I don't understand a lot of republician's are pro life and believe in the death penalty. When the Floridia right to die case happened people jumped up and down about all life being precious and nobody had the right to take that away. Yet they believe in the death penalty. Yes murder is wrong but so is government sactioned murder. I believe that the justice system has too many flaws and 1 innocent person dying for a crime they didn't commit is too much. What are your opinions?
2007-01-06 06:31:58 · 14 answers · asked by cali_23_05 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Look at the justice project and how many death row inmates have been cleared of their "crimes" through DNA testing that wasn't avaliable when they were convicted. How many innocent people have been killed that were executed prior to this testing being avaliable.
2007-01-06 06:58:30 · update #1
I am pro-life yet I believe in the death penalty. Let me explain:
Death row inmates are there for a reason. They have committed heinous crimes, mostly murderers who have taken another persons life. These murderers have been tried and found guilty of the most cruel of offenses. They have taken a life, their life is now forfeited.
On the other hand, unborn children. These unborn children are the epitome of innocence. They have harmed no one, they know no evil, in them is found no guile. They are completely harmless and helpless. They cannot defend themselves nor can they speak for themselves.
It is unimaginable to me how rational people can compare an innocent little baby to grown killers who have murdered viciously.
Woe to those who grieve for evil and reject the blameless.
2007-01-06 06:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i am pro life
and pro death penalty
i feel that while death penalty is justice being served on the guilty, abortion is taking away an innocent life that could save the world
while i agree that executing 1 innocent person is too much
there are sometime where that cannot be known
that s why when there is reasonable doubt, not guilty is the verdict
however, with the death penalty, cases are tried hadrer then life in prison cases
so those who have been convicted of life in prison w/o parole have a higher chance of being wrongly conviceted than those who get the death penalty
and both lives and the lives of the family are ruined
just my opinion
2007-01-06 14:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
They believe there is a difference between taking the life of the innocent and taking the life of the guilty.
If a person has a high degree of confidence in the justice system, than being pro-life and pro-death penalty is not necessarily contradictory. Think of it this way: If you are against kidnapping (i.e. holding someone against their will), must you also be against jailing kidnappers (i.e. holding the KIDNAPPERS in jail against their will)?
I am not in favor of the death penalty since I do not have enough confidence in the justice system (among other reasons).
2007-01-06 14:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by timm1776 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont see how you can believe in pro life but also be for the death penalty. I agree that one innocent person is too many!
It is the very reason why church and state should be seperate!
2007-01-06 14:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by MaryAnn K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only opinion I have is the one we are all raised on....if someone hits you it does not give us (you) the right to hit back. So No I don't believe in the death penalty even if sanctioned by the law. Just because someone does something like take a life I don't believe it gives us society to take a life.
By the way I agree with everything you said...well put!
2007-01-06 14:37:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The better question is, how does the Death Penalty (supported by the religious right) square away with Jesus' teachings of forgiveness? I don't believe I've ever heard him say that murderers are beyond redemption.
I second the answer, bigotry does not require logic.
2007-01-06 16:49:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am pro life and pro death penalty. The government is not putting people to death simply because they dont want to take care of them, just because someone is on... welfare(which means they are living off the govt) and the govt does not want to give them the money does not mean they can kill them. Just because a mother does not want the financial responsibility of a person does not mean she should kill it. If our country was ran on the ideas of pro choicers all the homeless and struggling families who need some financial help would be put to death.
The government puts people to death because they have done something unspeakable.
women put their babies to death because they dont feel like looking at them.
did that answer your question?
2007-01-06 17:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissy 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Criminals sentenced to death had a choice. They could have chosen not to commit the crime that led them to receive the death sentence. An unborn child has not committed any crime and does not deserve to die because of a bad choice two adults made. I'm referring to unprotected sex.
2007-01-06 14:43:36 · answer #8 · answered by Billy FZ1 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Someone who is executed almost certainly has commited a horrible, horrible crime.
A baby's only crime is having a crappy mother.
2007-01-06 14:41:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
because the death penalty is punishment for someone who commited a serious crime
2007-01-06 14:36:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋