The Death Penalty?

Question

Some people say that the death penalty shouldn't be brought back because the person that has done something to desrve it won't be being punished enough. But when you think about it, if the death penalty was in place then people going around killing people or doing other things that deserve servre punishment, could be easily released beucase of 'good behavior' or something and kill again... There is also prison over-crouding and stuff... But wouldn't it be more releiving to hear that someone so fearfull was stopped completely...

Just trying to get a bit of contraversy going...

Answer 1

I think we should incorporate some of Saudi Arabia's prison policies. 1m2 solid concrete cell, 24 hour lockdown, daily flogging, lentils and water for every meal, for 5 years. This is for crimes like robbery. Re-offending rate is extremely low. Crime in general is pretty low. driving without a licence or insurance, 1 month in conditions stated above. Drug trafficing, public beheading. The only way to rehabilitate is to make it so fu*kin bad they never want to go back. Giving rec. rooms, pool tables, colour, satlilite tv, open prisons is a joke, as I think everyone can see, by nearly bursting prison populations, high re-offending rates, violent crime in the news everyday.

Answer 2

The Death Penalty IS still alive and well, thank you very much. Unfortuately the Supreme Court reversed itself ( in the 70's) after once ruling that the DP was "cruel and unusual punishment" There is NO evidence to suggest that knowledge of a death penalty is a deterrent to a crime being committed. There are plenty of ways to see that a person is locked up for the rest of their lives if that is what is needed, for example consecutive sentencing can run longer than a person's reasonable lifespan. No, I am not at ALL relieved to think that state-sponsored murder is legal!

Answer 3

I'm in the UK where we don't have the death penalty.I used to think the death penalty would be a good idea until I did some research on it. In the States it cost the taxpayer more to execute somebody than it does to lock them up for life,this being due to appeals and such that can go on for years.The death penalty has also been proved to be no deterrent for a determined criminal and on occasion has led to the death of innocent people who have been pardoned many years later. (not much use to them) So I now believe that the death penalty is an obsolete punishment for crimes. Ghandi once said "if everybody took an eye for an eye then very soon we would all be blind" just something to bear in mind.

Answer 4

Killing somebody for whatever reason is always wrong. I would not kill someone even to save my own life. Whether a person murders someone or the state executes a criminal the actual act is the same but justified by giving it a different name. The motive may be different but the effect is the same. Killing people is bad.

"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for." - Gandhi

If Britain brought back the death penalty I would move abroad to a civilised nation rather than stay in a place that has regressed to medieval barbarism.
I don't think a death penalty could reduce crime at all. In fact I think many people would prefer death to 20 years in jail - that's basically your life over because the remaining years will be spent as an empty husk of a person. Perhaps if the method of execution was 48 hours of torture followed by being flayed to death then this may reduce crime.
There also is no real doubt that at least a few innocent people will be executed. The only fair thing would to be to make the judicial system infallible or to execute all innocent people so that we are not being unfair to the wrongly convicted. I would happily be executed myself if it was to make the system fair.

Answer 5

I think the death penalty should be reinstated in the uk for child murderers such as Brady and Hindley ,why should the tax payer have to keep them fed and watered for committing such outrageous crimes,an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth in these circumstances,i would also like to add that these people should be hanged for there crimes ,not put to sleep with a lethal injection, that is far to good for them.

Answer 6

The death penalty has proven to be an ineffective means of crime prevention. The deterent is simply not there for a hardened criminal. Take a look at the crime stats for the average US city with the death penalty.

That aside I am for the principle that it is a means of retribution provided the person convicted of a crime is the guilty one. DNA and other such advances in crime detection may provide the means to make the death penalty an acceptable means of punishment to suit the crime for most.

Unfortunately for the U.K Tony (prick) Blair has removed the Parlimentary right to re-instate the death penalty within our National assembly as a suck-up to the European system. He would be my first candidate for the chair in my court. The man is a complete anti - British iconical moron with George Bush as a sole mate, are we all doomed for that or what!!

Answer 7

THe DEATH PENALTY is a violation of the U.S. Constitution which states "No cruel or unusial punishment ordered by the court"- today that only refers to hangings and the gas chamber. But i think it should imply to all forms of death that is ordered by the courts. Try rehabilitation or -life in prison w/ absolutly no parole chance.

Answer 8

People say the death penalty should be there as a deterrent but all the evidence shows it doesn't work. The impulse is revenge, primitive and bloodthirsty (=christian). The problem is when you get it wrong, as you do, you can't put it back right.
The bible says thou shalt NOT kill. I t doesn't say yes but, or what if, or we know best. it just says THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

Answer 9

James not you again babe. go on I answer. I don't believe we should have the death penalty, look at the guy in USA last week that took 35 Min's to die, that's cruel. But I think life should mean life and it must be served in solitary surely that is a more harsh punishment because they have years to dwell on what the did.

Answer 10

The death penalty, in my opinion, is very nesseccary. If someone brutally rapes then kills a small child, do they deserve to breathe even a taste of this air anymore? Think about it, they will still be able to laugh and enjoy television while their victim is 6 feet under. Is that justice?