Death Penalty.

I am doing a paper on being for it because I am for it. So what are your supportive arguements and reasons for no death penalty? The more opinions the merrier. Or however you spell that word. Just curious on the different views. I am about done with it now but I thought it would be something different for the forum.

I am against it.

i would pull the switch if they let me.

Squishey wrote: Kristofer wrote: Squishey wrote: do your own homework If you read it. I am about done with it. i did read it, and i still say do your own homework.

Then you clearly dont understand the words about done. I did not ask for help. Because I am about done with it. As in finishing touches of the paper. Nothing more to add. More like reviewing it for grammatical trash.

Jack Carver wrote: I think with our government and legal system, the death penalty is no longer effective because it's not swift, it's not harsh, and it's not publicly visible/talked about a lot. Plus from what I've heard it's more expensive to kill somebody than to keep them in jail for life because of the entire legal mess. I say make it end.

its only more expensive bc of all the legal crap and people trying to appeal. techinically, itd cost a lot of money to house them, but if our government grew a pair, a box of 50 .22 long rounds only costs about 3 bucks.

edit-they let people appeal too much, or w/e the term is. if someones convicted of a crime and given the death penalty they should do it then and there in the court room. i personally think it would serve as an example to future criminals.

Edited by GI JOES SON - 17 October 2006 at 8:01pm

Cons:

1. Never proven as a deterrent to crime.
2. People have been released from the "Death Row" as innocent.
3. People could still be on death row that are innocent.
4. Killing should not be revenged by more killing.
5. Brutalizes society.
6. Only civilized western country with death penalty.
7. Courts are discriminatory against minorities when condemning to death.
8. Killing someone should be considered to be cruel and unusual. We have rules against that.
9. Much more expensive than life in prison.
10. No chance of rehabilitation.


Pros:

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Tae Kwon Do wrote: Cons: 1. Never proven as a deterrent to crime. 2. People have been released from the "Death Row" as innocent. 3. People could still be on death row that are innocent. 4. Killing should not be revenged by more killing. 5. Brutalizes society. 6. Only civilized western country with death penalty. 7. Courts are discriminatory against minorities when condemning to death. 8. Killing someone should be considered to be cruel and unusual. We have rules against that. 9. Much more expensive than life in prison. 10. No chance of rehabilitation. Pros: ???

Pwned.

Death penalty sucks.

For a Pro you could say removes the risk of a prisoner escaping from jail because they are dead

im for it except for homocides where it was in self defence or say a father killed someone who killed or raped his daughter or somthing like that.

battlefreak wrote: im for it except for homocides where it was in self defence or say a father killed someone who killed or raped his daughter or somthing like that.

damn straight. i think rapists deserve it. especially repeat offenders.