If you are for the death penalty?

Avalon

not quite the same thing really....although i am in favour of eutahnasia which should be strictly controlled and not used as an excuse to get rid of people that we feel as a society are no longer able to contribute to our society..i,,m not in favour of the death penalty..you only have to look at the tragic case of Timothy Evans who hanged after being wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and baby daughter..in the end it turned out to be Christie,,what would you do then? you cannot bring back an innocent man from the dead and if this doesn,t convince you then just look at al the miscarriages of justice there have been

Hendo

Yes. Both would help the NHS. The death penalty would help with the shortage of organs for donations and euthanasia would free up bed space and staff.

Texas T

yes and please don't think i'm a terrible person because of it.

Mr Cynical

yes but only if there is no doubt that the offender is guilty of a sufficient crime. as for euthanasia , if the person is of a decent state of mind and has thought long and hard before making the decision thast they want someone else to take their life - that person has to live with their actions

Dre

Yes definietly in favour of both especially in the UK the laws on crime need to be tougher and people should have the right if they wish to live or die.

Lisa P

Yes a life for a life!! Bring it all back will cut out all the killings and perv's!!! Might make our younger generation think about their actions!!

In the UK yes

Have Your Say

Yes in favor.

origamimark

In favour of both.

Gettin_by

In favour of both.

yes, I am for both

Coyote

Yes!

cope_acetic

In favor of both, but euthanasia only when it is requested by that person, like terminal illness.

Liv

read this. i don't care if u don't choose it for best answer, just let me be heard.

i personally am not for the death penalty. if it is a punishment, then why let the person have the easy way out, meaning death? death is so natural, and everyone experiances it at one point in their life, but the death penalty is simply giving it to them at and earlier point. all it is doing is giving lazy law enforcers one less person in the system to deal with. if they want to punish the person who has misbehaved, why not give them a real punishment, like just keeping them isolated for years? that is like death, exept you are alive.

PRINCESSKK

yes for both.

Ms Bleu

Not sure about the death penalty because of the arbitrary nature that it is implmented. However, I couldn't hand on heart say that I would want it for someone who killed a member of my family. In terms of euthanasia, I was against it until I saw Million Dollar Baby! Now I'm not so sure.

Paul M

yes

and it a money saver too

Cain

No. Euthanasia is a slippery slope. Once you have given any group the right to decide if a person should be "put down" then a person's continued existence might be measured by such factors as "quality" of life, cost of continued living and value to society to name a few. Two of the three that I mentioned are subjective terms and could be interpreted many ways. Cost is a statistic that could be measured and quantified. I for one do not want my life to be subject to an economic equation.

The death penalty is strictly monitored and subject to a variety of reviews in the form of appeals. Cost is not a factor in determining if a person will be executed.

As our society ages and the baby boom generation moves toward retirement the "earners" of our society will be outnumbered by the retirees. Those earners will feel more and more pressure in the form of taxation to support the elder generation. Those same earners also are more and more of a different racial makeup than the baby boom generation and will feel less attachment to those who have come before. We should not enact a tool that very well might be used to rid these younger generations of an expensive problem in the retirees.

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yes for both

Heather

I'm not in favour of the death penalty, to many people get wrongly convicted of crimes. I'm in favour of tougher sentencing. I am however for euthanasia, to easy pain ans suffering. No one can understand the true hurt of dieing slowly. Being allowed to say good bye to your loved ones, while you could still talk, is an option i think should be made available.

Choosing when you die is surly preferable then leaving the decision of turning off the life support machine to the next of kin.

braveheart321

Not in favour of the death penalty too many innocents been sent to death and found out years later they were innocent, I am for euthanasia no one should suffer a terminal illness these days, you wouldn't let an animal suffer would you??

Number O

I am definitely in favour of euthanasia and as far as I can see there is such an easy way to get passed the doctors acting as God bit. If people in favour were to carry donor style cards which stated their preferences if they were to be in a situation where euthanasia might be the answer, then action could be taken. No card, no euthanasia, so simple. Incorporate it into driving licences even?
Death penalty? Yep, in favour of that one too, but only if there is no doubt whatsoever(!!) that the perpetrator is guilty. None of this guilty 'beyond reasonable doubt' stuff, there has to be 100% positive evidence which can not be refuted.

arethusa_lad

I vote yes to both, one day I may need euthanasia and I want to do it legally. (I'll do it anyway, but I don't want some lilly livered soul moaning about me cheating and getting away from pain or suffering). Anyone who wants to help can form a queue outside my front door.

joseph m

If someone throws a mad dog into your backyard you kill it .Amad dog doesnt know its mad .It does what comes naturally.Not so murderers who with malice kill ,they use their conscience and CHOOSE to kill .Society should make the same decision subject to the law.Euthanasia is the legal murder of the weak and unwanted in society for no other reason than time effort and money ,this should never be allowed to become law,

jessieket04

People sentenced to death for inhumane crimes forfieted their human status when commiting them,so the penalty is justified.....(we put down dogs that attack humans as they are likely to do it again) however suicide is a taking of a life that God has given and therefore a crime against him, people have a choice if they no longer want to live then they can commit suicide.....no one should in anyway aid them or they too will be judged.

.:Nellie:.

No. Every person should have right to live. If someone kills somebody, this is a crime. And, in my opinion, death penalty is cryme too, the only diference is that it is 'legal' and officials use it as a 'punishment'.
So as I sad, everyone should have right to choose that to do with their life, and because of that I am for euthanasia.

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