Do you agree with the death penalty?

Question

I'm not talking about Saddam's execution, which I'm sure that you will agree that he deserved to be hanged. In my opinion, no one has a right to take away another person's life, whatever he has done. I do agree that a criminal, dictator need to be punished, but not by taking their lifes.

Death penalty doesn't prevent future murders. A person who lose his family member because they're killed, or raped, or bombed maybe wish that those who committed to the crime be killed. It's all about vengeance, but laws is not made by a vengeance.

Death penalty is fact a of "an eye for an eye" law. If Saddam was hanged because he is bastard, he killed his own people, then Bush should deserve the death penalty as well for at least, all the innocent women and children in Iraq and Afghanistan, in spite of the "democracy" that he gave to them, if you believe that democracy could be built in Irad and Afghanistan by an invasion and destruction.

That's what I think. What's your opinion?

I didn't cry for Saddam, but I feel sorry for him, and for all the people who was executed to death. They didn't deserve it. I don't hate Bush, I don't care about him, but I just ue my logic.

Answer 1

psh. u stole my question. hah jk but anyways, i do not agree with the death penalty at all. the people should just have to rot in jail for thier life. they should just be separated from the public , so they cannot commit thier crimes any more. they have a mental problem, and most of the time it isnt thier fault, or they cant help it. all that we can do is keep them from doing it, by putting them behind bars. the death penalty shouldnt exist, and nobody deserves to be killed by thier own species. not even saddam.
but thats just MY opinion.

Answer 2

Having "met" several death row inmates, I can say that I never met a guilty one. They were all innocent. Until they went back to the "wing". There, they would brag about what they did, but, even to their own mothers, they would lie. While life without parole (LWOP) is no picnic to those of us on the outside, the death row inmates have all they want and need in prison. They find people that sympathize with their situation and they prey on them. They get people to send them money to make their lives easier. Many are antisocial, meaning they have no conscience whatsoever. They will brutally murder, and claim someone else did it. Or, some can even justify taking an innocent person's life, if they do admit guilt. I also met several of the wives, and most told me they would be afraid if their husbands ever got out! As far as the trials being expensive, murderers can admit guilt, then file an appeal and say they weren't given proper defense. As far as the death penalty not being a deterrant, at least one murderer won't be walking the streets anymore. More and more judges are reducing sentences. Never say never. These people do get out, and with the judges sympathizing more and more with them, they always have a chance. Do you want to come face to face with any of them? They can still murder in prison, and some do. Even Charles Manson stated he had everything he needed in prison. He had better food than he ever had, he had all the sex he wanted. He doesn't pay rent, he doesn't pay any bills. Do you really want to continue to support him???

Answer 3

Show me one person who has murdered another person after being executed and I will agree that the death penalty does not prevent some murders. Putting people in prison for life gives them the chance to kill guards and medical staff. Don't you care about guards and doctors?
Bush is saving lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Most of the killing in Iraq and Afghanistan is being done by muslims who hate other muslims. Do you hate the people of Iraq and Afghanistan so much that you wish Saddam and the Taliban were still in power and murdering people?
Wake up and smell the jihad.

Answer 4

All you have to do is look at the countries of the world who still use the death penalty, you would not want to be compared to any of them. The argument about cost is not true, the death penalty appeals cost more than the prisoners keep. If people want revenge, then say that is the reason, don't hide behind some lame excuse. Studies prove that the death penalty is no deterrent to murder, most criminals could care less about penalties, they never expect to be caught. Suffering in jail is the worst thing you can do to them, most would rather die.

Answer 5

I think a society without the death penalty is a better and more moral society. Why?
(1) It models the values it means to uphold. How can a government say that murder is wrong when it executes its prisoners when life imprisonment is another option? Isn't that like a chain-smoking dad telling his son smoking is bad? Studies also show that the death penalty is not an effective deterrent of crime.

(2) It's oftentimes a worse punishment. Life in prison is not easy. Criminals, who are ultimately human beings, have time to think about their crimes. There are many stories of criminals who go on to repent of their actions.

(3) It's the better moral choice. Killing, even capital punishment, is never a moral good. Killing of criminals is only morally acceptable if there's a grave danger they'd escape and kill again - which may have been the case with Saddam Hussein.

(4) It's cheaper. It costs less to imprison a person for life than to go through all the costly appeals involved with the death penalty - and then there's the actual killing itself.

(5) It's better for the victims' families. Ultimately, the most peace after a horrible crime is when one can come to the point of forgiving. If someone feels that another should be killed, they are harboring anger which will continue to eat at them even after the person dies.

(6) It allows the criminal the chance to repent of their actions.
Justice is in the hands of God alone. If the person is truly evil, they will receive their just punishment in hell, which will be far worse than any earthly punishment. However, if they repent and trust in God's mercy, they could be saved. It's wrong to try to take justice out of the hands of God by judging and condemning individuals ourselves. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."

Answer 6

My problem with the death penalty is that an innocent person can be wrongly convicted in our judicial system. Over 100 people have been on death row and had the conviction reversed because DNA evidence showed they could not have committed the crime. I wonder how many innocent people, wrongly convicted, have been executed. You can always free a person wrongly convicted if new evidence comes up which clears them of the crime, but until we can bring back someone from being dead, I do not think we should be executing anybody, not even Saddam. The problem I have even with someone like Saddam is the pain and punishment for the crime ends with his death. I would rather he lived and suffered, painfully, for his crimes.

Answer 7

I think you make a sound logical argument. To bad we can't get our politicians to be that logical.

But I think the death penalty is useful, it doesn't work because most of the time it takes 15 years or more to execute someone. Perhaps it won't stop future murderers but it will prevent a murder already caught and convicted from murdering again. It is far cheaper than housing them for the rest of their lives. It's rather simplistic and perhaps even lazy to think that way. But I can't see justifying the expense of keeping a person convicted of a capital crime alive for the rest of their lives. Perhaps it is cruel, and perhaps it is barbaric, but barbarians we are lest barbarians we become.

Answer 8

I'm for the death penalty but the death should some what match the crime. For someone like Saddam I think he got off easy he should have been tortured for all the crap he had done. The fact is why should we the people pay for someone to live out the rest of there days behind bars. Why should are hard earned money pay for some murderer or rapist or someone of that sort who has been proven guility and has been sentenced for him to spend the rest of his days in prison. Screw that just kill the S.O.B and get it over with.

Answer 9

The death penalty is just an excuse to prove that the system works but not a resolution. It does not prevent any future violence, When you take a life you take something from yourself, you see the world in a whole different way, a sense of insecurity.

Answer 10

Obviously by your answers my answer will not be a popular one. But, Yes I do believe in the death penalty!! Why should Americans have to pay for cable TV,nice food and anything else that the prisoners get, many American non-criminals don't even have it that good, many are homeless and hungry while someone in prison gets a good life and doesn't even have to work for anything. Have you ever had a family member murdered? I have and the man who did it is just relaxing in prison, while my uncle never got to see his children grow up. So,yes I believe in the death penalty.