why dont they bring the death sentence back for paedophiles?

Answer 1

Why stop at Paedophiles? Why not any sex offender, Rapist, molesters in general, and/or anyone who forces their sexuality onto someone who doesn't want it. That's the crux of the problem, although pedo's are the sickest of SICK, you can't have one rule for those kind of sex offenders and another rule for all the other types of sex offenders.

Answer 2

The effectiveness of the death penalty has either way been reputed many times over.

Under no circumstance do I want to defend the criminal activity and I truly believe that being a victim of a paedophile is probably the single most traumatic experience. Nevertheless I can't see your point.

I fail to see the usefulness of imposing death sentences because they are - mostly - severely ill people in need of therapy. The majority of paedophiles have been abused or sexually assaulted as children but they did not receive support, treatment or any other solution at that time and / or as adults. By killing them you only solve the effect and not the problem.

It is like saying "Why don't we impose the death sentence on people with severe psychological disorders because they might up and kill their neighbour with a hammer". I very much doubt society should work like that.

Answer 3

I don't agree with the death sentence.
I really don't like the idea of the state (whatever state/government) being able to kill someone who is of no current threat. I think paedophiles are obviously psychologically ill and should be removed from society permanently, likewise with some other crimes.

edit-- I do agree that an aggrieved party should be immune from prosecution for the actions if they catch hold of the offender though

edit 2-- And they would make a great '*****' for some big ol' lonesome cowboy, yeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Answer 4

Even if you have no moral objections to the death penalty (and I don’t if guilt is CERTAIN) there's an obvious reason for not having the death penalty for any crime. You can't rectify your mistakes. Bad as it is to serve a prision sentence for a crime you didn't commit at least there's a chance the truth will come to light and you'll be released. If you're dead well that's it. If you think this can't happen just look at how many death sentences have been overturned in the USA because of DNA evidence in the last 10 years. Add to this the number of overturned convictions in the UK for example. 40 years ago all of those who were eventually released would have been hanged shortly after sentence was passed. WHAT IF IT WAS YOU would you be willing to be the mistake in order to kill the guilty. Anyway, isn’t the prospect of life without parole much more of a punishment?????

Answer 5

This would be a good idea, but what if you were wrong and the person was put to death and then new evidence came about that he had not done it, and this has been the case a number of times over the years. To carry out the death sentence you would have to be 100% sure that the person done it, and that they were 100% sure of their actions, otherwise you would be guilty of murder.

Answer 6

Lets burn all the witches too.

I DONT support any form of child abuse, it is repugnant and vile.

What I do say though is we are begining to approach a shoot first and ask questions later attitude in this country.

A person who rapes a child deserves a severe punishment, no doubt, but don't forget that a "paedophile" can mean a very wide range, everything from a rapist to a father giving his kids a bath and then being falsely accussed by a vindictive ex wife.

What acutally consitutes a "paedophile"?

There is a BIG difference between a genuine paedophile and an inexperienced father/child worker making a mistake by being affectionate... but my fear is some people are becoming oblivious to the difference.

Whilst on holiday at a holiday camp a few years ago, the daughter of my girlfriend was in the disco contest. I had just bought my first video camera and I was recording the whole contest. I was pretty confident that the girlfriend's daughter was going to win, and I decided to film the announcement of the winners. The younger age group was announced first, and the compere said to the little girl "and look... your daddy is over there filming you getting your prize"... the girl corrected him and said "that's not my father...." and the compere looked up and said, on the microphone, "he's not.. who is he some kind of a freak, what are you a pervert?". Everybody's head turned and looked at me. I stayed in the caravan the rest of the week, I didn't dare show my face, I felt awful at being so publicly and falsely accused, and I didn't get to film my live-in girlfriends daughter winning her prize, as she did win! I wasn't doing anything wrong, most of us video our kids on holiday, but I was made to look like an evil monster. As someone who's worked with kids for over 20 years I know the do's and don'ts and even I managed to get into the above unfair compromising position.

Paedophiles have something wrong with them, and we need to find out what causes it, genetics, background and upbringing or simple loneliness. We need to find out why these perverts are too fond of children instead of totally disliking kids, as the vast majority of adults do (with the exception of their own, for the most part ).

My point is NOT to support paedophiles, but I would say that most adults don't like other peoples children, and are suspicious of men that are honestly, and in every way that's decent, fond of children.

(I keep saying man because I'm not aware of any woman being convicted, even when caught "red handed", such as the teacher in Guildford 3 to 4 years ago)

I work with children, and I understand why most adults have a hard time with them, but thats because most adults forget what it really was like as a kid... it really does seem like the end of the world because they can't find that pencil...

I am fond of children, my work would be very difficult if I wasn't, but I have to live in a climate of fear (not my own) that an innocent situation that develops can be twisted by a witch hunting populace into something that it isn't. I have to be constantly on the alert that I am always appropriate. This isn't difficult for me, I've worked with kids for years, and I know the do's and don'ts, but a youngster starting out on a career with children needs to be careful or they could end getting lynched.


There's also the thin end of the wedge arguement... which normally I don't support... but if a man can be executed because the attractive young woman who came onto him lied about her age (and we all know that many 14 year olds can look 20!), then we will start executing people for murder, drink driving, sex harrassment, parking on yellow lines etc...

As a responsible adult I'm not even tempted by these Lolita's and I can gently let them down without hurting their feelings, but there are many men (and some women) who are lonely, depressed and find it impossible to turn away affection. Some of the "paedophiles" are victims too in a way.

But as far as the bastards that grab a kid, rape them, etc... you get no arguement from me... shoot the evil bastards.

Answer 7

Why, do you honestly consider them worse than murderers? If so, then remember, so do their fellow prisoners.

Which is the worse punishment? (1) being put to death after having been kept separate from the other prisoners, and in a way as humane as that used to put down a sick dog, or (2) let them live, if you want to call it that, all their long, long lives in the same cells and recreation areas as men who will victimize them as bad as they ever did to a kid every chance they get?

What we need to bring back is life sentence that really is without possibility of parole.

Answer 8

The same reason they don't bring it back for anybody else. State sanctioned execution is seen by the UK, EU and International courts as institutionalised murder. All the countries in the EU have no death penalty. Let them go on holiday to cambodia and then get arrested and executed there.

Answer 9

Depends on what state you live in. Most do have the death sentence, very few do not. And it also depends on their sentence, life or death, even then it takes years, which is a waste.
Dont worry, there is a higher court!!!!

Answer 10

Whether you agree with the death sentence or not is irrelevant. The issue is that it is a judgement made by humans, who are far to often wrong in decisions they have made. Execute a kiddy fiddler only to find out at a later date he/she was innocent, could you then sleep comfortably at night?
Anon