2007-01-09 09:48:14 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yes........all countries that still have capiltal punishment live in the dark ages
2007-01-09 09:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Firstly, this is a much better question than the first few answers give it credit for!
In a nutshell it is not murder, but it is homicide.
Murder is the unlawful, premeditated taking of another's life.
The main difference is that of law, though many (including myself) do not agree with capital punishment the laws of any land that allows for the death penalty transforms the taker of a life from murderer to executioner.
I live in a country that allows the death penalty, so if a person is found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, by a jury of their peers, then no, capital punishment is not murder.
2007-01-09 18:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by mikegellatly 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No. Murder is the willful taking of another's life in the commission of, or as a crime. It is defined as the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. Capital punishment is the ultimate penalty for (first degree) murder and other serious crimes.
Capital punishment is used as a deterrent to crime. That means the threat of the death penalty is supposed to make somebody think about the consequences of their possible criminal acts before they happen. The hoped for result is that somebody thinking about doing a crime will weigh the penalty of death for committing a crime and decide to not do a crime.
liberals have perverted the death penalty into being something it is not--namely legalized murder. It is punishment for committing the worst kinds of crime.
2007-01-09 18:28:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No not if you are going by the definition of murder which is per Websters:
murder:
the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought
Capital punishment is not unlawful so it is not murder.
Now if you are talking about the rightness or wrongness of murder then it is another debate.
2007-01-09 21:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi,
I believe that in the UK, when capital punishment existed, the executioner was deemed guilty of "judicial murder" and fined the sum of one shilling. This was never paid of course. It was just accepted as read.
2007-01-10 07:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by LYN W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because murder is the unlawful killing of another person while capital punishment is written into state statutes where it is permitted.
2007-01-09 20:10:03 · answer #6 · answered by exposrule2000 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about murder but possibly it is as the executioner has a choice, and that choice is to execute the prisoner or not ,regardless of any disciplinary action taken against him after the fact!
2007-01-10 13:10:52 · answer #7 · answered by azman5998 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. it is state sanctioned murder. Murder has to be defined as the taking of life by another and the arbitrary making of laws does not exclude this premise.
The reason weak politicians like Blair and Brown are so unsettled by the murder of Saddam Hussein and the consequent publicity, is that they know it is murder in any real definition...and that they are just as vulnerable to suffer the same fate as any other murderer.
2007-01-09 17:55:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
No! The person being executed took a life or lives, they did not consider the right to live of the person or persons they killed. If some of the do-gooders on this site have their way we would have to pay to keep them in jail for the rest of their lives, or they would be released from prison after 10-20 years. Sometimes these people go on to kill again after being released, because they have no respect for life.
2007-01-09 18:16:28 · answer #9 · answered by colin.christie 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
State sanctioned murder! It seems Texas executes 1/2 of all those executed! Another Bush legacy!
2007-01-09 17:53:26 · answer #10 · answered by cantcu 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes - and when 'they' murder the wrong person there's no coming back to say sorry to you.
2007-01-09 18:02:28 · answer #11 · answered by ♥Robin♥ (Scot,UK) 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋