Death Penalty: Do you approve?

[Soulghast]

Do you approve?

[the_mango55]

In certain extreme cases, yes.

But for the most part, no.

[greek302]

In certain extreme cases, yes.

But for the most part, no.

I agree with Mango

[Soulghast]

What are these certain extreme cases?

[the_mango55]

What are these certain extreme cases?

Sorry I kind of wandered off after I posted this.

1. In cases where keeping someone alive could prove disadvantagious (IE, overthrown political/ideological leader who's followers will commit acts of terrorism to try to get him released).

2. Terrorists - For the same reason as stated above, and simply because I can't stand terrorists.

3. Serial killers - I serously can't stand the fact that these people get to sit in their cells with cable TV and profit from writing their memoirs.

4. Duke basketball fans.

[Gaidin]

4. Duke basketball fans.

You went to UK didn't you?

I agree with number 4 completely and without reserve.

[Gwendylyn]

I fully support the death penalty for all sports enthusiasts, without discrimination.

[the_mango55]

You went to UK didn't you?

I agree with number 4 completely and without reserve.

NC State actually.

[LoZz]

in some cases yes - for mass murdere's and jack the ripper type people.

[the Black Prince]

not again... can we not just use the search button?

[VALIS]

i absolutley agree with it.
we need to reinstate it in this country.

[Mig el Pig]

i absolutley agree with it.
we need to reinstate it in this country.

Which country?


I'm firmly opposed to the death penalty, even in extreme circumstances.
Humans make mistakes, so let's try to not make mistakes that we can't redeem.

[KaerMorhen]

I'm fully approve DP for pedos, maniac serial killers, genociders, guilty of war crimes and traitors!!!

[Big War Bird]

I favor a death penalty lottery for traffic tickets.

[the Black Prince]

i am 110% opposed to reintroducing the death penalty in this country.

reasons:
one, it makes no difference to crime rates
two, it has no effect as a deterrent.
these are criminological facts, so please don't try and use the daily mail to debunk them. From our top sentencers such as Woolf, Ashworth, von Hirsch and Wasik, to our top criminologists like Morgan, Reiner, Garland and Narey you won't any support for this outmoded useless overly punitive and above all dangerous sentence
three, human error. i can point to 90 cases within the last 4 years that would have resulted in the death of an innocent person had we had the death penalty. 90. we can go back in time and look at the famous miscarriages of justice, such as the B'ham 6 and the Guildford 4, and we can look at modern appeal statistics from the Criminal Cases Review Commission, and all will tell you the same thing. If we have the death penalty, then innocent people will die. I shouldn't need to say more than that. That you are willing to condone the deaths of hundreds of totally innocent people each year just so you can knock off a few criminals is unbelievable and a very poor reflection on you.

[Rex Invictus]

its just stupid to punish somone with death. Everyone must die, does it mean everyone will be punished? where is the justice in this?

[KaerMorhen]

DP is nor punishment neither retribution it's the best and quick way to eliminate those who need to be eliminated for good aka: pedos, maniac serial killers, genociders, guilty of war crimes and traitors!!!

[the Black Prince]

kool, fine, brilliant

why? why do they need to be eliminated for good? someones killed someone, so you're going to sink to their level and do the same back to them? ace! guess your next on the list then! eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind

oh, second of all, given everything i've said about miscarriage of jutice, how do you know, for absolute certainty, that the person whose life you are about to extinguish, has actually done anything wrong. the second you kill an innocent person in the name of justice, the entire justice system not only loses all credibility, it loses all legitimacy as well. The last time my country killed an innocent person was in the 50s, his name was Derek Bentley, and i don't want to see that ever happen in my life time

[Hmmm]

kool, fine, brilliant

why? why do they need to be eliminated for good? someones killed someone, so you're going to sink to their level and do the same back to them? ace! guess your next on the list then! eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind

It is silly to compare the jugdes with murderers because of death PENALTY. The death penalty is (if approved, of course), part of the law, a murderers actions is NOT. They are to be eliminated becaues it is by far worse to die than to live, no matter the circumstances in which you live, as long as you can think and live it is MUCH better to live than die. Secondly, why should this murderer take money and space, because he/she killed someone?

oh, second of all, given everything i've said about miscarriage of jutice, how do you know, for absolute certainty, that the person whose life you are about to extinguish, has actually done anything wrong. the second you kill an innocent person in the name of justice, the entire justice system not only loses all credibility, it loses all legitimacy as well. The last time my country killed an innocent person was in the 50s, his name was Derek Bentley, and i don't want to see that ever happen in my life time

That is, of course, awful, but what if you execute people when you are completly sure of that this person has done a crime? Like a famed mass murderer, you cant say that he/she would be possibly innocent if it is a famed mass murderer. What? Should he/she live? Just think of the victims family and friend, what would they think about having the murderer pretty much get away with killing the person?

In Sweden, were i live, it feels like noone even gets a lifelong penalty in prison (not to mention lifelong penalty is 20 yrs, far from lifelong... and people get out anyway for "good behaviour"). Most people is to have "psycological care". Do you really think that there would be many death penalties here even if death penalties were approved?

EDIT:

I am all for the death penalty. It is more cost efective. Cold you may say but absoulutly true. Why should some one that can't abide the laws of sociaty get to stay in a room with cable tv and food for free? Fruther more why should I have to pay for it? Are we to reword them for killing and rapeing and what not? I think not.

I absolutely share your opinion there, and only few of those i know does. It is like you say, people say it is inhumane or something to say stuff like that, without thinking of what crimes the person has done.

[KaerMorhen]

kool, fine, brilliant

why? why do they need to be eliminated for good? someones killed someone, so you're going to sink to their level and do the same back to them? ace! guess your next on the list then! eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind

oh, second of all, given everything i've said about miscarriage of jutice, how do you know, for absolute certainty, that the person whose life you are about to extinguish, has actually done anything wrong. the second you kill an innocent person in the name of justice, the entire justice system not only loses all credibility, it loses all legitimacy as well. The last time my country killed an innocent person was in the 50s, his name was Derek Bentley, and i don't want to see that ever happen in my life time

sure errors happens but extremely rarely so don't be overreacted first. Do entire justice system still has credibility if pedo or serial killer will be set free cause very cautious and wise social worker/psychologist and court at the end decide that his human right are broken due to harsh prison condition. Then he'll on the loose do the same thing to others as a result of his mental sickness. And what you'll say to the parents of tortured, raped and slaughtered child - that you're very sorry for what happened but the oppressor is victim too due his rough and tough childhood and he deserves compassion rather than execution.