What are your thoughts on the Death Penalty?

Question

What do you think?

Answer 1

I use to be all for the death penalty until I actually gave some serious thought to the matter. I do believe in tit-for-tat. However I thought that in a lot of cases that the death penalty is just a bit of a cop-out. These days, when someone is executed they are given a needle, and put to sleep - no pain, just a prick in the arm and then sleep. It doesn't really seem fair, compared to what they must have done to get there (murdered children, serial killer, general psychopath etc.).

I think that they should either make execution as horrible as possible, or make life in prision less of a day in the park. Take away the TV, cigarettes, three square meals. Their life should be made as miserable as possible. They should have to stay in their cell 24/7, with only their thoughts and a bucket. Plus if they are found out to be innocent later (as has happened in the past), then the government won't have killed an innocent man/woman.

Answer 2

In some cases I believe in the Death Penalty and some I don't. For instance: the case where that man killed that young girl I think he's last name is Couche. He should get the death penalty. It just depend on the severe of the crime.

Answer 3

I am a believer and a firm supporter of the death penalty. My only complaint is the penalty is not carried out within a reasonable short time. I firmly believe any heinous crime should automatically carry the death penalty.

Answer 4

If there is indisputable evidence, eye witnesses, a confession without duress and a pre-meditated murder and/or a random shooting, then yes those criminals should be terminated. In prison they cost the tax payer lots of money and the appeals should be limited to one.
And all the bleeding hearts who say it isn't christian, read the old testament: an eye for an eye!
And what Ghandi said is way behind the times, there's more violence now then in the 1940's. The world has changed and we have to change too. The laws need to be re-assessed .

Answer 5

I am truly FOR it when horrible crimes are committed against those people in our society that can't really help themselves such as children, the elderly and the mentally challenged.

The argument against the death penalty is it's wrong to take a life.
Yes, it is wrong to take a life, but what about the victim whose life was taken, wasn't there right violated?

I think and hope that maybe the death penalty will serve as a deterent to crime....just my opinion.

Answer 6

I do support the death penalty in some cases; but by all means, we should not keep those guys writing books and telling stories, and making huge social contributions from jail for twenty years and then kill them- that's absolutely cruel.

Answer 7

I am for the death penalty. Each adult lives by a series of decisions that will effect his/her life. In the USA, people who make poor decisions often end up on the wrong side of the law..
EACH decision whether justified by arrogance,self pity, jealousy, desire/lust,anger etc always effects the individual and those around them.
When poor decisions result in the death or severe harm to others ,
I believe that they have forfeited their place in human society. a arsonist who burns for cash, a rapist, a robber who kills, a person who kills in anger..ALL, know better yet CHOOSE to satisfy their desire (need $,drugs, xxx)/lust/hatred/ are NO BENEFIT to society.
Society thrives when laws exist that protect the population from other humans that have little regard for anyone/thing except themselves and their "needs". Most societies in history simply eradicated the humans among them that harmed others ...they not only protected their population, they also removed the possibility that the sociopaths and the humans prone to "bad decisions" that justified their "needs" never contributed to the gene pool.

Answer 8

should be used more and those with it should be killed in the first 30 days or earlier and more crimes should be punished with it. because people are not getting the point accross that it is bad to do things that are against the law. if you look at when the communists ruled russia crime was low because people were scared of the government and now that it is a democracy crime is going up. that is how it shoul;d be here harsher crimes for more things it will stopp people from doing stupid stuff. anyways 'an eye for an eye" if you kill someone you should die also and quickly .

Answer 9

Interesting question:
If you kill a person who is guilty you are not really punishing him, you are providing solution to all his problems.
If you kill a person who is not guilty by a law mistake, it would be impossible to remediate.
I suggest you to watch an anime series named "deat noto" or "death note". It is very interesting because it is about a guy that can kill all the criminals just by writing his names in a notebook. Of course, at the end he becomes the killer even when his intentions were good.

Answer 10

i think the death penalty is very bad idea.

putting aside the very very big issue of innocent people being found guilty (it does happen), i would think that there isnt a very strong logical argument for the death penalty in the first place.

surely the number of people that would be condemned to death would be so small that it is hardly going to save tax payers money by killing them.

also by taking away someones life you rob them of the chance to, on any level atone for their crimes. (or at least to come to terms with their own actions).

and to prevent crime and help people who may become criminals, it is essential to understand why people do bad things. people who have done unthinkably evil things have something to give society - maybe not a reason for their actions but even a very small indication of how their crime (and subsequent crimes by others) could be prevented.

the death penalty is NOT the logic of well balanced and humane society.

merry christmass