Should capital punishment be abolished?

Question

what should replace it?

Answer 1

I think the person should be made to go through what ever his victim did,only slower,as to make him suffer. then finish the job right.

Answer 2

This is a very touchy issue with a lot of people. I, for one, have vacillated on this. Considering myself a Christian I have found myself not supporting it. But as a law enforcement officer I have seen the evil in some people and support it.

The US is one of the very few western countries that still have the death penalty. I think that in the next decade or so we will see the death penalty be abolished. I think it's evident by the decreasing number of executions over the years.

Since science is continuing to progress, I think people are becoming more aware of the mental health issues that plague our nation. With this the stigma or mental health issues are going away. With this people are recognizing it and therefore becoming more understanding and apathetic.

I think that the other western countries will persuade the US to abolish it.

Answer 3

Yes I have seen no difference when California did not have it and now that it does A life sentence without parole is what they should get for murder. and no more then twenty-five to life if they are with someone who kills someone. Also child molesters and those who kill a child should not have a special place to be kept they should be put with the general population and let them deal with them. Parents and Teachers should be watching for signs of mental illness in the student population and help these kids before they start shooting up the school. Or robbing somebody these kids need help not punishment. I think I answered your question and then some. I have strong feelings about this subject.

Answer 4

Of course it should. Every civilized country ion the world has already done so. Do you think the USA is a civilized country? I think it should be on the list.

Abolish the capital punishment!!!!

Answer 5

Yes it should be abolished. Why let them get off that easy. Make them spend the rest of their life in jail. Let them live like a caged animal with no freedom so they can live the rest of their lives thinking about what they done. Do not let them have any pleasures like books or anything else that would make it more pleasurable for them for the rest of their days

Answer 6

YES! It also should be a lot more swift. But I guess that makes the US feel different than some less civilized nations. Where I live, it costs tax payers $40,000 per years for each regular prison inmate and $80,000 per year for each maximum secuirty inmate. Twenty years on death row costs taxpayers a lot of cash.

Answer 7

I don't mind if it is abolished, provided that a life sentence really means that the criminal stays locked up till the day he/she/it dies.

Sure, it may cost more, but in case of judicial error you can release a man from jail and pay him compensation- but un-hanging is a bit harder to do.

The condition remains though- life sentence means life and not 5 years and then parole for "good behaviour". To me the problem of death penalty pales into inconsequence when compared to the problem of recidivists. How come criminals are released and can repeat their crimes?

Answer 8

Follow European systems, where far older, more successful cultures maintain safer countries without capital punishment

Answer 9

NO, it should be the law of the land, even for kids as young as 10. It should be swift and sure. To make sure it is not abused, if a DA is found to hide evidence of innocence, he would also be executed.

Answer 10

It is not a deterrent. I am a former corrections officer and seen much. It costs more due to appeals to kill a murderer than to house him in prison for the rest of his days.