Should Wisconsin Institute the death Penalty?

Question

list arguments favoring and against the idea

Answer 1

Favoring:
55.5% of the people voted for it in the last election.

Opposing:
44.5% of the people voted against it.

The governor opposes it
The majority of the assembly opposes it.


So it isn't going to happen. Try again in two years if one of the above two change.

Answer 2

Here are some facts about the death penalty that people in Wisconsin should see before deciding to institute it in their state. All these facts are verifiable and sourced.

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. There are more cost effective ways to prevent crime.

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.

Answer 3

Yes. The death penalty shows we have enough compassion for the weakest among us that we will put to those those who prey upon them. The death penalty is proff of a civilized society

Answer 4

I feel killing someone is wrong, no matter who is doing it. Also, it leaves no room in case there is new evidence, or the person is found to be falsely convicted.

Also, many western civilized countries don't have the death penalty. It is certainly not a Christian value...to judge someone with their life.

Answer 5

no lock them in isolation for something of their lives. a death sentence is an person-friendly out, yet once you're locked up removed from the international to your wholelife, it quite is organic you already know what

Answer 6

YES.