Do u agree with the death penality ???

Question

I could never agree with it. Because the whole point of punishing someone is so that they would understand their mistakes and suffer the consequences of their action. But the death penality doesn't teach the person anything. U just let the person die and they never learn anything. Ya, u can eliminate that person from the society but... i believe that u can punish someone but the God only has the power to play with someones life. If he gave the life, no one has the power to take it.

Well thats my opinion. But what is ur opinion on this topic ??

Answer 1

Despite other comments on this thread, I must say that (for two different reasons), the death penalty IS a deterrent.

First, I read in a newspaper last week about a study that says that when death penalties are imposed, death rates go down, even if only marginally. I'll take that margin.

Second, assuming you can show guilt with very high to near absolute certainty, I absolutely and positively guarantee that the death penalty deters the executed felon from ever killing anyone else - the ultimate deterrent.

But I actually don't require a death penalty. The point about economics is relevant, though. I think every state should have a penalty that says "life with no pardon, no parole, no chance of commutation, stay there until you rot." In other words, society must have a way to say to a person, "We never want to see you in free society again."

So if we have the "out of society forever" sentence, how can you implement that with certainty? Well, there ARE such things as the supermax prisons. But they are expensive and have limited capacity. To my way of thinking, if we want to avoid cruel and unusual punishment, placing people in captivity is the REAL cruelty. For the folks whom we KNOW we don't ever want to be free, it would perhaps be more merciful to end their suffering and be done with it.

There is the viewpoint that says the person about to be executed should be aware of the severity of the crime and should know why they are being put to death. That's mush-head thinking. They're about to DIE. Sure they'll learn something. Then they die and their neurons go dark and they forget it again. Well, DUH! What good did that viewpoint do?

The death penalty CAN be a good teacher - but not a teacher of the condemned. The penalty can convince others who were thinking about murder but hadn't committed to it yet. In other words, deter the cases that were salvagable.

Not to mention the cost of housing and feeding a schmuck who never learned to play nice with others. We the taxpayers have enough burdens, thank you.

Don't get me wrong. If there is doubt, then make the sentence life without parole or pardon. I'm good with that. And in that case, appeals of a substantive nature should always be allowed. No time limits or numerical limits on substantive appeals. But where there is no doubt, where there is no way that the wrong person was convicted, where there was a confession and physical evidence and witnesses - strap him (or her - e.g. Eileen Wuornos) down, poke in the needle, push the plunger, bury the box, take care of the survivors.

Answer 2

Do you all realize how good are jails are to those who are there? The have access to things that impoverished people don't. Why pay for a murder when you could help a real person. We spend and average of 265 million a year national on the inmates on death row. In jail inmates have access to T.V. Exercise equipment, computers with Internet, three good meals a day (pancakes, steak, chicken etc.) Books are provides to those who read, and other supplies they ask for. It isn't a cake walk but better than some of the people on the streets.
Personally I am all for the death penalty. In my opinion bring back the firing squad, gas chamber and other methods. I have seen what some of these offenders do on a regular basis and it isn't a pretty sight for any one.
Do you want to continue paying 30 year per inmate for the rest of you lifetime?
But is looks as though the death penalty will be ruled unconstitutional here soon anyways. Due to all the new protest of Lethal injection being up for discussion.

Answer 3

Yes Beauty Queen, I agree with you.There should not be any death penalty. It's not that only God should punish him, if so many has to be punished with that person.I'll tell you how?

Even whatever i say is my Guru 's words there is some truth in it.

The person whoever he may be does it on a sudden strong urge to do the crime.He is not the only cause.

Behind his thought there are so many peoples suppressed anger. It might be my suppressed anger or your anger or anybody's anger.

All these suppressed anger get linked to that particular person who is highly emotional & who doesn't have a control over his emotions, will just go to an extreme to kill or harm the person.

Since we are all linked together through the magnetic wave every one are to be blamed.

In the same way sexual crimes also occur b'cos of so many people's suppressed feelings.He is not the only cause It is the cause of the society itself.

All or not perfect .Each one of us have both the qualities[good & bad] in side.Some have the capacity to control some will not have. Those who are weak do it & suffer the consequences.The others simply blame the person.

Hope you agree with my Guru's truth.I thank you for putting this question & giving an oppurtunity to bring my Guru's word's on this subject.

Answer 4

The ultimate problem with the death penalty is that sometimes innocent people get executed (and it'll happen no matter how hard you try to avoid it) whereas with life without parole if you later find out that someone was innocent you can just release them (and preferably give them some pretty hefty compensation).

The Death penalty is also no more effective the life imprisonment (if life won't deter someone neither will death) so it doesn't really have a place (and the legal challenges that are implemented often make killing someone more expensive than keeping them alive for the rest of their life (and removing those challenges is just going to make more innocent people die)).

There are also a lot of bad arguments against the death penalty out there and ironically enough people usually fall back to the bad ones instead of the knock
out argument that kill the death penalty.

"i believe that u can punish someone but the God only has the power to play with someones life."
It's a new one but it's a bad argument since god doesn't exist.

Answer 5

I beg to differ. The person facing the death penalty for killing had, and used, the power to play with someones life. The power of choice lies in all of us, and there must be a penalty for abusing that power. There's a point where punishment is no longer the issue. A price must be paid. With the time it takes for appeals and such, the offender has plenty of time to reflect on the error of their ways. Some people are incapable of remorse and so full of malice, that the only way to stop them from killing another innocent victim again is to eliminate them from society. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but some people are inherently evil, and must die, or they will kill others if allowed to live. Maybe you have it in your heart to forgive some after they killed you, but what about the next victim? Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, life for a life, to me it's only fair. Not to metion the victim's freinds and family, don't they deserve some kind of justice and closure?

Answer 6

Yes, I do. It may not teach the executed a lesson, but it's a great deterrant for others who might want to take the life of another.

One person noted people who have been cleared by DNA evidence; that's great, it should help keep innocent people out of jail. The fact that some people have been cleared doesn't mean we should throw out the death penalty, it just means that DNA is a good tool for finding the guilty.

As for God being the judge - He's the judge of the immortal soul. He leaves it up to us to figure out what to do when the mortal person commits an unforgivable crime.

Answer 7

I had always thought the reason for the death penalty was because many thought it was a deterrent, not as a means of punishment. However, I don't think it is a deterrent. I doubt most ponder the consequences of the death penalty before they kill someone. I don't believe in it.

Answer 8

No, I don't. Most civilised nations have abolished capital punishment.

Since 2006 the following countries have executed people : Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, North Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, the United States of America, Vietnam, Yemen.

Nice company to keep.

Federal prisons are not the cable tv, flower and happiness, dancing,singing ,friendly unicorn wonderlands that people seem to think they are. They are horrible places where you would never want to be.

The fact that some here are arguing that people should be killed to save money is indicative of the abhorrent reasoning used by some death penalty supporters.

I believe a BigGuyUpstairs was not too keen on it either and issued a commandment to that effect...

Answer 9

I agree with the death penalty. We are not teaching that particular individual about how to live in a civilized society. We are showing the other people that think that they can commit crimes and suffer no consequence that you have to pay for your actions. You kill another person...you pay the price. If someone violates my life and hurts my kids or my wife or any member of my family...you will pay the price. Sooner or later.

Answer 10

Death is not the end. It is the starting of a new eternal ife. In order for that, people who lived bad in this world should be punished otherwise it wont be fair on the people whi lived a life of goodness.
an eg.
When i was in 3rd we had to get this note signed by parents. I forgot like my some of the other classmates. I didnt want to get beaten by my teacher so i put mmy parents signature on my own and i escaped.. another reason was that i wanted the best in class which is why i didnt want the teacher i didnt get the note signed. everyone else got beaten. later when i thought about i realised what i did. everyone got beaten. i was like them and i escaped by doing something wrong wrong. i was really sad. i was sorry for them. i became guilty conscious. that day during lunch time i wnt to my teacher and told her the truth. she was very happy and proud to have a student like me for having the courage to stand up and accept my fault and confess.
Thia is why god is still happy to forgive us. he is waiting there. if we become gulty conscious he will forgive us and make us the best.. what i am tryinng to say is that it wasnt fair on the people whi didn get it signed as i was the same and through wrond doing i escaped. we cant fool God but it is must that if we lead a bad life we must be prepared to face the consequences. the death penality is totally fair!