I would like to hear what are some arguments for the death penalty.
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uhh i dont believe in the death penalty unless the person has like down right held a massacre. i think that people should stay in jail all their lives thinking about what they have done..and no mattter what CANNOT get out of prison.
im for it.what would you want to happen to some one who killeda loved one of yours?
Simple. You take a life on Purpose , your life gets taken.
Recidivism rate of zero.
Really is it helping the crime rate. I like to think it was created to scare potential murderers away but it doesn't. The U.S. is doing it, but not extensively. It seems like certain cases qualify for the death penalty. Also if we did not have it, what would we have? Would we put more people to jails that cannot support them. Overall this subject will go on forever as long as we're free.
Do not do the crime and you will not receive the punishment.
I strongly believe that the death penalty is unfairly imposed and overly used, but should not be abolished. There is a case in Wisconsin, which does not have the death penalty, where a prisoner serving life without the possibility of parole murdered another prisoner. The prisoner's sentence for murder was 60 days loss of commissary privileges. That seems to me to be a very unfair sentence for the taking of a human life.
There are some crimes which are so heinous that nothing seems to provide the need for societal retribution short of the death penalty.
well here lets say a guy shoots another guy so he goes to court and hes sentance to death and he dies either way theyre doing the same thing as the murder would do. so whos really innocent?.
In my opion there shouldnt be any arguments just do it. If they commit murder or what ever they done then the penalty should fit the crime.Like if someone Rapes and murders children then they should be raped and murderd the same way and not thrown into prison where we the tax payers have to support them ..They should be put to death and done with no arguments......
Well, I personally think that there are too many criminals just sitting in jail.
And it's expensive.
I mean, all those tax dollars that are used to house criminals in federal prisions can go to a better fund, like helping people with cancer or helping the homeless.
So in my opinion, I think the criminals that are charged with offenses that lead to the Death Penalty should go through a very detailed investigation and then just recieve their sentence if they are found to be guilty.
Cruel and unusual? If we did it more, it wouldn't be so "unusual."
So someone kills on purpose someone... and then that person sits in jail while our tax dollars keep him alive... oh yea that seems fair...*sarcasim*
1. Justice: if you steal $5, then you owe $5, anything less (i.e. $4) is not justice. So if you take a life, the only form of justice is to give up your life, it is the only thing of equal value.
2. Public safety: it is the ONLY 100% effective means to prevent repeat offenders. Many prisoners have escaped to murder again. Many have been paroled to murder again. Many have killed their fellow prisoners and their guards. All of these murders could have been prevented.
Life is the most precious aspect of our lives (Duh?!) - taking one deserves the ultimate penalty of losing the privilege to live amongst those who don't take the lives of their fellow human beings - but the punishment should be based upon objective evidence and testimony of at least two disparate witnesses who have nothing to gain from the outcome. If the person cannot be executed within 90 days of the crime, then the sentence should automatically convert to life imprisonment in solitary confinement without entertainment or other life enhancing benefits.
Two I commonly hear are:
It serves as a deterrent to committing murder (doesn't seem to be true).
It's cheaper to kill them then let them live in jail for life (also seems to not be true).
I think a lot of strong supporters just like to see people killed, they have to know that their brand of justice was served.
I personally don't care either way, if you are that bad of a criminal life in prison or capital punishment both seem fitting.
There is only one argument: justice. Sitting in prison for the rest of their life is not justice, because after all, the person they killed doesn't even have that choice. It's very simple: if you take a life purposefully, your life should be taken as well. As far as the deterrence argument is concerned, if there is any deterrence effect, that is a side benefit. There are studies that show both sides of that argument, but in any case it is irrelevant, as the first argument trumps the second.
On the facts it is hard to argue for the death penalty. The arguments both for an against tend to be emotional. Here are answers to practical aspects of the death penalty system with sources below. A lot of people are wrong about costs and about deterrence.
What about the risk of executing innocent people?
124 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence.
Doesn't DNA keep new cases like these from happening?
DNA is available in less than 10% of all homicides. It is not a guarantee against the execution of innocent people.
Doesn't the death penalty 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 do not.
So, what are the alternatives?
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.
But isn't the death penalty cheaper than keeping criminals in prison?
The death penalty costs much more than life in prison, mostly because of the legal process. When the death penalty is a possible sentence, extra costs mount up even before trial, continuing through the uniquely complicated trial (actually 2 separate stages, mandated by the Supreme Court) in death penalty cases, and appeals.
What about the very worst crimes?
The death penalty isn’t reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but rather for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was sentenced to death, let alone executed??
Doesn't the death penalty help families of murder victims?
Not necessarily. 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.
So, why don't we speed 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.
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