Is anyone else tired of these liberal and conservative hypocrites?

Question

Let me get this straight the liberals are for abortion but against the death penalty. The conservatives are pro-life but support the death penalty.

Answer 1

Oxymoron isn't it? I agree with you about any logical thinking from both spectrum's it is only for the promotion of their party as leaders. I'm stuck in the middle with only the best political participant myself. I just vote solely on the persons ability to lead the Country.

Answer 2

The death penalty is not a liberal vs conservative issue. Many people oppose the death penalty because it is not an effective tool for crime prevention and the alternatives are more effective. Here are some facts, sourced and verifiable, to give you an idea why-

Re: Possibility of executing an innocent person
Over 120 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence. Many had already served over 2 decades on death row. If we speed up the process we are bound to execute an innocent person. Once someone is executed the case is closed. If we execute an innocent person we are not likely to find that out and, also, the real criminal is still out there.

Re: DNA
DNA is available in no more than 10% of murder cases. It is not a miracle cure for sentencing innocent people to death. It’s human nature to make mistakes.

Re: Appeals
Our appeals system is designed to make sure that the trial was in accord with constitutional standards, not to second guess whether the defendant was actually innocent. It is very difficult to get evidence of innocence introduced before an appeals court.

Re: Deterrence
The death penalty isn’t 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: cost
The death penalty costs far more than life in prison. The huge extra costs start to mount up even before the trial.

Re: Alternatives
48 states have life without parole on the books. It means what it says, is swift and sure and is rarely appealed. Being locked in a tiny cell for 23 hours a day, forever, is certainly no picnic.

Re: Who gets the death penalty
The death penalty isn’t 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
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.

Opposing the death penalty doesn’t mean you condone brutal crimes or excuse people who commit them. According to a Gallup Poll, in 2006, 47% of all Americans prefer capital punishment while 48% prefer life without parole. Americans are learning the facts and making up their minds using common sense, not revenge.

Long answer, important subject.

Answer 3

The favourite use of those blunt and cumbersome words is the way that easy minded, unsophisticated varieties attempt to specific themselves whilst it includes politics, ethics, faith, etc. human beings don't comprehend how easy they sound whilst they label themselves and others with those words. I, like a lot of human beings, carry values and recommendations that is considered to come lower back from the two factors. The words 'Conservative' and 'Liberal' have become meaningless at the instant. Many might immediately categorize George W. Bush as Conservative. yet far extra human beings might say he's no longer a real conservative. the two words advise many stuff to many distinctive human beings, in spheres that are financial, political, and non secular. So its far extra advantageous to pinpoint the theory a individual is espousing, incredibly than label it with a meaningless term.

Answer 4

No, but I am tired of liberal hypocrisy. I am against the death penalty, but the death penalty at least kills murders and not unborn babies.

This is definitely not an apples to apples comparison.

Answer 5

No, I am a staunch conservative, but am against the death penalty in all but the most extreme cases. Pro-life=Anti-abortion, anti-capital punishment, anti-euthanasia.

Generalizations are not a good thing. Thanks.

Answer 6

I'm not pro-abortion, I am anti-botched backalley abortion, anti-government regulation of my family size and anti- doctors hands tied by the state.

I am opposed to the death penalty because you can't take it back if you're wrong and it is akin to telling a kid not to smoke with a cigarette hanging out of your mouth.

Answer 7

I don't see anything "hypocritical" about either position.

Conservatives want for the innocent to live and the guilty to be executed. Liberals want for the guilty to live and the innocent to executed. Why are either one of those hypocritical?

Answer 8

I'm just tired of liberals

Answer 9

You have it straight, and I agree - I am tired of hypocrites in general.

Answer 10

You can view that differently.
One ideology supports killing the innocent.
The other supports killing the guilty.

Which one makes more sense?