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You've gracefully managed to skip over what would happen if the wrong person was executed.

Ahhh! I do not have an argument against that. I shall edit my post when I form more points and ideas.

Against it, since we are still talking about an human being, even what he did was horrible. And I think being locked for the rest of your life is an penalty that is almost even severe. (with somewhat less luxury then nowadays, I must add)

Nope, can't abolish it.. you'll probably just create mob-murders by doing so. Of course, taking a life is wrong, but, humanity will always follow the eye-for-an-eye adage, no matter what they want to think.

The reason we can't abolish the death penalty or probably never will is because it is the ultimate crime deterant. It makes people think more than twice before they commit a serious crime. If it were abolished then the only deterant would be a life sentence behind bars, where they feed you cloth you and give you shelter. Not much of a deterant in my view. Hence, the death penalty is there to deter a majority of the people commiting crimes.

I can't vote yes or no because for on side, the justice system is not perfect, and innocent people still gets charged with crimes they didn't do, for the other side, the ones that are truly guilty are just making prisons full and corrupting other minor criminals.

I voted Yes. bcos if somes does something that's unthinkable he/she needs to be punished. By keep them alive we are wasting time, enery and resources that could be used to help ppl who are good and want to make their lifes better

either way is neither right nor wrong

Pretty close poll! I don't like the idea of killing people, but some really do deserve it.

The death penalty is great Why tax payers' money should be spend on some criminal whe you can kill him and spend money

Well, the death penalty costs more than locking criminals up in prison for life.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=108
I'd rather save money and have them locked up for life
Also, at one point, they will drop the soap.
...Seriously.

Nintendud wrote:Well, the death penalty costs more than locking criminals up in prison for life.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=108
I'd rather save money and have them locked up for life
Also, at one point, they will drop the soap.
...Seriously.

Hm.I didn`t knew that.Then this changes my opinion.They must be locked in a cell with no windows, light or toiled.

In Hungary there is no death penalty at the moment. But I think it would be good, because there was a brutal crime committed some days ago. Not murder, since the girl is still alive...

So. A girl was about going home from a club, and asked his friend to take her home on his motorbike. The guy then brought her to a forest near the city, tied her to a tree and forced to do sex with him. After that, he soaked the girl's clothes with gas and put her on fire... 80% of the girl's skin has burned. She's in hospital now, her state is critical now.
The guy is 16 years old. Because of his young age, he can get only 10 years penalty for this. He will be 26 when he gets released.

But there won't be any death penalty anymore, because EU doesn't agree with it.

hmm age causes a problems with courts in all countries no matter how serious the crime is.

Hopefully Hungary has a law where upon release the community is notified that the boy is a rapist and is put on a public website database of rapists with thier names and address's. Like we have here in the USA.

Bascially you have to let everyone know your a rapist...its a pretty good punishment.

I haven't ever heard of that in Hungary, but it would be a really good idea. But I think the rape wasn't the most serious crime he committed this case. Man, that guy burned poor girl alive! And she's still alive, just think of how she has to live her life after this case!