Death penalty

[kiwitt]

The government-sponsored killing of individuals is wrong.

Often people who do wrongs things can be "sick", as you put it, and do truely abhorrant things. This is no reason to kill them, just because it is too hard to try cure them. Mental illness should not be ignored.

As to the Death Penalty, this is wrong. I would much rather see the person imprisoned for the rest of his natural life. While there he is provided with food, water and shelter and is made to work for 8-10 hours a day to pay back his cost to soceity. If you kill him how is he meant to pay us back.

Additionally, what if you kill someone who is later proved to be innocent, due to faulty police work or newly discovered evidence or a subsequent confession. How can you repay the families for their loss.

No Justice system is perfect, so why deliver such a final solution to the crime.

BTW: I think in the US, at least it has the concept of a "Death Row", whereby if some new evidence or confession comes to light there is the right of appeal to the Governor. This is not a bad compromise, in a country where the Death Penalty is accepted as the norm.

[Radier]

Well how many are innocent? One out of thousand? Of course there must be very good evindence before the execution is taking part...

[Sjakihata]

"What does the law say? You shall not kill! How does it say it? By killing!" - Victor Hugo

Im against it

[Quietus]

The Death penalty is an excellent deterrant. Without the death penalty, the 'rule of law' won't be taken seriously.

[Radier]

That argument does not fit with the reality. Just try once and imagine if your own near and dear got raped or murdurerd this very night. I promise, you won´t quote Victor Hugo tomorrow Sjakihata...

[Sjakihata]

That argument does not fit with the reality. Just try once and imagine if your own near and dear got raped or murdurerd this very night. I promise, you won´t quote Victor Hugo tomorrow Sjakihata...

That is a very easy point to make. And a point you cannot take into consideration when you are discussing something objectively.

We need to keep personal feelings aside here, or else nothing can be discussed rationally.

I am against capital punishment, because it brutalizes the society - and it is simply wrong to kill people, no matter.