what do you guys have to say about the death penalty.?

Question

ps please help its for my school report

Answer 1

Here are some facts you may not have-

The death penalty costs much more than life without parole.
The death penalty is not a proven deterrent. States with the death penalty have higher homicide rates than states that do not have it.

Over 120 people have been released from death row with evidence of their innocence. Many had been on death row for over a decade. Wit a speeded up process, as some of your other answers, these people would be dead. It is human nature to make mistakes. Execution is an irreversible punishment.

There are so many other things you can write about- the death penalty can be very hard on families of homicide victims. As the case goes on, they have to relive their ordeal in the courts and in the media. More and more states have life without parole available. It means what it says and 23 put of 24 hours a day in a tiny cell for the rest of someone's life is no picnic. Life without parole is swift and sure.

Answer 2

In Canada, we do not have the death penalty. For a while, I think about 12 years ago, parliament was debating whether or not to bring it back again, and they decided not to. Apparently a key factor in that decision was a campaign that alan greenspan (a criminal defense lawyer specializing in murder cases) undertook against it, and he knows what he's talking about.

Actually, just look up the whole debate, that'd be a great source of info. The thing is, if you ask the general public, they don't understand the legal system very well, so they don't know what could go wrong etc. Very few of them are criminals too (not that I am....), so they don't understand the possible deterrent effect it may or may not have.

Answer 3

Death Penalty is a admissible sin in our judiciary. This is because the crime rates are sky-rocketing in our country, so some penalisations must be there. Either if there is no death penalty people think to commit crimes, dacoits and rapes. Even Godse was hanged to death for killing Gandhi, if congress is an advocate of ahimsa Godse must have been spared.

I dont know why are people go sentiment on death penalties?

Answer 4

I guess you are referring to the recent Sadam hanging. I think it was a mistake. I don't believe we are in a war. We invaded this man's country. The people we are fighting are not insurgents but patriots defending their country from invaders. We would do the same. So many lives lost for no good reason. We won WWII in a shorter time than this conflict has been going on. We invented the atomic bomb within this time. The people of this country were behind the effert. This is not the case now. New leadership is needed. Forget oil, forget protecting Isreal, let's prevent the diluting of our American heritage and American way of life by people from other cultures that left their country because it has elements that hinder the human condition. American is great and unique and every country to some degree owes their existence because of us. Let's stop the killing at all levels of society.

Answer 5

When the death penalty was in affect not many people were out of control. Once they did away with it people starting raping and killing and kidnapping. It is so out of hand. There is nothing to fear without it. If there were a fear then maybe people would think twice. The way it is now sucks. Ya gotta be afraid to walk out your front door. And it should only be done to people who are without a doubt guilty. Once it is decided there should be no turning back. DO IT. Don't sit on the row forever till you die naturally. The people that make it to death row are usually horrible cold blooded people anyway. Why waste money housing them in warm prisons with 3 meals and a place to sleep. If a dog keeps biting they get put to sleep. If a human keeps killing then kill them. Works for me.

Answer 6

Let's take a child molester, for example:

One side will argue that the death penalty is not a deterrent (with good statistics) and that a child molester may be rehabilitated (with less than convincing statistics.)

However, the other side of the argument cannot be debated - when the sentence is carried out, the dirt bag absolutely won't get a second chance to destroy yet another child's life.

Answer 7

I got to say dude.. Here in Canada, we dont belive in that sort of s****... I frankly belive the death penalty should not be set out in the first place.. but hey, back then in 900BC!!! it all started with King Louis I in France. So from them till now.. themeaning has not changed. The person accused in the country that supports the death penalty WILL BE killed by a lethal injection or the not so good Hanging which i think is worser FOR ALL PURPOSES!! JUST NO RIGHT!!!!! like common if you want to kill someone... do it peacefully..

Answer 8

Where I come from,when someone does something so cruel,so unspeakable,so evil,they forfeit their right to live amongst us any more.And for all you people who cry that God would be against this do you remember "an eye for an eye"??? I am a firm believer in forgiveness but there are some things that are so reprehensable that there can be no forgiveness.

Answer 9

I'm down with the death penalty, the only problem with it is that it isn't used enough or with enough swiftness.

Answer 10

It would be a good idea if it was swift,like in Saddam's case.But,in the u.s.a they hang around on death row for 20 years,wasting taxpayer money.