Do you support the death penalty?

Question

In Kansas a young 18 year old was kidnapped Saturday evening when leaving a Target store. Her body was found yesterday in Missouri because of cell phone pings. Thanks to the Target security video, 500 tips came into police and they have arrested the 26 year old killer. He did not know her. He was someone that just went out to kidnapp and kill. God Bless both families.

Answer 1

hang him on the court sqare

Answer 2

The father of the girl who was killed should get 5 minutes with this guy in a small, windowless room, and a baseball bat. It's a miracle that they found her, and even more of a miracle that they found the guy who did it, considering the usual ineptness of the police. This guy deserves the death penalty, but he probably won't get it because the judges in this country are too liberal, and don't have the stones to actually use it. Although, I'm sure they would if this had been a judge's daughter. What kind of a loser do you have to be, that the only way you can be with a girl, is to kidnap, rape, and kill one? This guy needs to just kill himself, take one for the team, so to speak. He doesn't deserve to be breathing the same air as the rest of us. Hopefully, some lifer in jail will shank him, the sooner the better.

Answer 3

You bet! It should be painful and very very slow and every other criminal in every jail and prison in the country should be forced to watch it "Clockwork Orange" style kneeling on a bed of gravel.

Until we, as a society, get serious about crime and criminals nothing will change. We've seen what a more "humane" justice system provides... crimes like this.

And for those who feel life in prison is worse... Why should we pay the tab for scum like this guy to kick back and basically relax, get a law degree and clog up the judicial system even more than it already is?
For those who commit lesser crimes, Joe Arpaio has it right. Make incarceration the most miserable experience possible and maybe they will think twice before committing another crime.
To the criminal rights wacko's out there... why is it you are more concerned about the criminals rights than you are for the poor victims of these worthless scumbags? As far as I'm concerned, anyone who commits a crime makes a conscious decision to wave those at the moment they decide to break the law.
Why do you get up in arms about some prisoner getting treated badly because they don't get cable TV or chunky peanut butter but you seem indifferent about the plight of the victim and their family?
Can somebody please explain the logic behind that mindset?

Answer 4

I support the death penalty!
I'm from South Africa and here our criminal's have more rights in prison than our law abiding tax payers making a contribution to the economy in some way.
Our government argues that the death penalty will be an infringement of the criminals human rights, yet the infringement they make on their victim's human rights are not taken into consideration. There are children of 2 or 3 years old in this country that gets kidnapped,raped and murdered everyday - and yet our government sits back and protects these savages. Killing sick people like this is the only way to ensure the safety of others.

Answer 5

No, I do not support the death penalty. I'm very sorry for what that poor girl had to endure and for what the families are now going through. What that man did was heinous and he deserves to be removed from this society permanently.

I also understand the natural desire for revenge in situations like this, and how much some people would want to see him die for what he's done. But here's the problem with that:

Either killing is acceptable or it isn't. And for society to tell us that killing is absolutely wrong but then turn around and kill its citizens when it is deemed that they've done something unforgivable is the ultimate in hypocrisy and mixed messages. What that really says is that it's absolutely wrong to kill someone - UNLESS you have a really good reason. And I'm thinking that every rotten, low life killer thought that their reason for killing someone was a good one. Either no one has the right to kill another, or everyone does. I am completely behind removing people like him from society and letting them languish in a prison in the desert somewhere. But to take his life shows all killers that what they do is acceptable, if only enough people agree with it.

Also, the death penalty simply does not work. I live in Texas, where we'll execute just about anyone, including the mentally retarded. The murder rate hasn't gone down any. It's not a deterrent to people who have it in their heads that someone else has to die.

I understand that many will disagree with me, and I'm okay with that. But I'm hoping that as a society, we can evolve past the instant gratification principle of the "eye for an eye" mentality and start thinking long term to find something that actually will work and help to keep us safe.

Answer 6

Generally speaking, I'm against the death penalty. Granted, it stops the prisoner from ever committing another crime, but it does nothing to stop others.

Speaking only for myself, if I were convicted of a capitol crime, I'd rather get the needle or whatever than spend however many years in a 6x8 foot room dominated by a bad bed and a toilet. Life without parole is a worse punishment.

Answer 7

There is a death penalty for such a crime. It is called prison . Where his world will slowly deteriorate from lack of stimuli and connection to community living.Speaking and writing his confessions in journals. as he writes his last bit of will. There he will be forgotten by many as time passes by and occasionally you may hear him crying out for mercy as he fades further into the grip of death. a slow method some may say. some may say to give swift mercy by killing him, ask the man which death sentence he chooses, the confined in a tomb, slow deterioration or the swift one of a weapon. their passing method may come back to haunt another generation when they are asked how shall we die. slow or fast. because the call is for a justice, a payment for a life taken by an arrogant mind and hand.

Answer 8

Yes I do support the death penalty. I would not make it a mandatory sentence. I would leave it as an option for the judge. No 2 cases are identical even though the outcome, some body's death, is the same.

Answer 9

I fully support the death penalty. The only caveat I would put on the death penalty is we have to be 100% sure that the person did the murder. We would have to have lots and lots of proof. I also think that we are way too easy on these killers. They torture before they kill and what happens to them they lay down and are put to sleep before they die. It seems to me if we were to torture them before we killed them (it some grisily manner) these horrible people might think twice about killing. My heart goes out to all the families who lose their loved one to these monsters.

Answer 10

I'm kind of torn on the issue. Why should I, an American taxpayer, have to pay for Joe Killer to live the rest of his life in prison? At the same time, the death penalty can equate to the same expensive thanks to the appeals process. I don't think anyone wins...especially if a killer has no remorse. I guess it depends on the severity of the act. Ultimately, I'm undecided. I definitely think there should be severe repercussions for this criminal's action.

Answer 11

It should go this way.
During the trial process, witness the love and forgiveness of Christ to him.
If found innocent let him go.
If found guilty, give him 30 days to appeal before a group of judges randomly selected from the region.
If case is overturned, let him go.
If case is upheld, execute within 2 days.

Justice must be done! Hopefully by the time it is carried out, he has come to faith in Christ for forgiveness of his sins and eternal life given by grace through faith in Jesus Christ.