Do you support or oppose the death penalty?

[Aggressor66]

People all over the world are taking other peoples lives so they should be punished and have to go through the trauma their victims did! Why do people think it's acceptable to murder someone? I only think the death penalty should be brought on the worst crimes such as murder.If a man has taken the life of another man then he deserves death.

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I do not support the death penalty maybe it is  more effective to have a life in prison confinement.

[Vika NSFW]

Why do people think it's acceptable to murder someone?

You will put a water guns to anti terrorist forces?
The main font of deaths from State is Shooting, not Death Penalty.

extrajudicial killings

[saddampbuh]

oppose except during times of war

[croato]

I am against death penalty in most of cases, but we should have that possibility for worst crimes like terrorism or mass murders.

[virtualx]

Do you support or oppose the death penalty?

What problem does it solve? 

[Vika NSFW]

Do you support or oppose the death penalty?

What problem does it solve?  

1. Money.

What is the cost of killing and the cost of detention for the State?

2. Death for Death.

[HarizDB]

The death penalty is a very complex issue. The death penalty is a violation to the 'right to life' stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN. But on the other hand, no individual should take others lives without punishment. The death penalty is a moral grey-zone, and there will always be people supporting it, as well as people opposing it.

[Daniel91]

This is very sensitive matter.
In the war many times you don't have choice but to kill enemy in order to protect your family, yourself, your country etc.
But, if no war, if some criminal kill somebody, or out of anger husband kill his wife, can normal, democratic society seek revenge, according to old testament rule: eye for eye?
I don't think so.
Human life, even life of criminal and killer, have some unique value and society should protect it, rehabilitate this person and help him/her.

[helloeverybody]

I dont really support the death penalty but perhaps in exceptional circumstances it should be considered but even then its pretty much an easy way out for someone that could otherwise have a miserable life for whatever crime they committed.

[a7mos]

I do support the capital punishment to secure the community form murders. Because if someone knows he will be killed if he murders an innocent people, he will fear the sentence that will happen to hem

[Balthazar]

I support the capital punishment. But I think that instead of death penalty we should use this kind of criminals for doing dangerous work.

Just for example, some amount of fuel left under the cover of 4th block at the Chernobyl NPP. Drones are incapable to deal with this issue due to unbelievable levels of radiation. Instead of performing the worthless executions, we can use sentenced criminals to remove it from there, and provide them with proper treatment afterwards. Of course, we can let them go in the case of survival.

Nobody should force prisoners to do such work, but this can be offered as an alternative for the death penalty.

[Schleicher]

The biggest problem with death penalty is that it's final.
You can't bring anyone back from the dead if you find out that someone is actually innocent.

[iv4n]

I see people talkin about some terrorist`s, some war`s... I think governments wash your brains. They like us to feel like we still live in stone age and cause of that we are still animals, fighting each other and do other bad things to each other. Selfish people with selfish ambitions.

[Aggressor66]

If you’re stupid enough to kill someone else. You deserve to die. No argument needed. If there is enough evidence that proves you are the murderer. You deserve a death penalty. People take things for granted now-a-days. Thinking they can get away with killing innocent people. The everyday families that have to suffer the loss of a loved one due to stupid people wiling to kill in order to prove a point to “the gang” or “the homies”. Well your stupid self deserves death. You get what you give. And if what you give is death. You shall receive.

[Snail2]

Generally speaking I support capital punishment. In some cases death penalty is the most efficient and just way to protect the community from "tyranny of evil men".

[protokol]

If you’re stupid enough to kill someone else. You deserve to die. No argument needed. If there is enough evidence that proves you are the murderer. You deserve a death penalty. People take things for granted now-a-days. Thinking they can get away with killing innocent people. The everyday families that have to suffer the loss of a loved one due to stupid people wiling to kill in order to prove a point to “the gang” or “the homies”. Well your stupid self deserves death. You get what you give. And if what you give is death. You shall receive.

What you say is all well in theory, but the greyer areas are the problem. People make snap decisions and sometimes make the wrong one, doesn't always mean they should be killed.

Even though I believe some horrific murderers/rapists should probably be put to death, I don't support the death penalty for a few reasons:

A. The justice system is not infallible. Mistakes can, and do happen. At least if someone is in prison you can release them. You can't bring a dead guy back to life.

B. It's obvious that introducing the death penalty doesn't change peoples likelihood of committing crimes. Just look at the murder rates of some of he southern American states that use the death penalty. People don't consider the punishment when they're not even contemplating getting caught.

C. I think it's morally wrong for one human to have society's permission to kill another. Can't justify this one really, I just feel it's detrimental for society to have a system such as this.

Do I think some people should be wiped off the face of the Earth? Yes.
Do I believe such a law could be fairly implemented and enforced? No.

[Gronthaing]

Opposed.

Do you support or oppose the death penalty?

What problem does it solve?  

1. Money.

What is the cost of killing and the cost of detention for the State?

2. Death for Death.

Isn't the cost of keeping people in jail lower than killing them? There is always appeals in court and all that people can go through before execution. And the cost for it all is higher than just keeping them in jail. May be different in other countries. But need to make sure innocent people aren't executed. Though you can never be absolutely sure.

[Gimpeline]

Opposed.

Do you support or oppose the death penalty?

What problem does it solve?  

1. Money.

What is the cost of killing and the cost of detention for the State?

2. Death for Death.

Isn't the cost of keeping people in jail lower than killing them? There is always appeals in court and all that people can go through before execution. And the cost for it all is higher than just keeping them in jail. May be different in other countries. But need to make sure innocent people aren't executed. Though you can never be absolutely sure.

For the most part keeping them in jail is cheaper, plus many of the ones on death row are innocent. Killing of innocent people is murder.
You cant say that "oh. We killed 5 guilty but killed 10 innocent in the process. It's worth it" If one in hundred is innocent it's still too much.
When the innocent is in jail it's still a chance. If you kill him, it's too late and you are guilty of murder.

[ace45954]

No. It's too expensive. Believe it or not, it's cheaper to give someone life in prison than the death penalty.