2007-03-15 12:36:45 · 26 answers · asked by sweetchocolatejordan 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It solves the person that is killed problems, he don't have to worry about dieing any more, but to me it does not benefit society to kill anybody, it is revenge based and barbaric. I know that if the person is guilty of murder that he deserves punishment but to kill him seems to me make society on their level. I personally am in favor of life in prison without any chance of parole.
2007-03-15 12:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Essentially I don't think it's intended to solve problems or be an effective punishment .... It's a deterrent and a token of the intended 'steel' of the society that incepts it. But it's an issue that will never effectively be decided upon ... it's always a case of your head says we should and your heart says we shouldn't. I cannot imagine anyone who has had a member of their family murdered not wanting the just retribution of capital punishment but that it an individual view rather than that of society, and society, or its elected representatives, must make the rules.
But to answer your question, no, it doesn't.
2007-03-15 19:57:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All depends on who has the awful task of carrying out the capital punishment. I for one would not like to the a decision maker over ending someones life but then on the other side of the coin...i am a parent and would kill to protect my own
2007-03-15 21:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by stormydays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capital punishment solves nobodys problems. It is just a form of human sacrifice to purge the sins of an already corrupt nation which allows such barbarity to continue.
2007-03-17 12:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The purpose of punishment is not to solve anyone's problems. It is to punish someone for what they did. That said, it does prevent repeat offenses by the person that is executed.
2007-03-15 20:33:27 · answer #5 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,if aim of punishment is refinement.But capital punishment has deterrant effect.In Muslim countries where punishment is harsh or capital crime rates are low.
2007-03-16 05:10:15 · answer #6 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since when has two wrongs made a right? Murdering someone as punishment for murder makes absolutely no sense.
And what happens when you hang an innocent man? I'm sure Timothy Evans free pardon in 1966 cheered him up no end, seeing as how he had been hung for the crime he didn't do in 1950
2007-03-15 20:12:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it doesn't because it takes so long and cost so much to actually execute someone in this country that it's more trouble than it's worth... I think hard labor is much more cost effective AND the state gets some benefit (like trash picked up off the free way OR a ditch dug)... the seriously dangerous should have some job do do in their cell to benefit society in some way.
2007-03-15 19:42:42 · answer #8 · answered by i_love_my_mp 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The death penalty solves everyone's problem as each
murderer is removed from this land, one at a time. That
of course means the person eliminated will never murder/
rape/or kill anyone ever again. Doesn't that sorta solve
a problem? I think we'd have less crime if people knew we'd
be using the death penalty often, once again.
2007-03-15 19:42:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the person who is capitally punished no longer has any problems.
2007-03-15 19:42:36 · answer #10 · answered by Middle Ground 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋