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So what are your opinions on the death penalty? Are you for or against? And why?

I'm against, simply because I'd rather have criminals spend the rest of their miserable lives locked up in a cupboard. Or in some luxury spa which is what jails have become, but isolated from the rest of the world still. Of course, if that would prove to be too easy for them, I say bring back the chair!

I could go into a huge rant about how soft the punishments have become, but I'll save that for later

Any views?

I'm 100% for the death penalty. Some people (murderers, rapists, child molestors, etc) have shown through their actions that they are less than human and need to be punished. Severely.

But is dying really that bad? Wouldn't you feel worse if you were locked up in jail for the rest of your life, seeing the sunshine only through bars etc.
I mean you're practically falling asleep when you're injected.

The death penalty should be used, as it puts fear into people. People who fear death, are less likely to do a serious crime,

Well it's obviously not working, is it

Bugs42 wrote:I'm 100% for the death penalty. Some people (murderers, rapists, child molestors, etc) have shown through their actions that they are less than human and need to be punished. Severely.

What if there are people who are wrongly accused of murder, rape, child molesting etc..?

I think that jails are better because the person is usually taunted and when you kill them, they just fall asleep.

The death penalty should not be abolished.

In fact, it should be more readily embraced everywhere.

Does it deter potential criminals from rape and murder? One would hope so.

If not, is it that great of a loss to society?

Samppa wrote:Well it's obviously not working, is it

That's because it's rarely carried out....
in my state, almost twice as many people on Death Row have died of old age as have actually been executed.

I supose living in england doesnt help but i do think that the death penalty is wrong.

people can and do change then what happens if you get someone who is inoccent

however i can see the logic when it comes to money, it cots loads to keep someone in prison for long periods of time but it is quick and cheep just to kill them

The cost is actually pretty big as you still have to keep the prisoners alive for a few decades before the actual execution. Something to do with bureaucracy I think..

death penalty should never be abolished

there's no other heavier penalty for the extreme killer/rapist/child molester out there, other than death penalty. there are so many psycho out there who blame on their mental problems and then go out and do all sort of wrongful deeds.

the law must show them that justice will come down HARDER for them no matter what kind of situation they are in. just because one or a few of them and hundreds or even thousands of victims have been suferred.

someone got a good point earlier that it cost so much of our tax dollar to keep these mentally ill people alive, for a small purpose of hope that they MIGHT change ? or even feel pity for them ? some of you might reason that who are we to decide who should live and who should die. well, who decided for their victims ?

Wait! i'm still wondering about if you guys even think of the innocent people who are convicted to murder, while they are completely innocent. What if that innocent guy (example: he has a wife, children, job etc) will get the death penalty? He can't proof he's innocent, the law "proofs" that he is guilty.

Is using the death penalty on a real convicted murderer more important, than protecting an man (yes, the man from the example, with children etc etc) from the death penalty? Isn't being alone in a jail more of a punishment than a death penalty?

Don't they just use the death penalty to open up more cells for the new murderers, rapers, child molester etc?

Samppa wrote:The cost is actually pretty big as you still have to keep the prisoners alive for a few decades before the actual execution. Something to do with bureaucracy I think..

Check your facts before you post. Its much more expensive to put someone to death. You have to pay tons in the court. Its common sence that it would be cheaper to kill em.. but common sence one told us the world was flat..

Samppa also mentioned "is death that bad" you may look at it and say no... but if death wasnt really that bad why would the criminals fight against it.

Rommaster has a great question.

Many innocent people goto jail. We need to change how the whole court system works. You can take a ghetto looking black man and a white buissness men and you will judge them differently. You wiould assume one is more probable of commiting rape than the other. That should not be in the court room. You need to have evidence. Also you will hear "strike that from the record" that should never be said. You cant tell someone to forget something and they will like that. Questions should be submitted before hand. Lawyers can be actors. The better he is at acting of portraying someone as a vile human being the more cases he will win. Thats not facts though only opinions.

I dont think that goverments should have the power to take a life... but that raises questions as to if they should be able to suspend your life in jail.

fishpoo222 wrote:people can and do change

Not necessarily. Most pedophiles, for example, CAN'T change and frequently end up back in jail shortly after being released.