Do you think countries in Latin America would be better of if they had the death penalty????
2006-11-23 12:36:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I don't think the death penalty works, but for sure, we (I'm Latin American living in Latin America) should make our laws more tough. We have Swedish laws for Latin American countries. Our laws are too sweet with the criminals compared with the U.S. That's what the populations want but the politicians think that it's more "chic", to be against tough laws, and the NGOs, inclunding international NGOs, are a piece of **** all they care is about defending the "right" of the criminals.
2006-11-24 13:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have the death penalty in most US states, and it really hasn't worked, due to appeals, and then the amount of time someone sits on death row (up to 20 years in some cases). Now if Latin America was to institute a law that lets the condemned individual get one appeal (not countless numbers of appeals that you get in the US), and if you loose that appeal, you spend a maximum of 1 year on death row. I think if that were the case, yes it may deter, not stop crime in Latin America.
2006-11-23 22:24:22 · answer #2 · answered by vegaschic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely! But I understand is very expensive to kill a mocking bird, so latin America prefers to live with than than to kill them. no money.
Total cost of Indiana's death penalty is 38% greater than the total cost of life without parole sentences
Death Penalty has Cost New Jersey Taxpayers $253 Million
Florida spent average of $3.2 million per execution from 1973 to 1988
2006-11-23 20:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by Cister 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It would be a better measure of how their societies regard the seriousness of capital crimes. However, I believe that doing time in a Latin American prison is no day at the beach. Maybe that's a fate worse than death.
2006-11-23 20:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you know that the countries do not have the death penalty?
2006-11-24 04:39:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. I dont even think that we should have the death penalty.
2006-11-23 20:40:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does get rid of the riff-raff, rapers, murderers,
and those who cause atrocities against others.
2006-11-23 20:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
IS USA?
INJECT THE POOR--LET RICH GO AND WRITE A BOOK?
2006-11-23 20:39:05 · answer #8 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everywhere would be better with it.For severe crimes.
2006-11-23 20:39:23 · answer #9 · answered by emnie 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hell yes....less criminals on the streets...some here in usa
2006-11-23 21:31:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋