Ban The Death Penalty
 

I think the death penulty should be banned. It is inhumane and does not get the job done. They have not come up with any method of execution that is painless, and it is likely impossible to do so.

First of all, I belive that people who go and purposelly kill people (Outside of war of course) are mentally ill. Why you might ask?

Well, you don't see the average person running around killing people. Therefore, one can argue that it is not a normal activity or part of us. Killing for survival (Food, something going to kill you) is normal, but killing just because isn't.

Second, life in prison is a much greater punishment, and one that be undone to a degree. If an innocent guy gets executed you can't bring him back to life, but if he is sent to jail you can let him out and compensate him. It will not make up for the time wasted, but it will be better than sending innocent people to death. Besides, if one actually did do it the gulit could drive them crazy.

And as I orginally stated, it is not humane. Even the "Painless" lethal injection hurts like hell. The sedative might wear off, and if it does that you get the feeling of fire running through your veins. Not good. Plus if you have an abnormal immune system it might take a very long time to kill you (Recent case of man is US with liver problems who took 30 minutes to die).

So, what do you guys think of the death penuty?

Re: Ban the death pentley
 

I've only supported it in for people who do REALLY bad things like Saddam, or a serial killer.

Re: Ban the death pentley
 

Hmmmm we discussed this in psychology class. Texas is number one to give death sentences.

I dont know how I feel yet but I would be interested if you presented one particuallar case and let us analyze it. Tell us why you disagree with the execution that was carrried out.

Because in the end the decision is made one by one and usually the majority would find it just...or am I wrong.

Present us with a particular case please.
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Anyways nice topic

Re: Ban the death pentley
 

I think it should be brought back (To England) and i totaly agree, you took someone's life you don't deserve to have the right you took away.

I also think that mercy killings/assisted suicide should come back/be introduced as if someone wants to die then you should respect that wish, obviously you would need something like a signed note or something like that

natty

Re: Ban the death pentley
 

Would some mod fix the title. "Penalty"

I chose other because I really don't care one way or another. Most people spend at least 10 years on death row so it's not like they don't get plenty of time to appeal. I live in texas and from what i've seen just about all the guys that they put to death belonged in jail anyway. If they hadn't shot a cop or axe murdered someone they probably raped some girl or robbed a string of liquor stores.

To be innocent and accused and convicted of something is 1 in a million or more. The odds of being sent to death row are probably alot higher. If it actually happened to me i might feel different, but then on the other hand life would suck so much at that point that i would probably welcome a quick end.

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I think it should be a universal life in prison (No parole) for any murder conviction. When you have people who go out and shoot someone (Gangsters come to mind) they should not be let out after 25 years.

I hate in whenever someone gets out on parole and then goes and does the same crime again. But still, executing someone just continues the cycle of violence.

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I have to say a bad word..Its worse to leave them in prision for there whole lives to be ass f*cked....Id rather be killed and avoid the suffering of being treated like a caged animall the rest of my life.

I think it's just inhumane to leave them in prision to rott there whole lives as it is to kill them in a momment of silence ...It should be there choice live in prision or die...then one would say people who wanted to die would abuse that penatly or people who were insecure about making there own living on there own would seek out prision...well...I dont know what to say but prision for life and executions are both just as inhumane in my opinion .

The best way to do it is to numb there bodies , put them to sleep and cut there throats....that would be painless.

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They did the crime, and now they deserve to pay for it (providing they actually did it), if we didn't have the death penalty, we would need a lot more prisons in the future, anyway.

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The death penalty should be upheld and personally I think we should drop the lethal injection and revert back to hanging, the electric chair, or even maybe some ol' axe and chopping block or firing squad.

Keeping every damn criminal in prison not only causes more prisons to become overpopulated but it only adds to the overpopulation in general. Overpopulation is not a good thing for our quickly growing society and why have people that killed innoccent men and women bring society down...plus i dont want me damn taxes going to support their lives in jail.

If you killed someone (outside of self defence) then you die...it's that simple. You shoot a man in the head while trying to take his wallet from him then...damn..just have the closest relative of that man come in with a .45 colt and put one himself in the bastards brain.

I have no love or sympathy for those who ruthlessly murder, rape, destroy, and bring down humanity...they are scum and they deserve death

Re: Ban the death pentley
 

I believe it should be maintained, but imprisonment is almost always a better option.