Debate on the Death Penalty - Political Forum

superdude17* · 07-30-2007, 03:12 AM

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Same. Wow, most of the people who took it are against the death penalty... that's kind of bad...

I am pro death penalty. it is a deterrent to terrible crimes, however, this is a thread that isn't about that.

JeepKnut · 09-10-2007, 10:09 AM

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I am pro death penalty. it is a deterrent to terrible crimes, however, this is a thread that isn't about that.

The death penalty puts innocent people to death and is not evenly distributed.

iTaliAN_ICe · 09-10-2007, 04:28 PM

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The death penalty puts innocent people to death and is not evenly distributed.

It puts many more deserving, guilty people to death. What do you mean "evenly distributed"?

Zeus · 09-10-2007, 07:13 PM

i am for death penalty and i believe it may not deter future criminal acts for those who don't care about the consequences. but not carring about the consequences does not mean we should just not punish them justly. it also takes care of those who are just going to sit in jail for the remainder of their lives on our tax dollars. as to the using them as tools for all the jobs we hate like hard labor remember these are criminals and should not be out in the populus for work or any other reason. these are the worst of the worst and putting them to work isn't exactly hard punishment. and just for the record innocent deaths are extremely rare. it actually takes quite a crime and plenty of evidence to get the death penalty.

Quirinalian · 09-10-2007, 08:37 PM

Against. I don't think the state has the right to take away life. I believe executions are inhumane and neither punish nor attempt to rehabilitate and are thus of little value except as a deterrant - and I don't believe they have any great value in that either.

I don't doubt either that it causes plenty of innocent deaths.

Locke9-05 · 09-10-2007, 09:44 PM

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Against. I don't think the state has the right to take away life. I believe executions are inhumane and neither punish nor attempt to rehabilitate and are thus of little value except as a deterrant - and I don't believe they have any great value in that either.

I don't doubt either that it causes plenty of innocent deaths.

The state doesn't just "take away life" on a whim. These people know exactly what will happen to them by committing horrendous crimes. The laws against crimes that merit the death penalty are very clear, and they aren't unreasonable. Once again it's all about choice. These people won't stop by themselves, and there's no reason to allow them to exist in American society. If they commit the crimes on American soil under any state's jurisdiction, when it's obvious that they've done wrong and the punishment for said crime is made very clear, it rightfully becomes the state's decision as to what happens to them. Besides, they still get representation. They can still hire professional liars to try and weasel out of it. They're given plenty of chances as it is.

Why should we waste tax dollars, keeping these serial rapists and murders behind bars, feeding them, housing them, etc.? It doesn't matter if they don't care what happens to them. Their crimes are crimes against human life, and why in the world should society value the life of someone that has NO regard for human life? A .50 cent bullet is the efficient solution to that sort of "dilemma."

iTaliAN_ICe · 09-10-2007, 09:44 PM

I support it fully, especially hearing all the sick things people do these days. For example: I believe anyone who rapes/tortures a child should die a slow death in extreme pain.

I also believe that every prisoner should work to generate revenue for the government. That way, the prisons would pretty much pay for themselves.

Kazikli Bey · 09-10-2007, 10:10 PM

I am against it. Not because i think that they don't deserve it but because of a few reasons:

1) I don't think that anyone has the right to decide if someone should live or die, it is like playing God.

2) If we screw up and find out later that that person didn't do it, we can't bring them back to life and nothing can compensate for the loss of life.

3) There are worse things than death.

panteth4h2o · 09-10-2007, 10:16 PM

I certainly support the concept of the death penalty, but my problem is that our justice system is so inconsistent that I fear the execution of innocent people.

On the other hand, I don't agree with people who argue that life in prison is worse than the death penalty. Such statements are made from the perspective of a normal person, and not some psychopath who can adapt to life behind bars and still find some type of enjoyment through programs and activity, especially considering that prisoners have so many rights and privileges these days.

Kazikli Bey · 09-10-2007, 10:18 PM

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On the other hand, I don't agree with people who argue that life in prison is worse than the death penalty. Such statements are made from the perspective of a normal person, and not some psychopath who can adapt to life behind bars and still find some type of enjoyment through programs and activity, especially considering that prisoners have so many rights and privileges these days.

No, the thing i meant by something worse then death is slightly cruel, lock them in a 2 by 2 cell for the rest of their lives, not allowed to come out and are unable to have any human interactions.