Iam sorry but i just cant see capital punishment as justice.?

Question

Our legal system is designed to be fair and to remain honorable. that was the intent of law. I seriously cant see human sacrifice, as justice. thats what capital punishment entails, you will always have a multitiude of innocents executed. over 160 death row inmates have been proven inoocent. so how many have we killed so far. Yes you have to provide justice and care about the victims and families of the but they have no right or voucher to a human life< thats not justice, If I went to walmart and screamed out slurs against colored people is it right that colored people can pick any random white person walking the street and blame them for it? I mean this is really is coming down to for some cases. I cant b e convinced that the death penalty is fair. Its deseigned to harm a human being and quick self assurance, not justice. Fact supporting the death penalty is supporting the possibility of killing innocents. where is the justice for the innocencts accused?

it also disturbs me that alot of christians support this. its hateful. The lord was our only human scarefice. the "lamb of god". he died for our sins, so that jpoe schmo who didnt do crap has to get executed to scare people in our society straight.

also i dont see why people say just because i dont support the death penalty means that i support abortion. I mean what kind of crap is that. are people really that limited to think you can only support liberals, republicans or democrats? I mean why do people think Iam anti gun? I eman its funny because most people say that iam something iam not whenever i mention this.

Oh and btw i had someone close who was murdered. I sill feel the same way. killing someone is not going to honor his death, nor bring him back or relieve anyone, just cause more pain. thats the way everyone who knew him felt.

Answer 1

People should have the facts about how the death penalty system actually works before making up their minds. 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.

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.

Answer 2

I believe in GOD and his teaching's and I am all for the death penalty. In fact I live in Texas a state that not only has the death penalty, but also enforces it. Eye for an Eye. Death penalty sentences are not just handed out to everyone. And sure there is a possibility that a person could be Innocent. That however is a fault of the people just as much as a fault of the state. I think in most cases a jury wrongfully convicts because they assume the police got the right guy. They do not look at the facts. It would be hard for me to sentence a person to death, and if I was not convinced with out a doubt that they committed the crime, then no I would not send them to death row. But if I knew beyond any doubt that someone committed a crime worthy of the death penalty I sure would give it to them. Honestly if a person had killed someone who you loved dearly, your child for example, would you really want to let them live there life, even in a jail cell it is a better life then your child will have, because they are gone forever. I want my tax dollars going to a good cause, things that we as a people need and support. And not going to some killer, and his free bed and three meals a day!

edit: if you and your friends/family sleep well knowing that there is a murderer out there, sleeping in his jail cell ploting his escape, more power to you. As for me I could not sleep at night knowing that that person could come back. They said Alcatraz was unescapable! and yet 3 men escaped, weather or not they all lived, they still escaped. I could not sleep with that on my mind!

Answer 3

I see your point but then again if you knew for a 100% fact a guy killed your mother, what would your opinion be then?? Now tell me what would be justice, unfortunately, in life their is never a clear 100% solution to anything, their will always be cons and with todays technology, proof is easier found than before. Do not blame the justice system but put blame on the jury that found them guility without a reasonable doubt. Maybe the failure is our society of peers than found them guilty if they were innocenct and also several years usually has to pass before capital punishment occurs, so appeals can be used. The point again is that there has to been some proven evidence to convict a person to death and if there is not then shame on the jury and not the law. What do you think is justice for a person guilty of a crime that get the death sentence.

Answer 4

I'm up in the air on this one. In theory I support the death penalty, there are some people out there that the world would just be better off without. I hear about heinous crimes and it makes sense to me that the people who committed them should be on death row; but as you said many people on death row have later been proven innocent. I think if it were ever up to me to convict someone to death they would probably end up with life in prison or something instead becasue I don't want to be the one who mistakenly sent an innocent person to death but at least in theory I do think that the death sentence is warrented in some cases.

Answer 5

Actually, capital punishment is the exact definition of justice.
Personally, I'm torn on the issue. There's no doubt that innocent people have been executed. On the other hand, there's a lot of people who were absolutely guilty of horrendous killings and are serving life sentences behind bars that I think don't deserve to be alive. Is that justice? I don't think so.

Answer 6

homicide is homicide to me. How they justify Capital Punishment is suggestions blowing. i wager it helps them sleep at evening. Now i might want to replace my suggestions if actual one of my loved ones were murdered. yet when I agreed to Capital Punishment using a loved one, it nevertheless might want to be against the law on my behalf. I do exactly not comprehend why Capital Punishment exists. 2 wrongs do no longer make a perfect. no longer all States have Capital Punishment. Why are some states allowed to practiced this? i imagine it could be a Federal determination, then all states might want to have a similar rules.

Answer 7

If someone is caught red handed I dont see a problem with it. Circumstantial evidence is different. Like Scott Peterson for instance. Even though we are certain he did it, there is a slim chance he didnt. Therefor life is a good sentence for him. Some guys have it coming.

Answer 8

Tell that to the Philadelphia police Department.

Answer 9

Wait until someone you care about is murdered in cold blood, then come back and try that abstract pontification.