Do you agree or disagree with the death penalty?

hichefheidi

I am a native american woman and I am against the death penalty. It costs more to put a person to death then it does to put them in prison for life (cost of appeals) it doesn't bring back the victim, most people faced with life in prison versus death would choose death (let them live a long life in misery), it is unconstitutional (cruel and unusual punishment) and it is barbaric. ' An eye for an eye leaves us both blind' -Martin Luther King

spiko

Disagree

REGINA P

totally against it, and for those that said that if they had it there, there would be less crime, thats not true, we have it here and still have alot of crime. the bible says thou shalt not kill so even if they did kill some1 we don't have a right to kill them.

Hamish

I don`t agree with the death penalty. There have been many cases of people being exonerated by DNA testing that wasn`t available when they were tried. Even 1 person being put to death for something they didn`t do should be enough reason to abolish it. I`m Canadian and we don`t have the death penalty.

malteser*_*

disagree cause two wrongs won't make a right..... if someone's does something bad you don't do something bad to justify that!!

ALAN B

i have to disagree with it but only for the past records of wrongful imprisonment...what would we do if we found em innocent at a later date....another compensation company would be invented

Cammie

I oppose the death penalty in all cases.The US is the ONLY developed nation that still has a death penalty.
#1- You cannot ever prove deterance.

#2- through the appeals process, it costs more to kill someone than it does for life in prison.

#3 several innocent people have been wrongly put to death.

scarletirishgirl

I disagree.They should rot in prison for their crimes and killing them is an easy way out of that in my opinion.

KylieB

I disagree, simply beacause it's too quick and painless. Let the mongrels rot in prison in solitary confinement for the rest of their lives.

No I am against death penalty. We can not take the right to live away from anyone regardless of the crime commited. If murder is a crime, then death penalty is also murder.

British btw.

Bob the Boat

Hi >
1st off, I am Brit Christian, but although my bible tells me about "an eye for an eye & a tooth for a tooth" meaning also a life for a life,
I cannot condone "official" manslaughter.
Too many mistakes have been made in the past with the death penalty. Irreversable injustices.
They used to hang you for nicking a sheep,
Where is the sense in that?
No - humane punishment has to be the best option.

Bob

Powerpuffgeezer

English
I wouldn't kill anyone personally, something about it being a MAJOR sin. So if my decision really counted I'd say lock them up and beat them instead.

bluepaint10

I disagree with it, and I am sure my husband does too. (He is bluepaint :P) I disagree with it because we should not have the right to kill people. A better method would be to use those that commit capitol crimes for science.

We are Americans

butterflykisses427

American

I disagree with it in the sense that it is not effective. At least with the American justice system the person has appeals after appeals and they can basically prolong their life 20-30 more years before getting executed. In short you get to have a long life before getting killed. But they get to prolong their punishment and spend time in a place where they have no responsibilities and they get to watch tv, weight lift, etc.

If we had a faster turn around time between sentencing and execution I'd agree with it. People need to be punished when they do bad deeds. Not only that it sets an example to other people and hopefully will make them think twice about breaking the law. Also with people like serial killers do we really want to keep them alive?

Tallulah

That's kind of hard for me to answer in a "I agree all the time" or "I disagree all the time" way. I disagree with it, as a rule, because our judicial system has such margin for error. I think innocent people have been put to death in the past and I think that's horrible. I can't imagine knowing I was going to die for something I did not do and not being able to make anyone believe me. And I also don't think it works as a deterrent to other potentially violent criminals as is it supposed to. But I also know that if someone were to walk into my mom and dad's home and kill them in cold blood (God forbid) and there was no doubt that they did it, then I'm quite sure I would want them to die.

Chloe B

I disagree. Let the c***ts suffer in jail and when they wake up, and look around them, they are reminded of why they are there. I know for a fact that the people who do really bad stuff like raping kiddies get what is coming to them when the other inmates find out. Or put them all on an island together- rapists will get the urge and rape a rapist. A killer will get the urge and kill a killer. KARMA!
I am white scottish/english by the way.

Phoenix, Wise Guru

I kinda feel like who are we to take your life from you, but then again, some people shouldn't be on this planet. I think someone forfeits their right to exist when they take the life of another.

So I think that means I support the death penalty. But I'm kinda conflicted.

Veritas

Disagree. British. Apart from the risk of mistake, it makes the state as brutal as the killer. The state does it in cold blood. Also, can you belive that somebody actually has a job that involves killing people in cold blood with a sickoe audience watching. Life imprisonment must be a worse punishment. But the bottom line for me, is that no one has the right to take another life. If the executioner believes in his work so much, would he execute a member of his own family? After all, it's not personal son, just doing my job. It's OK dad, I understand. Also, the family of the condemmed suffer as much as he does.

Co-Zee

Thats a difficult one because I suppose it's and easy way out for the criminal! But if I was a family member of someone who had been murdered, for example, I would want revenge! I am Welsh.

Anon

I do not.
Not as long as there are innocent people found guilty for crimes they did not commit.
My husband on the other hand is all for it. Needless to say we have had a few arguments about this.

naturist

I think if the crime commited is serious enough ie. murder then yes i do agree with it . I hasten to add that you must be 100% sure first . I am English .

weizy_26

i agree

cos some people aren't bothered about going to jail. plus they only get 10 years or so and then they're out in half.

not for every criminal though paedos, murders and rapists definitley !!!!!!!!

punishment to fit the crime and all

I'm british

Mark

Definetely Not !!! Only yesterday i read about a guy who was in jail for 16 years for something he didnt do !! If we had the death penalty he would be dead....awful. But then again i would support it for one crime only...Treason.

Im English

teabag 1968

i agree with it .it would serve as a deterrent against murder ect.it would also save the tax payers money which we fork out to keep them locked up .however the evidence must be 100% that they have done the crime as three is no leeway for mistakes.

gills_nat

I agree with the death penalty and maybe if we brought it back to the UK then people would stop killing each other.

nellyenno

I am English and I agree with the death penalty but in all cases it should be reserved for the most vile and unreformed criminals - paedos, multiple murderers and repeat rapists.

It could be a positive thing also. The criminals to be killed by the state should have all of their organs removed for transplantation. By this means, new lives could be saved by the sacrifice of an evil person.

I think this would make so much difference to society.

nemofish

i agree if they got the death sentence, they deserve it.......(scott peterson for one)

Kaleigh P

I definetley agree with it. I dont think murderers and rapists should be allowed to live. They commit a crime like that, they should be prepared to die. I'm german

mark

I'm British - we haven't sentenced anyone to death for over 50 years.

I personally would like to see the death penalty re-introduced. When a person who murders or repeatedly rapes their is little chance of that person reforming - so why should the tax payer continue to fund this person's incarseration for the rest of their life. End the life now and spend the money we've saved on Nurses or the police force.

maurice223

i disagree because they could kill non guilty citizens and most are loved ones it could have been a mistake but imagine it was you that was going to die for something you havent done at all or by mistake just having death penalty back wont ever give you a second chance.i mean of course you want rapest and others to die but prison can change a persons life and make them want to go back and make changes so i disagree very strongly

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