What is your view on execution?

Apple

i certainly agreee!!!!
in islam... these laws have been practicing from day one!!!. if u kill a person u get urself killed(except if the family of the victim forgives u)
if u steal ..u get ur left hand cut off.... this has made robbery very less in countries like saudi arabia where these laws r applicable!!!!..

n it makes the society very peaceful!!!!!!!

discokiller

I don't know what prison you were in but, there isn't cable t.v. and there isn't any b-ball. They are stuck in a 5 by 9 cell for 12- 13 hours a day. and depending on the crime, they maybe locked in their cell for 23 hours a day. Now about that clothes thing , they only get one jumpsuit, which is only washed once a week. The blankets look like somthing that I wouldn't even let my dog lay on. the food, hmmmm well, I guess you could call 2 week old turkey baloney and beans food, and no not a baloney sandwich, baloney and beans kind of like pork and beans but worse.Seriously, before you go thinking criminals are at club med talk to a guard that works there, or god forbid you stray from the little bubble that you live in, talk to someone thats been there.

babyschlampe

i am totally against it.. it makes no sense whatsoever... how are you gonna show people what they did was wrong if you just do the same to them? that is kinda really stupid... there is no excuse for murder so why should the government have one? aren't they killing as well then? and as for the humanly way to die... well i don't actually consider it wery humanly to get an injection that blows up every blood vessel i have in my body... i consider that barbaric. and please just don't forget how much can go wrong.. can you ever be really certain that the person is guilty? what about executing innocent people?

RikiD

who are we to judge who lives and dies. just for the one innocent person that gets unfairly executed, i believe it's fair to be against it. Even if only one percent of the persons executed is innocent thats one percent too much. We can't play ''GOD'' were only humans you know...

Franklin

It's a big deal to kill somebody....we're entitled to life liberty and the persuit of happiness except after due process.....

The process takes years and many times decades...which makes sense....because if we as a society kill someone who is innocent of that crime....it makes EVERY one of us a murderer.

The government should not be in the buisness of killing people.....let them rot in jail....Until we come up with a way to read someones thoughts....there is no 100 percent way of knowing someone is guilty.

some polisci major

Prisons aren't full of murderers. Prisons are full of non-violent petty criminals. Mass murder will not solve prison overcrowding. Killing the killers will not cure society of murder no matter how much you wish it would.

Are you willing to be the executioner?

my45tysondog

it is better to let 100 guilty men go free,than to put to death 1 Innocent man. the fact of the matter is DNA testing has exonerate over 12 people that number would on doubt clime if all death row cases were ordered to use DNA testing. something that didn't excised at the time many of thees people were on trial.most of the people on death row are black, thought there is a higher % of whites who have been convicted of murder. every Case is different. your profile says that you are pre med. but putting people to death is the complete opposite of what medicine is all about good question thought

Lotus Phoenix

It don't stop crime and the most violent countries are those with the death penalty. WHY?????

uncle osbert

prisons are full. but there are a lot of people who were wrongly convicted. if our system kills one innocent person then that is too many for me.

that is my concern. the government has made it complicated because it is run by human beings and we make mistakes.

here are 183 who were on death row because of a mistake. is it justice if we murder them because we thought they were murderers? innocence matters doesn't it?

also, my father was in prison for something i don't think he did. he wasn't ever on death row, but i think it is probably unlikely that i am the only person who can tell you that. prison isn't fun, it isn't a vacation. oz is just a tv show.

sweetie, it shouldn't matter how much the needle costs if the person it is going into is innocent.

Virgin Islands Girl

If you live by the sword you should die by the sword and An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Wyld Stallyns

I agree and support the death penalty, philosophically and morally, but it can quickly become complicated.

The problem is that the criminal justice system is flawed, severely. I think the state has the moral authority to apply the death penalty for certain crimes. However, I think the flaws in the current system make it hard to justify the death penalty since innocent people have been executed for crimes they didn't commit. Former Governor Ryan of Illinois made the right decision when he declared a moritorium on executions in IL, since evidence showed the system was broken.

Of course, some people may assume that no one is entirely innocent and that everyone deserves death (religious argument #1). Then again, some people think that everyone should be forgiven and their slate wiped clean and given a second chance (religious argument #2). I think there is a middle ground. I think that criminals should be forgiven, but I also think they should suffer the consequences of their actions. In other words, I would tell the condemned that they are forgiven, and I would be sincere about it, right before chopping their head off.

I would recommend a sword for symbolism. An ax is too barbaric and a guillotine is too mechanistic. Each life is special, even the ones that get thrown away. If nothing else, the condemned serves as a good example of a bad example.

I would also have flags lowered to half-staff or flown with black streamers all across the country or state for the rest of the day. This is to remind society that it bears some responsibility for producing such criminals.

Some people disagree with the death penalty because they think it is too harsh, yet others disagree because they think it is not harsh enough. Some people prefer to make a person suffer many years of pain for a crime. The latter are sadists. I think that it is sometimes necessary to kill a person, but to take away a person's freedom is a crime against him. I think this is true of lesser crimes and punishments too. I would prefer to give a convict the option of flogging in lieu of incarceration. Firstly, they don't get to learn from the criminal university that is a penitentiary, and secondly, they can be in and out in a day and not lose their job over it (assuming that it was a one time screw-up and they'll fly straight afterwards). Quick corporal punishment instead of long prison terms would help the family of a criminal and it would save the taxpayers a load of money. It's a win-win situation.

C R

I am in favor of it.

MadMaxx

Only if it was to protect that body of yours, lol! Please don't smoke... you are too pretty to smoke!

Live by the sword... die by the sword!

Ha Ha Charade You Are...................

I used to feel the same way that you do until I watched the movie Dead Man Walking. I then felt that it's not our place to take a life.

Becky F

2 wrongs do not make a right. and it costs more for a death row person because they keep appealing. An inmate should pnly be allowed 1 appeal, to help cut costs.

Missy154

Screw exexcution! I think the pedophiles and the rapist should grow old and live life w/o their *****!!!! Anybody else agree?

dale

as long as you kill the false accuser or accusers for attempted murder if the person is found innocent,and since were on the subject of the old testament,is it not writen,do not be overly rightious,why should you go through Godds death penalty before your time,it is good that you reach for THAT,nice hair to,looks real brushable

fixbackpond

If you believe in the Death penalty it's in my opinion that you are also committing Premeditated murder also. It doesn't matter what method you use. If you use a rope or firing squad, needle, gas chamber, anything to purposely to take another life you are also in the exact same category as any other low life scumbag that did it in the first place. PERIOD!!!
Have you even thought of moral aspects we should & could develope ?? You would rather be a shooter yourself perhaps. I know how horrifying it can be to loose a friend to a bullet, but I want them to stay well. for a very, very, long, long time, in a cage. So they can think about why, and what they did wrong. Then be rehabilitated if possible. Tax dollars, so what! At least the perps are off the street.
If you think the boys are having a swell time, why don't you take a visit to a high security facility and check it out. Maybe, that would change your mind. Maybe not.
Fact: Innocent people have been executed not just on the streets, but in jail too.

UppityBroad68

For starters, until it can be absolutely assured that no one is ever again wronfully convicted, and that capital punishment is meted out fairly, consistantly and without bias, it is the wrong path. One innocent condemned is far too many, and DNA evidence is not available in approximately 50% of murder cases, so don't even try to tell me that advances in science prevent errors all the time.
As for all the so called luxuries in prison... I'd like to know what prison have you been visiting? I'd like to arrange for a cherished friend to be transferred there! The top notch medical/dental care I'm always hearing about would be nice!He had a small cavity in one tooth and the answer was to pull the tooth, he needs to see a doctor to renew a prescription for a chronic condition (no, it's not a drug with any recreational potential, it's Prilosec) but can't see the doc because he is not bleeding, and when he does get that script renewed, he'll be paying for it or rather either his mom or I will be doing so. The situation has gotten so bad with prison health care that a federal judge recently ordered the whole department into recievership.
He shares a 6 x 12 cell with one other man, and counts himself lucky that there are not 3 in that cell due to the amazingly overcrowded state of the facility, he gets to leave that cell about 4 hours a day, including shower, chow, dayroom and yard time... and THAT is when the facility is not on lockdown due to drastic understaffing, courtesy of gross mismanagement of personnel ...on lockdown, it really is in the cell, 24/7, food passed through the door, etc the only thing that keeps going is the mail (and by the way, I send him paper,envelopes and postage, unless it is a letter to one's attorney of record AND there is no money on one's books, the prison does not pay for letters)....the educational programs, IF an inmate qualifies AND if there is a slot available in the class.....and surely you see the need to try to educate these people to improve the chances of their becoming productive citizens upon release?
The showers are hot and reasonably clean, but inmates buy their own soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc. I am not really "complaining about that, just pointing out that not everything is on the taxpayer's dime.
The food is a joke, and is barely legal in quantity and quality... most inmates get VERY creative with the top ramen that is available at the commisary...
As for recreational equipment...HA! My friend does an aerobic routine in his cell each morning and spends about half his time in the yard running his usual 3 to 5 miles, but there's no equipment available...Again,I'm not complaining about that, just trying to dispel the common myth of state of the art equipment being provided.

The TV is not cable, though most prisons do have a "house channel, used for educational videos and the occassional movie (PG or cleaner)There is a state-provided television in the day room where what to watch is decided by vote...any TVs or radios in the cells were not provided by the state, either the inmate or someone like me purchased them and like quarterly packages and phone calls (collect and incredibly costly) they are a privilige that is EARNED... Surely you can see the value of rewarding good behavior?

By the way, my friend is what they call a model inmate, he has had no disiplinary problems inside.
I could go on and on, but I really want to know what prison all these stereotypes of fun and games are based on, because it sure as hell is not in California!

terri2003anne

I agree with you..but I do think what ever the a**hole did, should be done to him. to death.

kma22263

I agree; an eye for an eye. Old Testament God kicks butt! Bring back the guillotine!

Brian

I'm with you.

Goose&Tonic

Personally, I prefer the method that they used on their victims. That seems the most "just" as well as efficient since most murderers don't electocute or "death needle" their victims. This is especially just in torture/slow death scenarios.

leslie

i totally agree with you hun...no one should live if they have committed murder even if its life behind bars. i mean all the ppl that say otherwise haven't been in the shoes of a victim's family or friend. why should a killer deserve to live? didn't the victim deserve to live jus as much as anyone else? what right does someone have to steal someone's life away?

Schmorgen

We shouldn't get to kill people. The benchmark for our capacity for mercy shouldn't be that of our worst citizens. We are above that as a people. Why should we make a man suffer to show the world that it is wrong to make a man suffer? A life in prison is no picnic and is punishment enough.

Besides, what if you're wrong? You can't un-kill someone.

cantcu

Most murders are "Crimes of Passion", not of forethought!

I am against the death penalty except for psychopaths, who are dangerous in or out of jail. Many are serial killers! Charles Manson was one! I'd pull the switch!

Utah did have death by firing squad if you wanted it. I don't know whether that is still the case!!

redirishactress

I don't believe in the death penalty. There is no justice in an eye for an eye. I think what we should do is let these people back loose in society & take away any kind of right that they could have. such as getting a job, a place to live, ect. and if someone will come and get them, the police won't help out. Strip them away all thier right & dignity, basically take AWAY thier lives as they stoled from thoes they killed.

don45123

i am all for it when you can guarantee your not killing an inocent person

gettoolow

KILL THEM ALL!!!!

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