Do you believe in death penalty? when is it prohibited?

Answer 1

Although I'm not in favour of death penalty but in certain cases if you see the facts of the case you will yourself pray for giving death penalty to such a criminal. The recent example is the Noida killing where a large numbers of innocent children were sexually assaulted, raped ,killed & their dead body parts eaten by 2 criminals, what lesser punishment you can think for these two than death penalty?????

Answer 2

I oppose the death penalty. In answer to your question, the death
penalty is prohibited for people with mental retardation, but it is left to the states to determine standards for mental retardation. This is being worked out.

Severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, does not exempt someone from the death penalty. Someone who hears voices, is delusional, can be executed. The standard here is that at the time of execution they must be sane enough to know that they are being killed, and what the reason is. In a recent case, a schizophrenic was forcibly medicated so that he could meet this standard. The judges said "the only unwanted side effect of the medication will be the patient's death." A similar case, that of Scott Panetti, seriously mentally ill, facing execution in Texas, will be heard by the Supreme Court in the next few months.

My question is why wasn't this man receiving mental health care prior to the murder for which he was executed. Two lives lost.

One standard that applies, the "McNaughton Rule" requires that a defendent know what he did was wrong, goes back to the 19th century, way before we knew much about mental illness or the chemistry of the brain.

Answer 3

This is not a penalty imposed on a particular individual. It is expected to have a demonstrative effect on others from committing similar offence. It depends upon the moral and spiritual power of the individual who decides to impose such penalty, since he too have some limitations like personal feelings, arguments put forth before him. It is better to avoid imposing such penalty rather than prohibiting.

Answer 4

Death penalty is warranted when the offended is too harded to reform and his continued living will pose a threat to the general public.

Answer 5

First degree murder. When you plan and willing take the life of another human being. Yes I believe in it. When someone can, while in "their" right mind kill another individual just because they wanted to yes they are no longer of any use in the world of civilized human beings and should definetly be executed. If they are mentally retarted no they should not be. I have to agree with the laws concerning the death penalty.

Answer 6

I don't like the death penalty, because as long as we have it there's always a chance someone innocent will get executed.

Answer 7

I believe in it in principle, but not in practice.

Our judicial system is a mess, and although I believe some people deserve the ultimate punishment, the process of sending people there is too flawed.

Answer 8

Yes. If it's an accidental death like manslaughter. Nobody get ideas, this can be proven, okay?

Answer 9

I'll say it this way. If someone murders someone, they deserve to die. And the act of murder forfiets a persons right to live.

Answer 10

yes i do. and i am not sure when it is prohibited, probably mental incapacity?