Why should the death penalty be brought back in Canada?

Question

We're doing debates and I need a few points on why the death penalty SHOULD be brought back into Canada. If you could, please list pros and cons. Thanks in advance!

Yeah.. I know there aren't many pros but this is the topic that I got... x_x;;

Pleeaaase help!

Answer 1

There are no pro's with the exception of one!

Psychopaths have no conscience. They are as dangerous in prison as they are outside of it!

All the rest is cruel and unusual. Took a guy 30 minutes to die from a lethal injection a few days ago! Cruel and Unusual, and you can't fix a mistake!

Jesus never said "an"eye for an eye"!

This is what he DID SAY:

5:38,42
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' "But I say unto you that ye resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away."

Answer 2

Canadians should look at the death penalty system in the USA. Here are answers to some questions asked about the prectical aspects of the death penalty system here.

What about the risk of executing innocent people?
124 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence, and over 50 had already served over a decade.

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. To be a deterrent a punishment must be sure and swift. The death penalty is neither. Homicide rates are higher in states that have it than in states that do not.

So, what are the alternatives?
Life without parole is now on the books in 48 states. It means what it says. It is sure and swift and rarely appealed. Life without parole is less expensive than the death penalty.

But isn't the death penalty cheaper than keeping criminals in prison?
The death penalty costs much more than life in prison, largely because of the legal process. Extra costs include those 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 and subsequent appeals. There are more cost effective ways to prevent and control crime.

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?
A significant number of the 124 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.

Answer 3

There is no logical arguments to support the re-instatement of capital punishment. It is easy to argue that capital punishment has no deterent effect. It is impossible to make an argument that death sentences are financially cheaper than life in prison and there is no bloody way any sane person could argue our justice system is infallible.

To make a good argument to re-instate the death penalty, I'd say you should just admit all of those conditions and do a strictly emotional appeal. In Canada we've got a few really good examples of human garbage that we can never let see the outside of a prison. Maybe you should just mention them by name and suggest it would be cathartic for the national conscience to send these guys onto their maker and let her sort them out.

Good luck.

Answer 4

at first, you heavily like all psychology. Killers are a many colored guy or woman. money isn't the concern. the clarification at the back of the killing is the concern. you're misplaced in the "motives" of why could desire to we kill murderers, and how plenty money could desire to we save by potential of killing them swifter. . God help you youngster ? ? ? What do you do while DNA proves which you murdered an harmless sufferer of circumstances in step with judgements of hate filled jurors desperate to settle a case so as that they could get their money and bypass returned to their little low-priced *** lives . . .. incredibly plenty you will bypass to HELL . . . good good fortune plow boy . . .

Answer 5

It should be reserved for ONE crime and ONE crime only.

What is it?

Murder?

Rape?

Robbery?

No. Good guesses, but no.


I think people should be hung, drawn and quartered (grisliest execution on earth) for High Treason against the Queen or the Dominion of Canada.

Answer 6

It should not! It does not bring crime down.. all it does is make murderers out of all of this. It is not up to us to extract that vengeance.

Answer 7

it's back in full force---Justise delayed is Justice denied. Criminals kill all the time.

Answer 8

It will never happen in Canada,,,,,,,belive me,,,,,,,but it should worldwide,,,,"an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth,,,,plain and simple,,,,

Answer 9

The less Canadians, the better. It should be brought back.

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