Do you think that the punishment should fit the crime?

Question

and would having county goals for sentences up to 5 years
then capital for sentences to12 years
then maximum's for 12 to life.
and tops for the no releasers with an injection on offer

Answer 1

yes. justice nowadays is a joke. it should be a lot stricter and a life sentence should actually mean THE WHOLE LIFE. and death penalty for paedophiles,rapists,killers if its prooven by dna and that

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There are many practical issues surrounding the about the death penalty. Here are answers to questions often asked about the system. The sources are listed below.

Isn't the death penalty cheaper than keeping criminals in prison?
The death penalty costs much more than life in prison. Much of the extra costs is due to the complicated nature of both the pre trial investigation and of the trials (involving 2 separate stages, mandated by the Supreme Court) in death penalty cases. There are more cost effective ways to prevent and control crime.

What about the risk of executing innocent people?
Over 120 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence, many having already served over 2 decades on death row.

Doesn't DNA keep new cases like these from happening?
DNA is available in less than 10% of all homicides. It is not a guarantee against the execution of innocent people.

Doesn't the death penalty prevent others from committing murder?
No reputable study shows the death penalty to be a deterrent. Homicide rates are higher in states that have it than in states that do not. Most killers don't think about the consequences anyway. They do not think they will be caught (if they think at all.)

So, what are the alternatives?
Life without parole is now on the books in 48 states. It means what it says. Supermax prisons are terrible places to spend the rest of your life. Life without parole is less expensive than the death penalty.

What about the very worst crimes?
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??

Doesn't the death penalty help families of murder victims?
Not necessarily. Murder victim family members across the country argue that the drawn-out death penalty process is painful for them and that life without parole is an appropriate alternative.

So, why don't we speed up the process?
Many of the 123 innocent people released from death row had already been there for over 2 decades. If the process is speeded up we are sure to execute an innocent person.

But don’t Americans prefer the death penalty as the most serious punishment?
Not any more. People are rethinking their views, given the facts and the records on innocent people sentenced to death. According to a Gallup Poll, in 2006, 47% of all Americans prefer capital punishment while 48% prefer life without parole. Americans are learning about the system and we are making up our minds based on facts, not eye for an eye sound bites.

Answer 4

I think that the death penalty should be brought back or hard labour like they do in places like Russia. No sentence can compensate for someone that Carry's out the most heinous crime and has no remorse.
We all know that the prisons are full then build some more what is the problem it is this country we have gone soft so people take the piss.

Answer 5

Definitely. I don't know which country you are referring to but the UK courts system definitely needs a BIG shake up! The victim always seems to lose out and it's the same few that are committing most of the crimes time after time because they know they only get pathetic penalties and get out quickly to do it again

Answer 6

I think that swiftness and certainty are more important than severity.

I also think we need to do away with the concept of "cells" and "exercise yards" for prisoners. Just a big, stone fence with razor wire is enough. If they want housing, let them build it out of mud bricks. If they want food, let them grow it.

Answer 7

Yes, you need the Death Penalty, and Life without parole,
why should the taxpayer, feed and house a criminal for life.
They think long and hard before, when they know ,they get
Death in Texas, it works quite well.

Answer 8

Think life without the option of parole better suited than death, dying is just to easy.

Answer 9

prisons are full. what's the point of waiting for serial killers, serial rapists, etc. to die in prison. Speed up the process and bring back the death penalty

Answer 10

im with you mate - bring back hangin