do you think it wrong to have death penalty in jail?

Answer 1

Back in 1973, I was a young child of 12 years old, when my 19 year old half brother brutally killed a man in Georgia. I grew up knowing the pain he had caused my mother, family and all the other innocent people who's lives he destroyed in many ways. For many years, I have had the opinion that anyone who kills should give their life in return. Save the tax payers the money of having to house them all their lives. Many years later when the court wanted to release him, I made sure he understood that he is to NEVER step foot on my doorstep. he is still in prison today. Until recently have I thought this way. After reading John Grishams book, "The Inncocent Man" a story of Ron Williamson who faced a criminal justive system that was totally incompetant in Oklahoma. Read this book and you will realise the horror of possible facing deathrow when you are innocent!If there were a way that the evidence was definative, photo video proof, multiple witnesses, then I support putting that person to death, but it is a heavy burden when the justice system is made up of men, and we all know "man" are not infalable.

Answer 2

How can it be right to have a system which does not prevent or reduce crime and which risks executing innocent people?

*Risks of executing innocent people-
124 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence. DNA is available in less than 10% of all homicides and isn’t a guarantee we won’t execute innocent people.

*The death penalty doesn't 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 and regions that have it than in states that don’t.

*We have a good alternative. 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.

*Death penalty costs. The death penalty costs much more than life in prison, mostly because of the legal process. When the death penalty is a possible sentence, extra costs start mounting up before trial, continue through the uniquely complicated trial in death penalty cases (actually 2 separate trials, one to decide if the defendant is guilty and the second to choose the sentence, mandated by the Supreme Court), and appeals.

*The death penalty doesn't apply to people with money. Its not reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was on death row, let alone executed?

*The death penalty doesn't necessarily help families of murder victims. 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.

*Problems with speeding up the process. Over 50 of the innocent people released from death row had already served over a decade. If the process is speeded up we are sure to execute an innocent person.

Answer 3

Yes, I think it's wrong for a couple of reasons.
1. Death is such a profound thing it's impossible to understand, and murder is so horrible, we shouldn't be forcing someone into the role of executioner.
2. The death penalty in America is problematic because it's being applied in a racist way. Blacks and minorities are given the death penalty 2-3 times more often than whites, despite most murders being committed by white people.
think there needs to be a moratorium on the death penalty in the US while this is remedied.

Answer 4

Yes. My philosophical reason, it is state-sponsored killing. No person can explain with precise detail the hows and whys of human life. No person can bring about human life on his own. No person could therefore have the right to decide who lives and who dies, even if that life ended another. If we countenance this, how much different would we be from the killer? On a more practical note, I am not aware of any study that conclusively holds that the imposition of death penalty effectively deters crimes. Nor will the death of a killer bring the victim back to life.

Answer 5

That depends. Strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with the death penalty. But, as John Paull II said, if a country is wealthy enough to protect society without using the death penalty, then it should do so.
Centuries ago, you couldn't house murderers in Maximum Security prisons for life very effectively. But now we can.

Answer 6

I used to agree with it until I became a Christian. Now, I think that God is the only one who can judge. The justice system and government can be flawed and i wouldn't risk one innocent man's life for a thousand times of executing the right one. Let them serve their time, die, and meet judgment with God. Perhaps while incarcerated they will accept Jesus into their hearts and become saved, and through them more and more sinners will be saved. I say leave the final judgment to God.

Answer 7

Our justice system is flawed. Innocent people get convicted sometimes. That's not my opinion, that's a proven fact. And that fact alone makes me uncomfortable about the death penalty.

Answer 8

I'm all for the death penalty, but............you better make sure you have the right person.

Answer 9

Yes it is wrong, especially if the person has been given the death penalthy for murder. How is killing someone going to proove murdering is wrong?

Answer 10

Yes

The worst punishment on earth would be to have to live out life in a torrid nasty jail.
Death would defiantly be the easy way out of punishment !