Opinions on death penalty?

[iamsheikhadil]

I always used to be against death penalty.

My political leanings are mostly towards left (except for abortion where I belong to extreme right and a extreme pro-life).

But quite recently, I have started to agree on death penalty.

Why?
Not because I believe that death penalty is good punishment to stop criminals.

Because, life in prison is a much much much harsher than the death penalty.

Spending whole life behind bars like a caged animal is so so worse.

Many of my peers are against death penalty because they find death penalty harsh. (Which I still do). But they completely ignore how life in prison is much harsher.

Hence, if I be given the choice between death penalty or life behind bars, I'll choose death penalty.

But, will I choose death penalty if there's other alternative? No.

I think even the most extreme crimes deserves no more than 20 years in prison.

If the person is socio/psychopath and has no remorse, then, keep him under supervision after a long sentence.

But it's inhuman to lock away people for eternity (till they die).

Opinions ?

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[TECSHARE]

I am not ideologically opposed to the death penalty for certain crimes, however due to incompetence and corruption of government, I have to oppose it on the principal that it too often makes mistakes. Prisoners can be freed, dead men stay dead.

[mersal]

Brutal punishment will actually reduce the crime rates so I always agree with the penalty even if its is death.

[boyptc]

I used to be against death penalty but after looking at the picture of reality, my sentiment goes to the victims now.

I am not ideologically opposed to the death penalty for certain crimes

I agree, for heinous crimes it should be applied.

Brutal punishment will actually reduce the crime rates so I always agree with the penalty even if its is death.

It's also a way to scare people who are thinking to commit such crimes.

[Astargath]

Brutal punishment will actually reduce the crime rates so I always agree with the penalty even if its is death.

Not really, it has been proven that brutal punishments do not reduce crime rates. You used to get your arm cut if you were caught stealing and people were still stealing.

Death penalty saves us money since we dont have to pay for the prisoner. In cases where its confirmed beyond any doubt, death penalty should be applied.

[mersal]

Brutal punishment will actually reduce the crime rates so I always agree with the penalty even if its is death.

Not really, it has been proven that brutal punishments do not reduce crime rates. You used to get your arm cut if you were caught stealing and people were still stealing.

Death penalty saves us money since we dont have to pay for the prisoner. In cases where its confirmed beyond any doubt, death penalty should be applied.

In my country there is no such penalties for crimes so crime rate is huge when in the day time people doing it but look at the arab countries people think about the scary punishment and most of them will be scared to do any crimes.

[omonuyak]

We only feel pains when we are alive. The deaths did not know no pain and that means deaths penalties served no purpose than separation from the body which is better. Putting criminal behind bar is far better and that is a good punishment well deserved for criminals and criminality. Capital punishment serves no purpose than creating enemies and regret.

[mersal]

We only feel pains when we are alive. The deaths did not know no pain and that means deaths penalties served no purpose than separation from the body which is better. Putting criminal behind bar is far better and that is a good punishment well deserved for criminals and criminality. Capital punishment serves no purpose than creating enemies and regret.

When government want to keep a criminal in a jail for 20 years it will be cost a lot so better take them into hell will be a good solution.

When someone already did crimes then chances of being into a good soul is less but atleast their death will be a good lesson for the people who thinking about making crimes.

[Naida_BR]

I am not ideologically opposed to the death penalty for certain crimes, however due to incompetence and corruption of government, I have to oppose it on the principal that it too often makes mistakes. Prisoners can be freed, dead men stay dead.

I agree.
In general I am against this way of punishment. It would be better if prisoners would work for the state without being paid and offer their services to the public.
But for certain crimes such as pedophilia etc. I think that the criminals who do that deserve the strictest punishment.

[iamsheikhadil]

We only feel pains when we are alive. The deaths did not know no pain and that means deaths penalties served no purpose than separation from the body which is better. Putting criminal behind bar is far better and that is a good punishment well deserved for criminals and criminality. Capital punishment serves no purpose than creating enemies and regret.

When government want to keep a criminal in a jail for 20 years it will be cost a lot so better take them into hell will be a good solution.

When someone already did crimes then chances of being into a good soul is less but atleast their death will be a good lesson for the people who thinking about making crimes.

The cost to keep a prisoner in prison for life is far less than to execute him because of so many appeals and other proesses

However, I feel that it's better to give death than to life in prison for the fact that life in prison is very harsh!

I am not ideologically opposed to the death penalty for certain crimes, however due to incompetence and corruption of government, I have to oppose it on the principal that it too often makes mistakes. Prisoners can be freed, dead men stay dead.

This is the most important reason why I have always been (and still part of me) opposes death penalty because Innocents get convicted. But, I would love to see a innocent wrongly executed than an innocent young guy spending rest of his life in prison and getting out in old age 

But since there will be appeals and chances of the innocent to get released if he stays alive, I'm in a dilemma to make any choice.

Concludingly, I am both against death penalty and life in prison as both are unnecessary harsh punishments. Supervision after serving a long prison time is better

[tiknack]

Some surely deserve a death penalty. Not a usual murderers, but rappers and others

[fatnet]

some ppl deserve to die for the things they've done, but giving to the goverment opportunity to kill is fatal

[TheCoinGrabber]

I believe it might be acceptable for certain crimes but with the possibility of a wrong conviction it should only be allowed when the accused has been proven "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" and that ample time has been allowed for appeals. There have been cases of people being in jail for 30 years or more only to be acquitted later.

I am not ideologically opposed to the death penalty for certain crimes, however due to incompetence and corruption of government, I have to oppose it on the principal that it too often makes mistakes. Prisoners can be freed, dead men stay dead.

Exactly. Much as I like to see certain kinds of criminals dead, there's no denying that investigators can be quite stupid at times. And not to mention malicious lying bitches and jerks seem to get more and more brazen these days. Take this guy for example... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP2syWS-2M0  Dude stayed in prison for 5 years over a rape allegation. The woman later admitted she lied and got a slap on the wrist.

Concludingly, I am both against death penalty and life in prison as both are unnecessary harsh punishments. Supervision after serving a long prison time is better

Might not work everywhere but don't Greenlanders let out their inmates during certain times of the year and they even go hunting?

Unfortunately supervision can only go so far. I live in a low-income neighborhood where it's common knowledge who's who is a drug dealer. These people have been in and out of jail several times already but never change. An "industry" has even developed around them where equally corrupt cops and local politicians had them arrested, fined, released and then arrested again.

[Cootie]

I always used to be against death penalty.

My political leanings are mostly towards left (except for abortion where I belong to extreme right and a extreme pro-life).

But quite recently, I have started to agree on death penalty.

Why?
Not because I believe that death penalty is good punishment to stop criminals.

Because, life in prison is a much much much harsher than the death penalty.

Spending whole life behind bars like a caged animal is so so worse.

Many of my peers are against death penalty because they find death penalty harsh. (Which I still do). But they completely ignore how life in prison is much harsher.

Hence, if I be given the choice between death penalty or life behind bars, I'll choose death penalty.

But, will I choose death penalty if there's other alternative? No.

I think even the most extreme crimes deserves no more than 20 years in prison.

If the person is socio/psychopath and has no remorse, then, keep him under supervision after a long sentence.

But it's inhuman to lock away people for eternity (till they die).

Opinions ?

If we can establish a perfect government, death penalty will work well. But our governments are easily influenced and manipulated since it is managed by human. It will become dangerous for innocent people framed. They can get penalized for a crime they didn't commit. This is not a rare case and happened repeatedly in different parts of the world. Even you say to have a strict government. Humans are humans, they can get biased no matter what. And that's a very sensitive thing about this.

[KingScorpio]

I am not ideologically opposed to the death penalty for certain crimes, however due to incompetence and corruption of government, I have to oppose it on the principal that it too often makes mistakes. Prisoners can be freed, dead men stay dead.

there is never a perfectly working government, never something without corruption

[TECSHARE]

I am not ideologically opposed to the death penalty for certain crimes, however due to incompetence and corruption of government, I have to oppose it on the principal that it too often makes mistakes. Prisoners can be freed, dead men stay dead.

there is never a perfectly working government, never something without corruption

Exactly. That is why government power should be strictly limited.

[freedomgo]

Depending on the situation of a certain country, if the crime rate is so high, then brutal punishment like this is necessary to minimize the crime rate.
This punishment would certainly make criminal minds to possibly change, in our country there was a death penalty before but was removed after a new president was elected and it seems like our new president now is not against this so I guess it will be back soon.

Death penalty are for rapists, this is the most common offenders that get sentence in the past, I hope they'll also ad drug lords or drug traffickers as that's the root cause of a big crimes.

[semobo]

Death penalty is not going to be given to any good persons so why we need to be agasint it.

More strict punishment will make more afraid to the people who want to do crimes so it may actually restrict the crimes rates but for the system works perfect we need to have corruption free nation.

[KingScorpio]

I always used to be against death penalty.

My political leanings are mostly towards left (except for abortion where I belong to extreme right and a extreme pro-life).

But quite recently, I have started to agree on death penalty.

Why?
Not because I believe that death penalty is good punishment to stop criminals.

Because, life in prison is a much much much harsher than the death penalty.

Spending whole life behind bars like a caged animal is so so worse.

Many of my peers are against death penalty because they find death penalty harsh. (Which I still do). But they completely ignore how life in prison is much harsher.

Hence, if I be given the choice between death penalty or life behind bars, I'll choose death penalty.

But, will I choose death penalty if there's other alternative? No.

I think even the most extreme crimes deserves no more than 20 years in prison.

If the person is socio/psychopath and has no remorse, then, keep him under supervision after a long sentence.

But it's inhuman to lock away people for eternity (till they die).

Opinions ?

humans are natural enemies, an absolutely just society will never exist and capital punishment of some will result into negative effects, over time the society will look like tyranny, and others will form enemies against it.

[darklus123]

It is all about second chances. I highly believed that there are really people who deserves to be forgiven because of their crimes for such reasons.

I agree with techshare, if someone get death sentence without due process is purely unfair and can be one of the biggest loop hole of this ideology. Just read to what is currently happening in Hongkong. I was not so sure of what the law was but it is all about punishing a certain person who is just still suspected of a crime.