The Oklahoma City bombing made me question this. Nationwide this seems to be a fifty/fifty debate, but I recall following the bombing and the subsequent trial, family members were asked about the bombers being put to death. One family member publicly denounced the death sentence. It should have remained fifty/fifty but it didn't. I am interested in how you feel about it if a close relative like a child or spouse were murdered. Would you be for or against?
2006-09-17 16:57:51 · 29 answers · asked by don1joker 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I am Catholic, I am not for the death penalty, having it has seem to help fight crime?
I am a citizen of the world, I am for the death penalty when a human been looses the ability to be one and becomes a beast, killing people that he does not even know... and so on.
I am a mother, I am not for the death penalty when it is my son or my relative is going to be penalized.
I am a mother, I am for the death penalty when it is my son or relative a beast had kill.
I am not for the death penalty when we have to invest so much of tax payers money to kill someone in a nice way when he kill everybody his own way.
If you are a criminal,and are caught committing a crime, you should be killed ISOFACTO (Latin for while acting). And avoiding all of this law that at the end protect the criminals and not us good citizens and tax payers.
2006-09-17 17:07:42 · answer #1 · answered by regatta87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally against. I do not think it is right for any-one to take some-ones life and that includes the State where you live. I think its very simplistic to think that the world is entirely black or white / right or wrong. A serial killer obviously has mental health issues and surely we need to look after people with mental health issues. We need to understand why they commit crimes and how we can spot the signs in others. The same goes for peodophiles and rapists. Thats not to say they should not be locked up for life but when people start thinking its OK for society to start killing its citizens because they do not fit into what we feel is "normal" behaviour then we are heading in a dangerous direction. The argument about thinking how I would feel if a loved one was murdered is a strong one but I do not think I would be able to make a stable decision if I was in those circumstances. Naturally I would want revenge but that is why we have judges. They are there to ensure that a balanced decision is made. Personally I would like to slice of the fingers, genitals and toes of the bastard that robbed my grans house but I guess that just proved no victim should dictate the punishment in any crime.
2006-09-18 20:00:55 · answer #2 · answered by nicksname 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very complex question
I will just list the problematic areas
1. Is murder as a punishment considered 'cruel and unusual' when it is done in a humane way that causes no pain?
2. Why is it acceptable to murder a criminal when murder, the taking of a life, is considered a crime by society.
3. If you are religious, 'thou shalt not kill' is one of the 10 commandments.
Now with all that said, the question was what do I think...
My mind says:
I think that only God has the right to take a life... that is the bottom line.
My heart says:
If someone harmed someone I love, I would rip their head off with my bare hands after first torturing them.
2006-09-18 00:00:09 · answer #3 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some crimes are so heinous that the killer should be snuffed. I don't even want to pay taxes for a cell for a couple of decades for a complete degenerate.
The human brain in the crown jewel of the universe. If you take one and push it into death, your own has lost it rights.
I'm not saying every murderer should be given the chair. I'm saying the jury and the sentencing judge should have that club in the bag in case its appropriate.
2006-09-18 00:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
against, eye for an eye is admiting defeat. i'd rather see the criminal locked up and if found to have a mental disorder then he/she should receive the correct medical treatment. Jails should go back to being rehabilitation centres and not just a cage that you throw people in.
if i lost a loved one at the hands of another, i would like to see some good come of the loss rather than the death penalty; where another family loses a loved one as well.
2006-09-18 00:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Aussieblonde -bundy'd 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am against the death penalty. Why? because I believe in an eye for an eye or the the prisoner should rot in his prison cell watching life and thinking about what he did. I believe that death is an easy way to go. The people should suffer. or at least give them the old electric chair if you are going to put them to death. (hopefully, the terrorist)
2006-09-18 00:03:39 · answer #6 · answered by piglet564 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely FOR... and it doesn't have to be a relative that is murdered... BUT, I am not in favor in cases where the evidence leaves any doubt.... I want those who are definitely guilty of the capital crime to receive the death sentence.... Society should not be asked to support them in prison... for life...
On the other hand, when a law officer or a prosecutor does something shady or falsifies evidence in a capital case, they themselves should receive the penalty they were trying to hang on the defendant.
2006-09-18 00:26:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am definately for the death penalty. I feel that the death penalty is not used enough. I think that we ought to utilize this form of punishment more frequently. The old philosophy of an eye for an eye, would act as a good deterent for criminals who are going to commit crimes. Would you go out and kill somebody over drugs or whatever, knowing that if you are caught, you would be put to death?
2006-09-18 00:18:54 · answer #8 · answered by jack jr 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For, but only for extreme situations like serial killers and mass muderers. I would include hate crimes, but that is such a moving target hard to be subjective about, it would not be practical. There better be an airtight case, because killing someone in error on behalf of the state is unforgivable in my view.
2006-09-18 00:05:46 · answer #9 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Killing them is the easy way out for them. Life in prison seems
like the horror they deserve.
Truthfully, I really don't think human beings should kill each other.
If someone would take the time to study these people, they may
find out the reason they killed. They've already found an
abnormal amount of chromosomes in the most violent prisoners.
Finding out what makes people go wrong, may prevent it
in the future.
2006-09-18 00:07:01 · answer #10 · answered by Calee 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋