punishment. If someone robs a person of their life.
He should spend his life making up for it, doing time.

Answer 8

I agree that now we can be pretty sure of someone's guilt. I think that once they have been given the sentence there should be a short time between the sentencing date and the actual event. I think that there should not be people on death row for twenty years.

Answer 9

yes it should be used. cause if you kill someone you should be killed back because whats sitting in a jail cell gona fix.if theres evidence that shows that person is guilty with out a doubt then yes kill him.other wise get more evidence.

Answer 10

In some cases,but then again i think that life in prison is more torture than them dying and getting to rest.