what do you think on the "EYE FOR AN EYE" way of punishment to criminals???

an EYE for an EYE.. it is written in the old testament. so partly there is a truth behinde that. however in the new testament, it was change to forgive who have wronged you... and let GOD be the judge for them.

i think this kind of punishment is great..to think that this criminal was so brutal why not kill them as brutal as what they done to their victims..as you said they must suffer also..that's what they have to feel..

No, I do not believe in "an eye for an eye". Two wrongs don't make a right and an eye for an eye would only throw them back on to social security or pensions. I do believe that SOME criminals can be reformed and more effort should be put into this work. Having said that, I most certainly believe that all prisons should be self supporting. All prisoners should have to work to earn their keep and to maintain the prison. I do not mean a return to prison with hard labour as in chain gangs and rock crushers etc, but all prisoners should have to work a productive 40 hour week. Tax payers' money should not have to be used to keep prisoners. I know prisoners suffer from being cut off from the world, but many, if not most, enjoy a better lifestyle than many of our aged, honest citizens. If prisons were self supporting, the taxes used to keep them at present could be better spent on aged care, education and other necessities.

i am not infavor of this kind of punishment. i believe that an evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation.. besides if we do exactly what this criminals are charged for, then we are exactly committing the same crime we are trying to punish. What difference is there of a criminal from us if we do this.