Capital punishment for pedophiles?

Question

I'm thinkin we're finally heading in the right direction--what say you?

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Answer 1

The AMA and the DMSO both state that this is a condition that there is no known cure for. You can not rehabilitate them. If someone does anything to a child, at the very least it should be their last day of freedom. If they do something to a child and that child ends up hurt and/or dead, death penalty. I would also say that numbers shouldn't matter. If it's one or one hundred, they are going to do it again the next time they think that they can get away with it. Death.

Answer 2

If you are looking for more than opinions here are some quick facts about the death penalty, with sources listed below. There are many practical aspects about the death penalty that have nothing to do with being soft on any kind of crime.

The death penalty costs much more than life in prison.

The death penalty risks executing innocent people (124 already exonerated) and DNA is available in less than 10% of all homicides. It's no guarantee against executing innocent people.

No reputable study has shown the death penalty to be a deterrent. Homicide rates are higher in states with the death penalty.

Life without parole is now on the books in 48 states. It means what it says.

The death penalty can be very hard on families of murder victims. Many 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.

The death penalty does not apply to the worst of the worst. It applies to defendants with the worst lawyers.

48% of Americans prefer life without parole as the most serious punishment and 47% prefer the death penalty.

Answer 3

My ex-wife accused our neighbor of molesting our son. Before visitation last summer she made accusations that I was making sexual comments to my daughter on the phone and tried to block me having the kids.

One week later she offered to let me keep the children (Yes, I have that in writing). She also withdrew the accusation against our neighbor. Every time I see someone call for an irreversible penalty like death, I just think of all the people out there who make very serious accusations as a weapon against others.

Answer 4

I'm in favor of the death penalty, but most of the juries either don't have the guts or the option to give it even in the case of murder, so you know pedophiles would usually be able to weasel out of it. Not to mention all these abolitionist that are always whining about it. So I doubt it will get far.

Answer 5

The problem with that is that it would make the pedophile think he may just as well kill his victim since it is a death sentence. I have no solutions other than to be on guard and look for tell tale signs of abuse or situations where sexual abuse can happen.

Answer 6

I believe in the death sentence for those who commit murder. Don't get me wrong, I think that pedophiles are some of the worst people out there (whether, they've reformed or not.) I just think they should receive life sentences without even a glimmer of parole and castration, chemical or otherwise.
Now if a pedophile rapes and murders, then yeah, whip out the needle.

Answer 7

Longer mandatory sentencing for 1st and 2nd time offenders is what is needed and a 3rd strike death penalty is a good idea with an expeditious appeals process.

Answer 8

capital punishment is a bit inhuman in any circumstance. I think we'd be better off addressing the reasons why our society produces individuals with these types of behavior. It would be so simple to eradicate people who piss us off but then we'd be busy eradicating all the time rather than solving problems. Hmmmm isn't that what we are doing to deal with it now, except we let 'em go after a few years in jail with innadequate mental health evaluation and treatment.

Answer 9

Far too many people have been convicted of a crime, and then later, after they were executed, someone else stood up and said: "I am the real culprit", not to mention all of the people who have been on death row for years and only lately, with the use of D.N.A. evidence have been proven to be totally innocent of the crime, so to answer your question:

Capitol punishment is not the answer!

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Answer 10

About friggin time too.......the only reservation I have is that some one at sometime is gonna be set up by some biartch and hes gonna fry for somethin he never did.