i do, kill a killer
2007-01-30 01:26:36 · 7 answers · asked by nottinghamninja 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No, I prefer an escalation of punishment.
2007-01-30 01:34:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revenge is just not a sensible way to keep us safe. It is normal for an individual who is the victim of a crime to feel rage and possibly wish for revenge. But a society must base its actions on what is best for the community. Common sense (based on facts) is a better way. If you want the facts here are some of them (sourced and verifiable)
Re: Speeding up the process and the possibility of executing an innocent person
Over 120 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence, and many of these had already spent well over a decade on death row. If we speed up the process we are bound to execute an innocent person.
Re: DNA
DNA evidence is available in no more than 10% of all murder cases. It is no guarantee that we will never execute an innocent person. It is human nature to make mistakes.
Re: cost
The death penalty costs far more than life in prison. The extra costs begin even before the trial.
Re: Deterrence
The death penalty is not a deterrent. Murder rates are actually higher in states with the death penalty than in states without it. Moreover, people who kill or commit other serious crimes do not think they will be caught (if they think at all.)
Re: Alternatives
48 states, including New York, and Federal law, have life without parole on the books. Life without parole means what it says and is no picnic to be locked up in a tiny cell for 23 hours a day, forever.
Re: Who gets the death penalty
The death penalty is not reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but rather for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was sentenced to death, let alone executed??
Re: Victims families
People should know that the death penalty is very hard on victims’ families. They must relive their ordeal in the courts and the media. Life without parole is sure, swift and rarely appealed. Some victims families who support the death penalty in principal prefer life without parole because of how the death penalty affects families like theirs.
Last of all, opposing the death penalty does not mean a person condones brutal crimes or excuses the people who commit them.
2007-02-01 00:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by Susan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we need to reform robbery laws such that the perpetrator should have to pay the victim for the value of the stolen objects.
2007-01-30 09:34:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The method of execution for nasty killers is all too kind these days.
Far better punishment to let them rot ever so slowly.
I'll change my mind when they start using battery acid in those injections.......................
2007-01-30 19:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by Huero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes if the person is not found guilty on cicumstantial evidence. If theres positive proof burn the s.o.b.
2007-02-03 05:06:42 · answer #5 · answered by charles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Do unto others, what they have done to you. Might not be very forgiving, but that's my opinion.
2007-01-30 09:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by Babygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No killing does not bring back your deceased loved one.
2007-01-30 10:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋