Death Penalty......... For or Against?
By jeanniekerns
@jeanniekerns (81)
United States
January 7, 2007 12:54am CST
I am definitely against the death penalty. Lots of people bash me for it, but it really doesn't matter to me. I have been an avid researcher when it comes to innocent men on Death Row through out the United States as well as the costs of capital punishment. The numbers are outrageous and there is no way anyone can sway my opinion on this subject.What I would like
to know is how do you feel about it, and why?
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@Island_Geko (3759)
• Canada
7 Jan 07
I am for it...if the person can commit the can they should face the the time and punishment...it has been around since the dawn of age and has been and is still used around the world for a wide variety of crimes. I think in Canada and US we are getting weaker towards crime. We rather punish the victim then punish the criminal and that is unfair and inpropper.
@angelicEmu (1311)
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12 Jan 07
Yes, just because an act is "old as time" (as are in fact most acts - good or bad - it's just the way they're done and the ideology behind them which changes), that doesn't mean that they are right, or belong in a so-called "civilised" nation. If people equate revenge with justice, you're more likely to get vigilantes going out and shooting people when the person they think is guilty is found not to be guilty.
@angelicEmu (1311)
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12 Jan 07
Although this is an emotive subject, especially where perverse serial killers are arrested, I don't think it's justifiable. It's a barbaric practice. Aside from the fact that inevitably innocent people will be killed, it's not proven to be a deterrant, it's basically a form of revenge, not justice, and it makes the country and its justice system as barbaric and murderous as those who perpetrated the crimes. No matter how apalling a person's acts, nothing justifies stooping to the level of and therefore becoming as bloodthirsty and guilty as that criminal. I do think that in certain cases, a life sentence ought to mean a life sentence. Justice ought to be above taking lives, innocent or guilty.
