An innocent person replaces a death row convict and the convict is free to walk away.
2007-07-12 02:34:17 · 10 answers · asked by bobanalyst 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, this would cause more violence as gang members on death row would "force" innocent people to replace there friends through threats against their families.
2007-07-12 02:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by Truth is elusive 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why don't we join the rest of the western civilized world and abolish capital punishment. It only would work if murderers were capable of rational thought instead of being motivated by alcohol, drugs and testosterone. Do away with it entirely and spend the savings in ways that prevent murders. Most of the expense is up front at the investigation and trial stage and serves only to let grandstanding prosecutors pander to the public by showing how tough they are. The death penalty isn't even a blip on the criminal radar screen and hasn't been significant for over a century. During the last 100 years, the most people executed in one year was 198 in 1935. For a nation of 300 million people that is statistically zero and the 50 or so in 2007 is statistically 25% of zero. The expense of keeping capital punishment is enormous. For example, the state of Maryland figures it has spent $37 Million EACH for the executions it has carried out since reinstating the death penalty. When you look at the costs, this is a criminal waste of the public's money.
2016-04-01 00:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been done.. But here in the U.S. in these modern times it is only very bad people that get the death penalty and the reason to trade out for an inocent in the time was for crimes against a king or some power that were not crimes against the people as it is today. A person could take the place of a popular person that has more public worth than themselves etc... I think it would be a bad law for these times in the United States anyway.
2007-07-12 06:55:59 · answer #3 · answered by James Q 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ridiculous. That does not solve the problem of the death penalty. Someone who commits a crime should be punished. Yes, there are sometimes innocent people wrongly convicted, but how can you justify an innocent person sacrificing him or herself to save someone who may be a murderer? Let a murderer go free to make a political statement? It's asinine.
2007-07-12 02:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by chitowngal70 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a very interesting question.. I feel that if the criminal did the crime he/she should have to pay the time.. I know that sounds cheesy.. but if it were possible for an innocent to take the place of a criminal then who is to say that the criminal won't go out and do what got him/her on death row in the first place again? .. Bad Idea!!
2007-07-12 02:39:18 · answer #5 · answered by Amber C 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Actually, that was pretty common practice amongst most cultures back in the old days (because families were seen as jural units. Which means, that ruling was applied against the family, the family then decided who suffered the punishment.)
But no, I beleive in personal responsibility.
2007-07-12 02:38:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am one of those types that "strives to live every day to God"
It is from a scriptural standpoint that I say nope. But what an interesting question. Good job!
2007-07-12 02:50:03 · answer #7 · answered by onlynatural 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I may do it but only when I'm like in a crazy state of mind like drunkedness and I em too much angered and when I don't have a clear knowledge of what's wrong or not. But then I would regret it with all my heart later when my mind returned to its 'freshness'.
2007-07-12 02:43:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Like how Pontius Pilate released Barabbas, at the behest of the crowd, who wanted Jesus crucified? I dunno... didn't seem to be such a good idea then... don't think it'll work.
2007-07-12 02:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by Schaufel 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Why would anyone support this?
2007-07-12 02:38:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋