What Is your Opinion about Capital Punishment (the death penalty)?

Question

Support it or not? Please state why or why not. I am doing an in-class debate about this subject, and I would like as many arguments as I can, Thank you!

Answer 1

No. I would hazard a guess that more than half of all murderers are insane. Obviously capital punishment IS a pretty good deterrent- for sane people, but I doubt it would at all hinder someone who has lost their mind.

And once they are locked up, what good does it do to kill them other than fulfill some animalistic need for revenge? Capital punishment has been around since the conception of humanity, why is it still around in our supposedly enlightened society?

Answer 2

If you take someone's life you should not be allowed to live... IF it was a violent act. If someone was attacking you and you killed them in self defense, that is entirely different. The problem with the death penalty is that someone in turn has to take your life. Now the executer is a murderer, too. I think that they should use firing squads where you have 5 guys shooting and only 2 have live rounds so they don't have the blood guilt on their shoulders. I think the dealth penalty is used too often yet not nearly enough, based on the crime itself. You have hard core criminals sentenced to life in prison, and then you have another with less crime who is put to death. It is an uneven punishment. Still, as flawed as our system is, it is one of the best in the world.

Answer 3

No problem with the loss of life penalty in theory, yet in prepare it will strengthen some huge problems. Unjust convictions that bring about loss of life, the long appeals technique that make it extra high priced to execute then to imprison for existence, a criminal device it is staged as wrestle between 2 attorneys giving them incentives to WIN fairly than to work out justice served. additionally I loathe the ethical cowardice of ways the penalty is quite finished. We positioned people in a ridicule wellbeing facility room, sedate them, and simplicity them off to the unknown united states of america. If we've the ethical actuality to take a existence we could consistently could ethical braveness to line them up against the detention center wall with a firing squad.

Answer 4

1) The death penalty does not deter or reduce crimes that can be considered punishable by death. There are websites that can offer you statistics on this.

2) The U.S. and a handfull of other countries (China, Saudi Arabia, etc,) are the few countries in the world that still employ the deathe penalty. All of Europe has banned the death penalty long ago.

3) The recent use of and advancement of DNA testing has caused the state of Illinoise to stop all executions, since so many people have been proven innocent of the murder that they have been accused of. There is something called "The Innocense Project" led by Barry Scheck, check it out.

4) It costs more to execute an inmate then it does to keep them in jail for 50+ years or for the rest of their natural life. All the court costs, appeals, and second appeals,etc cost the state a lot of money.

As for supporting the death penalty...it does nothing but offer temporary closure to the victims families. There is nothing beneficial about it to society.

Answer 5

There is a theory called the social contract theory which basically states that we all enjoy benefits of living in society and we all agree to follow the rules of that society. As you can see it is a sort of contract one has with society. When someone murders another human being, they have broken their contractual obligation with society and should therefore suffer the consequences. Murders are clearly not able to function with the rest of us in society and therefore should not be part of it.

BTW- who cares what Europe and other countries do. This is the US... that is why we broke away a couple hundred years ago!

As far as retribution, who the hell are these people passing judgment on the victims' families? Retribution has always been part of our society and culture. The fact that some people are uncomfortable with it proves that they themselves have never been in that situation. Tell me this, your 5 year old daughter is kidnapped, rapped, murdered, and stuffed in a dumpster-- you are going to tell me you don't want to see the SOB pay? Come on. Get real. We all enjoy a little retribution. It is our little reassurance that what goes around comes around- it keeps society in check.

Fry 'em!

Answer 6

I am totally in support of the death penalty. If a murder is found guilty with DNA evidence. They need to be put to death. They do not serve the community in any way. These murders are a money drain it takes about 20,000 to 30,000 dollars a year to house these people. I would be happy to start the IV line and push the medication that would end their worthless life.

Answer 7

If a person knows the law (and, give me a break, we ALL do) and knows the consequence will be the loss of his/her life, then why should we not administer the punishment. If one takes the life of another, the law has an obligation to take that person's life.

Answer 8

Totally support if proven beyond a reasonable doubt. No executed murder has every killed again, but many paroled "lifers" have.

I might support life sentences if those involved in paroling a murder who murders again are given life sentences (e.g. lawyers, judges, parole boards, politicians, clergy, or whoever).

Answer 9

God is for it, so am I. Why should one be able to live after taking the life of another, horrifically?

Answer 10

Disgusting, barbaric, uncivilized, contributing to brutality in society, therefore counterproductive....