Do you support the Death Penalty?

Question

If you do, why, and if you don't, why not?

Answer 1

no i think thats to easy,they should suffer in jail till they die

Answer 2

Yes, in theory I do. But I listen to the arguments that the death penalty might actually be more expensive (in appeals, etc.)than housing a prisoner for life... The other thing to consider is the number of convictions that have been turned over because DNA evidence proves that a conviction is wrong (where DNA evidence was not in existance at the time of a trial). As a pro-capital punishment person I have to take these arguments into consideration. I think states for now need to stay off executions until we consider this.

Answer 3

I do support the death penalty, however in my state we do not have the death penalty. What we do have is a judicial system that demands an individual serve nothing less than 85% of their sentence before they can be parolled, even for good behavior. In my state the crime rate is very low. Only a small handfull of murders in a YEAR!

Answer 4

After decades of pondering that issue, through the extraordinarily liberal 1960's till now, I have come to favor the death penalty for the obvious reason that it does deter crime and that it is a Biblically approved method of dealing with murderers, rapists, etc.. I can also point to the time I lived in Dallas, especially during the late 1960's, when the murder of clerks at convenience stores such as 7-Eleven was on an incredible rampage, and the Dallas Police Department initiated what they called "The Shotgun Squad". Their statement to the public via tv and radio and newpapers was that if they observed a robbery occuring at a convenience store, or any other location, they will shoot the assailant with deadly force, and, if the assailant is still alive after the police enter the establishment to check on things, they'll ask him why he was robbing the place and proceed with appropriate legal and medical concerns. I can tell you from having lived there during that time that the murder rate in Dallas "dropped like a rock", and ONLY when the families and friends of the individuals who robbed the stores and subsequently got killed by the police, complained loudly to the liberal politicians about supposed prejudice on the part of the police, was the Shotgun Squad seen as offending people's civil rights, and so the Shotgun Squad was disbanded. Subsequently, and almost overnight, the robbery/murders returned, and Dallas murder rate skyrocketed to worse levels than before the initiation of the Shotgun Squad. So, the Death Penalty, however it is administered, is very effective in stopping crime, and is a very appropriate method of punishing criminals. God Bless you.

Answer 5

No. I think death is too good for most of the crimes committed. After all, death is eternal peace. I think they should rot in prison. No communication with other inmates, no TV, radio, weight lifting. They should be going through the same pain as the victims and their families. Sheriff Joe Arpaio has the right idea in Arizona. Old military tents, cots, bologna sandwiches. Before you say it's not humane, keep in mind our troops live in them in Iraq. And they didn't break any laws. I also think a way to fix overcrowded prisons is to use the mothballed Navy ships. Leave the generaters in, but take the engines out, push them out to sea a few miles in shark infested waters. The bigger the crime, the farther to sea. Food and water and other essential items can be delivered by air, or water. Child molesters and rapists should be put with the general population, and whatever happens to them, they brought on themselves.

Answer 6

Yes. There has to be an extreme punishment for the extraordinary evil and vile crimes. If someone gets life in prison for one murder, he can kill as many people as he wishes after that. But if he kills again (another prisoner or guard or if he escapes) he can get death. It is a good deterrent.

If someone kills someone it is bad enough but to qualify for the death penalty he has to do much worse than just kill. Also, I believe it should be used for killing law enforcement people, too. This helps protect them.

Answer 7

No. Moral convictions aside...It is unconstitutional. It violates your right to due process. Evidence that comes up proving your innocence won't help you if you're dead. Also, cruel and unusual punishment. All kinds of horror stories of executions gone wrong. No real "humane" way to kill someone. Take crime rates of death penalty states combined compared to non-death states. It does not reduce crime, especially since it applies to so few crimes. It is a waste of money, because of all the appeals, and the longer trials. The fastest state still takes 7 years to kill you! Many convictions get overturned, anyway. It gives the government too much power; they can frame you, kill you in broad daylight, with no legal repurcussions.

Answer 8

I'm not really sure what I believe. I'm rather torn over the subject. On one hand I believe that some crimes are horrible enough that it justifies such. On the other, its hard for me to believe someone has been such a bad person to deserve it. I believe in an eye for an eye. However, it just tears me to think such a punishment actually being in place. I guess it is all in how one is raised in whether or not the believe it to be a justified means.

Answer 9

I beleive in the death penalty, and other forms of corporal punishment as an option for different crimes, especially misdemeanors.

Life sentances to prison should not exist. They drain tax money, and the prisoner is not going to enter back into society, unlike those serving smaller sentances.

Answer 10

I do in one way only. If the criminal used violence in committing the crime. I would prefer an alternative to the death penalty however. How about induced total paralysis. The criminal is totally paralyzed and fed with a tube for life. If he can get someone to prove him innocent in the next fifty years he will be able to be brought back.

Answer 11

Yes. Because although I am not religious, I believe in an eye for an eye. This does not apply in the case of the certified insane people...but if you have control of your mind, and you rape somebody, you should be castrated. If you kill someone, you should be killed. If you rape or kill a child, you should be publicly stoned. We don't need scum in our society. It costs too much, and really, are they necessary? If I can go to school, find a job, and be productive, then so can they (the potential criminals and murderers).