Why is that people on death row have more rights then the people they murdered?

Question

what i mean is the didn't show the person they harmed any rights so why are they kept alive for years...i understand that people don't believe in the death penilty but if they are sentenced to death why is our money being wasted for years...i mean it would be cheaper to buy a box of bullets and get it done and over with

Answer 1

Because the liberals in the judicial system are more concerned with rehabilitation than punishment. With this, the focus is on the wrong doer rather than the victim. It is all part of the liberal philosophy of coddling everyone and trying to fix the bad.

Answer 2

Amendment VIII says that "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted".

The truth is that the ways of execution that have been used over the years are cruel punishments and should not be allowed. The ways of execution always cause the criminals horrible physical pain.
I know to a lot of people these persons should not be allowed to live.
But the truth is that killing him/her is not going to fix much.
If this person has taken someone life's, killing him is not going to bring that person back.
Also, many people have been accused and sentenced to the death penalty wrongly.
And you might think that paying for him stay alive in jail is more expensive than to kill him.

His/her lawyers are going to appeal and re-appeal as many times as possible, and that causes thausands of dollars to the govement. And what happens if they are found innocent??? You know, they get paid and are given a great amount of money & that money also comes from all the taxes you pay.

Back in the 80's two hispanic man were accused of killing a young girl.
One of them was retarded. He started to imagined and dream what had happened. He talked and everyone was convinced him and the other man did it. Over 10 years later, it was found that the real killer was a white man that had killed before. They knew because of DNA. The two hispanic men were only accused because it seemed obvious, but there was not a lot of real evidence. They were realeased and they were given over 1 million dollars for the injustice that was made to them.

What would have happened if they would've been killed???
Who is the goverment to take someone's life?
What if that would've been you?

Most people that agree with Capital Punishment, agree because of personal and emotional not rational reasons.

***BY THE WAY*** It was confirmed by research and statistics that in the years the death penalty was mostly used, that did not stop the killers.

Answer 3

Travis: the reason the people on death row have "more rights" is because we, the people who don't murder other people, have agreed through our laws and constitution to give those on death row an opportunity to appeal their sentences. We have agreed that it is in the best interest of democracy that, if we are going to kill somebody, we better have the right person for the right reason sitting in a 6'x9' cell. The sad fact is that, sometimes, the wrong man or woman is found guilty.

Now, why do people spend sooo many years on death row? Because when the system has gotten something wrong in a death row case, that "wrong thing" becomes something that other death row inmates *may* be able to cite in their own defenses. We, the people who don't murder, have agreed to let them have that right. Politicians, wishing to score points with us, will gnash their teeth and talk about "frivolous" lawsuits. But if they were "frivolous", then the courts wouldn't have said, "Yeah, you death row bum. You got a point. Go back to trial!"

I won't lie to you and say I'm for the death penalty. I'm not. I don't think it's a solution. And I know it doesn't bring back the person who was killed (like my friend, slain in 1981 while working at a convenience store). But truthfully, if everyone wants the death penalty to work, then you'd either have to execute masses of people (to make a capital punishment a *real* deterrant) or politicians should quit trying to tinker with the system and let it work. The more legislators get their grubby paws all over the system, the more they actually create problems that lead to lawsuits that lead to new trials that lead to delays......

Probably more info than you wanted. But I have witnessed executions, and have looked at this issue from all angles. You and I disagree on the concept of capital punishment, and reasonable people will disagree on this. But you need to know more of the dry, boring facts....especially if you want to get the results I think you want.

Answer 4

The whole idea of the lengthy appeals process of a person sentenced to death is to make it less likely that we kill an innocent person. It's funny and seems right to think about just killing them right there and then, but you would be singing a different tune if you were sitting in that chair, and even worse, if you were sitting there and you actually didn't do it. We used to live in a very corrupt world where the word of a few could convict you regardless of actual guilt. Not that our world isn't still corrupt, it's just less so.

The death penalty is expensive because of the legal fees through the appellate process. Life in jail actually costs less money than sentencing criminals to death.

Answer 5

You are asking a question that will never be answered. First of all...buying a box of bullets and getting it done and over with right away would be cruel and unusual punishment, which is a violation of the bill of rights. Accept history and just be glad they are in jail and not out on the streets. I am a criminal justice major and it actually costs more to house an inmate than it does to execute them. So get over it.

Answer 6

Umm maybe because the people they murdered are dead, and also people on death row really do not have much rights, they can go through a long appeals process while they are in jail, but that is pretty much it. Also they have to have some rights since at least 30% of people who are sitting in jail or innocent.

Answer 7

there was a man in jail for 15 yrs. The new DNA technology now, proved he did not do what he was accused of.....Unfortunately, he died by suicide a week before the results were to be made known to him....There have been quite a few innocent people cleared now....However, if it is fact. All the proof is there, without a shadow of a doubt, sitting in jail for 14 years on death row is rediculous......Especially for the murder of a child....

Answer 8

They have the right to appeal the guilty decision. We're a civilized society. The appeal periods have nothing to do with liberal democrats. Because of DNA many prisoners are being freed because they were innocent of the crimes they were found guilty of. I hate to think of all the innocent people over the years who were put to death.

Answer 9

Because you never know... there may be uncovered evidence.

For example, in Canada, somebody was in jail for over 15 years for murder, serving life. But then he was proven innocent thanks to DNA. Needless to say, the government paid many millions of dollars to ease the pain.

Also, they are already dead in jail.. what good is life in jail anyway. they probably getting raped.

Answer 10

You know what? I am fully in favor of executing them, but knowing I would rest assured that Death Row is hell, and basically the inmate is getting plenty of punishment.