How do you feel about the death penality?

Question

In light of the recent execution, how do you feel about the death penalty?

Do you agree with hanging as opposed to the electric chair?

If this country had a fair penal system I would be all for it. The country doesn't so I'm against it for that reason.

I just want to hear you opinions.

Answer 1

There are a list of crimes, that when being committed, can legally be stopped with the use of Deadly Force. Any of these crimes, such as murder, rape, ADW, kidnapping and such, should be met with a swift execution.

One appeal, then 1 week to prepare. Execution by electric chair. Forget all that touchy feely 'inhumane' crap. When you deny an innocent person of their human rights, you vacate your own.

We not only need the death penalty, but we need it more often, and we need it televised.

People say it's not a deterrent, but that's because it's not done frequently enough.

People....we really need to start thinning out the herd.

And for those brain dead morons who say "nobody deserves to be killed", or "murder is murder"...I should only hope that you or your family never have to go thru the pain and anguish of losing someone thru violence.

I guess Hitler didn't deserve to die?
What about Mussolini?

Answer 2

Personally, I feel the death penalty is a PERFECT way of dealing w/murders,pedaphilers,rapist and all other hannis crimes. I dont feel as though the people should have a right in our society to continue breathing let alone some of these people are getting educations which will never go to use the are social with people in jail which shouldnt be allowed. Our legal system as a country is poorly run with some exceptions. If you have ever lost a family member to murder I think you would change your view. I also think that if all states were smart enough to legalize the death penalty and i would assume lethal injection is the cheapest route I think crime would be lowered in many states at least it would make some think twice. We need to cut down on crime our country is a great country but we have all forgotten how to behave there are too many murders too many rapes too many kidnappings too much hate and it needs to stop being glorofied like on TV. soo to wrap on I agree with the death penalty

Answer 3

I think the death penalty is probably ok is certain scenarios. I think hanging someone is kind of barbaric though. It seems like it could have been done a little more tastefully. If that is a concern of the Iraqi's, which i don't believe to be the case. I am kind of on the fence with the whole Saddam issue too, our country has a history of making the "truth" up as we go and sometimes we find out later it wasn't the truth at all. What did Saddam do? I heard that he executed people that tried to assassinate him. Maybe he went about it the wrong way...but i think i would react fairly violently if someone made an attempt at my life. The whole Saddam issue is more puzzling to me than the capitol punishment issue. I just find it hard to trust our government after the past 5 years and all the conspiracy "theories" or plain old conspiracies that have been going on. Maybe i went a different direction then you were looking for but it's a tough topic.

Answer 4

As far as saddam he was try and hung by the people who suffer at his hands so to me he got what he deserved.

As far as the death penality goes I am for it. Considering some of the crimes they people committed we are not talking about accidental shootings or mistakes but some real cold blooded murders.


A better question we should be asking is why don't we start teaching our kids morals early on rather waiting for them to become adults? When a kid screams in the mall because he can't have a toy and call their parents all sorts of four letter words.
Than we wonder why there are so many criminals.

We need to teach discipline not feel good about yourself to our kids.

Is it perfect? No but there is enough safeties built it the odds are very good. Now what about the innocennt ones? This nation kills millions in the name of choice without a trail or having been accused of a crime in the name of choice so I don't buy into the idea people care about innocennt lives.

As far as a stopping crimes. I have yet to hear of anyone who got a death sentence every caught committing a crime ever again.

Answer 5

I disagree with it - for the following reason - I think it is crueller to keep someone alive for the rest of their life in a harsh prison with no comforts - allowing them to watch themselves slowly deteriorate.

Also gives them a few years to think about what they've done.

This relies on the fact that Life means life - not the current 13 years as in the UK

As I regard this as a crueller punishment than death I prefer it to the death penalty for some of the b*stards out there these days.

Having said that I shed no tears when some murderer or rapist does get the death penalty.

Answer 6

If you believe in the Holy Bible and go to Church, you should know not to go against the word of GOD. The Holy Bible is the basic foundation of the Constitution of the United States. I don't remember just where is says "that whosoever sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed." That makes it pretty clear. Murder is punishable by death. I know one of the ten Commandments says, "Thou shalt not kill". It however does not say that if you do, you are not to pay by death, because you are.

I believe in executions for murder. In fact I think that executions should be Public. If the younger generation was to witness an execution, they would think twice about killing someone for they would see first hand the penalty. Murders today would be far less if the killers knew exactly what would happen to them. I know that if I saw someone executed, I would think twice about killing someone.

Answer 7

It's not for me, but then I never did what Saddam did.
Hanging, chair, axe, hemlock, the result is the same. Give the guy a choice.
You failed to describe what you think is fair or unfair about the penal system, so it's difficult to comment on it.

Answer 8

I am against the death penalty. I am NOT against it because it takes a person's life, I think there are probably crimes for which a person should pay with their life.

But I am against it because, it causes a man to have to know the date of his death. The cruel part of the death penalty is that period of waiting, while the man is still alive, but knows that, on a certain day or date, he will be killed. That is what is wrong with it. It causes a man to have to be in misery waiting!

Answer 9

No government has the moral authority to control life and death. For that matter, no human being does. Control over life and death is seized by way of force, and the death penalty is as much a crime as any other form of non-defensive killing.

Answer 10

I am against the death penalty. It's hypocricy. Nobody deserves to be killed. I think that a life in solitary confinement would be more humane than killing someone, and it would be a much worse punishment for the person who had that penalty.