Also, what country do you live in?
2007-11-10 15:17:59 · 24 answers · asked by Amber 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
You don't have to condone brutal crimes or want the criminals who commit them to avoid a harsh punishment to ask whether the death penalty prevents or even reduces crime and whether it risks killing innocent people. Instead of a yes or no--- some things about the death penalty in the US, sources below.
124 people on death rows have been released with proof that they were wrongfully convicted. 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.
The death penalty costs much more than life in prison, mostly because of the legal process which is supposed to prevent executions of innocent people.
The death penalty isn't reserved for the worst crimes, but for defendants with the worst lawyers. It doesn't apply to people with money. 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.
2007-11-11 02:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by Susan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but so far a few innocent people slip through the cracks so until they iron that problem out... I'm really concerned about how the justice system is still flawed.
I've lived long enough to realize that there are people who murder with absolutely NO conscience and are definitely lost causes no matter how much they play the game of words people want to hear.
For example, if our society bases religion on redeeming a murderer they will tell you that they found the savior and pray upon people's gullibility.
Believe me... I knew someone who was a swirling black hole of no hope who really could care less and lived to hurt others. They exist, and even if they do have some kind good in them... They will still kill you!
Hypothetically, if you are against capital punishment, let's say your own child was a victim of a brutal murder... And let's the say the details were pretty sick... I think you would definitely change your mind.
2007-11-10 15:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is a very difficult question to answer. It is good your school has you thinking about this, as you & your generation will have to make decisions on this in the future. Personally, in theory I am against it. Simply put, you cannot overturn a death sentence once carried out if you are wrong. There is a long standing principle in our legal system that we would rather let 100 guilty go free instead of convicting 1 innocent. Now, in practise, the older I get, the more tolerant I ain't. Everyday there is some story on the news more horrible than the day before. When these horrific crimes involve the very vulnerable like kids & especially repeat offenders, yes I want the evil doers killed. Honestly, I don't know how I would vote if I had to right now...I really envy the people who know their own mind on this issue.
2016-05-29 03:58:43 · answer #3 · answered by delores 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm against capital punishment. I live in the United States
2007-11-10 15:37:26 · answer #4 · answered by mollyflan 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I was for capital punishment before I was against it..
I live in the greatest country on Earth.
Huh? No, not that.
What? No, not Switzerland.
America, fool!
2007-11-10 15:22:39 · answer #5 · answered by hellificould 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Against. Canada.
2007-11-10 15:24:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
FOR
I even think there should be an Express lane. None of this staying on Death row for 15 years, when it costs the taxpayers $68,717 a year PER inmate
2007-11-10 15:22:25 · answer #7 · answered by Maxwell Smart(ypants) 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
for, conceptually.
but realistically, i would massacre half the people so it wouldn't be all that feasible.
you like all those perverts, pedophiles, rapists and other mental jokes of the universe running around?
*sorry, forgot the country.
studying in USA with residence in UK and Russia. in other words, i live on a plane.
2007-11-10 15:22:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am for it as I don't believe in working and having my taxes used to keep murders and such alive when they can be used for hospitals, education etc. I live in Australia.
Edit: I don't think killing them is an easy let off; it's sending them off to meet their maker.
From "Man on Fire :"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting"
2007-11-10 15:21:21 · answer #9 · answered by 1080 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Murder is wrong, next comes killing by consensus, mass murder, and genocide. Capital punishment may sound legal, but it's just another conspiracy.
2007-11-10 15:32:19 · answer #10 · answered by Bob H 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋