POLL: Do YOU Believe in the Death Penalty?

Question

If Yes, Why?
If No, Why?

Answer 1

yes if its a serious enuff crime.

Answer 2

You don't have to sympathize with criminals or want them to avoid a terrible punishment to ask if the death penalty prevents or even reduces crime and to think about the risks of executing innocent people. Your question is much too important to settle without thinking about these.

125 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 those 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 3

Hi. Once I did believe in the death penalty. I do not anymore. It is wrong for the government to do this. There are too many cases where in the past a person was the wrong person. For those who did commit the crime it is still wrong for all of the citizens tax dollars to pay for the execution of a human being. I also believe it's up to God, not us. However if someone attacks me or my family I will defend us and if that means taking a life I would. Only in a situation where we are in danger. If it were someone I loved I would not want them executed and I would be extremely sad. Peace

Answer 4

Yes for certain crimes such as murder, but it has to be 100% proven (like caught in the act) DNA testing can also be good proof..

I believe in an eye for an eye.... punishment to fit the crime.

It cost a lot of money to keep people in prison, and bringing back hanging will help to reduce the costs..

Prison sentences in general should be a lot longer for other crimes.. there should also be no parole nonsense... if you are sentenced to 5 years, you do 5 years, no if's or buts.

Habitual criminals should be given much longer sentences,
a person who nicks a car, gets in a chase, loses control and kills an innocent bystander gets 2 years and a driving ban...
We all know he's out in 6 months and straight behind the wheel of another nicked car... it's nothing more than a slap on the wrist.. as far as I'm concerned, it's murder with a lethal weapon.. i.e. a car... I don't have time for them... maybe it's time for a change in the law.

Answer 5

No, I do not believe in the death penalty. I have yet to hear one good argument to convince me of it's benefit. The United States has been carrying out the death penalty for many years and I see no decline in the crime rate what-so-ever....the appeals process takes years and more tax payer money than the housing of the criminals for the rest of their natural lives would. Lastly, as has been stated in another answer here, it's plain and simple revenge, not justice, and that's not what is suppose to be happening in a court of law.

Answer 6

This is a good question and has been debated on for a long time. In my opinion the death penalty is better than life imprisonment for a serious crime. Serious, mind you. I mean, I certainly don't want to spend the rest of my life in a jail cell. I'd go mad. I'm not really sure though. But only a few years i jail wouldn't be too bad...

Answer 7

YES! for a long time people have been appearing from other parts of the world getting away with murder. If we had the death penalty for the worst that you can think of convicts, then people would stop pouring into Britain thinking that they can do what ever they want. Its our way of life or not at all ( just to let you know that i am in no way a racist but it seems that other ethnic groups get away with much more)

Answer 8

I am against death penalty. One of the reasons is that it discriminates between poor and rich people.

But, I would suggest that in countries where lawful homicide still exists, all citizens who are in favour should register.
Everytime it is proved without any doubt that somebody has been executed but was innocent, somebody from this register should be chosen by lottery and executed.

Have a baeutiful day.

Answer 9

Yes, I believe in the eye for an eye, because if someone got the Death Penalty then they have done something really bad like take another's life, why waste money on someone that took someones life. Like Charles Mason, Why are we keeping this nut alive? And if people saw what happens when you do bad things maybe they will think twice, and if they don't think twice then they got to go, worlds safer without them.. I know accidents happen and accidents do not count in my eye but to do something like murder is unforgivable!

Answer 10

You pose some goodly problems kermit.Many people have/give opinions they think are modern and acceptable,which is a crime in itself.There is always a price to pay in life for what you do and say.The natural law is -only the strongest and cleverest survive,this is a fact of nature.My feeling is that you should be prepared to pay for your crimes,if you kill then your life is forfeit.To stop unjust and wrong convictions,a team of doctors could administer truth drugs and/or hypnosis to the accused to make sure they were guilty.(here come the human rights freaks) I would be more than willing to go through this ,rather than getting topped for something i had,nt done.merry xmas

Answer 11

Yes I do.
Someone like Saddam Hussein (he died since last year) should be Death Penalty.