Controversial I know, but what are your views (Current Events).?

Question

In light of the recent rape and murder of a 2 year old girl by the girls uncle. Surely its time for the death penalty to be brough back. For cut and dried cases where the guilt of the person is beyond any doubt?

Thoughts please?

I emphasise again, though, only when the guiltiness of a person is proven without a shadow of a doubt.

Answer 1

I agree if it is cut and dried. As for people say putting them away for 40 years is a better punishment: 1. How often are they actualy put away for 40 years? and 2. Why should we pay for their up-keep for 40 years? Another solution would to be to put them all together on a ship in the middle of the North Sea, dropping off supplies by air and let them fend for themselves. (Oops guess I'm about to be very unpopular!)

Answer 2

There are 'mad' people in this world and 'bad' people, the uncle who committed this rape/murder is inherently 'BAD' so there is no question in this case that a 'life for a life' applies. He may very well spend the rest of his natural in prison, but for what reason? he's not going to change and become a valuable member of society is he? it said in the newspaper that it was felt he would do it again so why take the risk? In this instance i would say the death penalty is the right way to go, as you say his guilt was beyond any doubt, so why should we pay for him to sit with his feet up for the next 40odd years, it doesnt make sense.

Answer 3

If this ghastly specimen of a human being was a rabid animal he would be put down. I fail to see the difference.
I agree that the death penalty is an emotive issue, but where proof beyond all doubt exists I think it should be imposed.
This case proves the level of depravity that some, so called, human beings can sink to. There is no place for them in human society.

Answer 4

I am in favor of the death penalty for several reasons...

Most people give their reason for being against the death penalty as "Thou shalt not kill' - the 6th commandment found in Exodus 20:13. What most people don't know is that the Hebrew word in that original text is "ratsach" which means murder. If the verse read "Thou shalt not murder", I think most people would interpret it differently. The Bible is meant to be studied deeply, not dusted off and skimmed over twice a year, and if you aren't willing to do that, then you shouldn't claim you know what it says.

I know if I had walked in on this incident in mid-act, I would have killed the guy myself to protect the girl, whether I knew her or not. In our state, we can lawfully use deadly force against another person if we are believe our lives to be in danger, or we believe the life of another is in danger. If I walked in on this and did nothing, then I would have been choosing the man's life over the baby's. I wouldn't have merely fought him because I don't want my own life jeopardized either - I would have killed him. It's a sickening thought, but not doing it is just as sickening.

The only way to be 100% sure he doesn't do this again is to kill him. I see no other viable option.

Answer 5

Its a tricky call. Maybe. Convictions are based on 'beyond reasonable doubt' so there would have to be a new level for such punishment 'beyond all doubt' for certain crimes such as rape and murder. But it would have to be only for totally watertight cases.

Clearly his DNA, everything would have been on the girl, he pleaded guilty, and there were other people who knew he went to the room and its is basically beyond all doubt he did it. He would probably prefer to die and although its nice to think he will get a good kicking in prison its doubtful and they cost so much to house

Answer 6

I agree in cases of beyond any doubt, but the death penalty would be an easy option for these people. Here comes the thumbs down bit.
The human rights bill needs to be adjusted for criminals, who murder, rape, molest, comit violence, & all those that violate inocent peoples human rights. The prisons are far to comfortable, it's against their human rights to keep them how they deserve to be kept, what about the victims rights.

Answer 7

OMG, I hadn't heard of this.....That Motherf%^$&%, should be killed, plain and simple.....IF, WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, "See Ya' ", why the hell should we pay so a sick son of a beoch,can have psychiatrists, medication, "3 hots and a cot", clothing, a friggen Defense Atty., etc. after raping and murdering a 2yr old....A TWO YEAR OLD!!! I am so angry right now my blood pressure is up!! How can someone harm a little kid like that....I have Grandchildren that age, oh my god that is just so F'n sick!! As God as my witness, all they would have to do is have a picture of that baby on the wall by the switch, and I COULD PULL IT! Without Hesitation!!!!!! Wake up political people and you friggen "anti against the death penalty people"!!! (but it's murder.....NO it isn't!!! It's F'n JUSTICE FOR THAT BABY WHO'S RIGHTS WERE SNUFFED OUT!!!!)............

Answer 8

I don't think that he will last long in prison after the other inmates find out he is a paedophile anyway. One of the last paedophiles I heard about was gang raped in prison and killed by one of the inmates who put a glass bottle in a rather unpleasant place before breaking it. If you did bring back the death penalty it would be quick. Send the inmates in the prison a few packs of cigarettes and I'm sure they would be happy to help you out in the punishment of this guy.

Answer 9

Believe me, I have a lot of sympathy for your view, RT.
The problem is you can't have a 'Death Penalty (But Only For Obviously and Without A Shadow of Doubt Evil Barstewards) Act'.
The DP should be for both revenge and deterrence. But I can't see it acting as a deterrent for child murderers.
Anyway, the way things are now, there'd be somebody going through the trapdoor every two days. I'm not sure that would make any of us feel much better about society and the way it's going.

Answer 10

I am split on this one guys, i think that any monster who could rape and murder any child/baby should go to hell and die a horrible death....

However, i think these murderers should be made to pay for what they have done... they should be operated on so that they can get it up so cant use it... or better still cut it off so they have to pee through a tube for the rest of their lives.... made to go to a proper prison where they have to work everyday, manual labour, and have no comforts, basic everything...

Prisons nowadays are far too like holiday camps, i mean when you watch on tv what their cells look like, they could quite easily pass for a hotel room....

Sentences need to be tougher, and when you get life it should mean life, these people should rot in prison...