Death Penalty: For or Against

[douglas sperry]

I am a liberal and I am black. So most of you will be shocked to know I am for the Death Penalty. I won't argue the points that they have been arguing for years so i'll just leave it up to a poll to find out what some of you think.

 

[larry nelson]

Good topic

 

[Sarah Adams]

All for it. I think you should be killed the same way your victim was.

 

[malizia2000]

I'm liberal, European and in Europe there isn't death penalty. I'm against because its barbaric, it doesn't prevent crimes and Because ******* is a crime no matter who kills who.
Life is a god's gift.

 

[larry nelson]

Google Kenneth McDuff. He was put on death row in the 60's. Then it was abolished so he went to Life in prison. Some where along the line somebody thought he paid his debt and was released. So malizia, why don't you go explain to the families of his next 7 to 9 women he murdered after being released because they would still be alive today if he was executed the first time when he should have been.

 

[larry nelson]

Google Kenneth McDuff. He was put on death row in the 60's. Then it was abolished so he went to Life in prison. Some where along the line somebody thought he paid his debt and was released. So malizia, why don't you go explain to the families of his next 7 to 9 women he murdered after being released because they would still be alive today if he was executed the first time when he should have been.

And please don't tell me that was god's plan.

 

[tyrell grayson]

We now have two murderers on the loose because they escaped from a MAXIMUM security prison. Other killers have slipped through the cracks and were paroled after receiving LIFE IN PRISON BECAUSE MISTAKES ARE MADE. Execution would have made it impossible for them to be out AMONG US.

 

[duane carlson68]

Google Kenneth McDuff. He was put on death row in the 60's. Then it was abolished so he went to Life in prison. Some where along the line somebody thought he paid his debt and was released. So malizia, why don't you go explain to the families of his next 7 to 9 women he murdered after being released because they would still be alive today if he was executed the first time when he should have been.

That happened here in Texas. Thank god they finally executed that scum McDuff.

 

[easyuk]

...and if the state gets it wrong and executes the wrong man? Does the investigating officer, prosecutor or jury get killed?

 

[juanita61]

I'm for it.

 

[ScarlettOooo]

I'm definitely for the death penalty... especially when it comes to baby rapists and kidnappers that turn to *******... no reason for them to be on earth!

 

[malizia2000]

And please don't tell me that was god's plan.

What are u saying man?. ******* a man who someone judge to be killed is barbaric. In ancient times there was the law of retaliation. To be in a civil society means that the state must protect us not killing us. Otherwise you live in the far west. Buy a gun and make justice for yourself. In Europe we don't have it and we don't feel less safe than u. And just for answer to your comment if u ******* someone the women murdered don't come back. U don't recognize difference between revenge and justice.

 

[nevercanthinkof1]

I and my husband are for it, but for different reasons. I am very much an eye for an eye type. If you ******* someone, you shoudl die.

My husband has actually worked in the death penalty process. He has a more nuanced view on it, but basically, some crimes are so horrific that there should never be a chance the person breathes fresh air again.

 

[big9indic]

This is a difficult topic to address, due to the many variations of a crime. Also, being black, and older, I have a slightly different perspective. There have been numerous errors, with the wrong man convicted for a crime he didn't commit. Yet there's also crimes so heinous, that only death will suffice.

 

[IndyInterracial]

I'll be against the death penalty and against multiple life terms back to back when ******* victims walk the earth…

 

[bm_from_southjersey]

I'm 100% for the death penalty.

People like to say that the death penalty is not a deterrent, but I know this: 100% of those executed did not go on to commit other crimes.

And, as expressed previously in this thread, is the fear that the wrong person could be executed. There have been numerous examples of people on death row who have had their convictions overturned. Capital Punishment, as it is practiced in those American states where it is on the books, has layers upon layers of appeals that gives the condemned, if they are truly innocent, a chance to be exonerated. Even a person who waives their appeals and wants to be executed will wait anywhere from 10-20 years before they get their wish.

 

[jamaal_virginia]

I am for it

 

[Sara Madison]

Killing someone should never be a legal means to an end... People always have a chance to be redeemed.

 

[bm_from_southjersey]

Killing someone should never be a legal means to an end... People always have a chance to be redeemed.

Was Hitler redeemable? What about Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy?

 

[Sara Madison]

Yes, they can. The answer to "you killed someone" should never be "That's so bad that I'll ******* you".