Should inmates on death row be put to death right away?

Question

I do. Why have them sit on death row for effing 32 years. This is stupid. Felons have too many rights.

Answer 1

Right away, no. We need to have checks and safeties to make sure that the conviction was not mistaken. plus a right to appeal the judgment should be kept.

But multiple appeals and delays over a year are definitely excessive... except when you see that some people were proven innocent after 15 or 20 years in the pen or on death row... we need spruce up the system so that certitude beytond doubt can be achieved before tha matter goes to trial.

Answer 2

Take away the rights of a felon and then you take away your own. Someone merely has to accuse you of a crime or falsely convict you and it's all over. No, the state should not be in the business of killing it's citizens, no matter what they have done. No life is worthless, and the government should not have that much power, They have not proved their competency to weild it when they have had it!

Do you know how many death row inmates have eventually won their appeals? Thousands. You should not throw those people's lives away because you find justice to be inconvienent.

Answer 3

Your idea isn't that original it was made into a movie back in 1967, called the Dirty Dozen, starring Lee Marvin and a host of notable actors as well. It spawned three TV movies and even a short lived series in the late 80's. In a war like World War II, Korea and even Vietnam with North Vietnam off limits to Invasion. Dropping Death row inmates deep behind enemy lines with a satchel of high explosives and a disassembled rifle, would waste the enemy's time trying to round these criminals up and letting them be their problem. However in the current war on terrorism with no real battle lines drawn. This wouldn't work near as well and only serve to bit us in the rear.

Answer 4

I have always said that they should be put to death right away, but the fact is that is actually cost more to put an inmate to death then it would to just keep him alive for 20-30 years.... The inmates actual work for the government making many things like even the furniture you are sitting on right now.... The average cost to put an inmate to death is over $500,000... it cost a lot to sterilize that needle..lol

Answer 5

no, people need time for appeals and for DNA tests to make sure its the right person. I'm anti-death penalty.
for four years the US had no death penalty and the people released from death row on parol had a lesser rate than other criminals to reoffend. this study makes me wonder just how valuable the death penalty is

Answer 6

Yeah, sure, execute them outside the courtroom. Don'[t allow appeals, new evidence or DNA testing that has rescued quite a few innocent men from death row.

Answer 7

Depends on how strong the case is.

Apparently Texas has a law that, in extremely heinous cases, if at least 3 people saw you do it, you go right to the front of the line.

Answer 8

The sooner the better. I'm tired of our taxes supporting these losers for years on end. If there is absolute evidence of their guilt, and they are sentenced to a death penalty, do it! O.J. should be included.

Answer 9

The reason it takes up to twenty years for a death sentence to be carried out, is because Democrats have used lawyers to put up dozens of roadblocks to delay, delay, and delay.

Answer 10

Some should..
Some should not..
Too much prosecutorial & police misconduct to make snap judgements in many cases...