The Death Penalty

I kind of torn as well. For one, many murderers who needed death got it, but how many people have died that didn't actually commit the crime?

Watch the court shows, they're always arresting the wrong guy for rape or murder and he gets out after 6 years because they got the real guy, and the man that wasted 6 years of his life gets sent a thank you card.

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse."

Is it justice or revenge?

Badsmitty wrote:

Is it justice or revenge?

Revenge, yo.

merc brings up a good point.

The way I see it, and I'm not a particularly religious person myself, but it kinda makes sense, is that the most precious gift that we as humans have is life itself. To remove that gift from someone and be allowed to retain yours is not even remotely fair.

Punishment like life in prison or solitary is STILL granting that person their life, and yes, it is a serious drain on monetary resources.

I'm honestly for the use of the death penalty. As for a person's individual rights, as soon as you commit a serious crime, you have shown that you are not willing to abide by the laws of society, and therefore should no longer be protected by them.

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merc wrote:

do you guys understand how much it costs to keep someone in jail for life?

you need to pay for food and drink, staff and new buildings to combat population increases. i say if your going to keep them for life they better pay their way.

Actually today, it costs more to execute somone by leathal injection, than it would to keep them in prison for life. Ill find the statistics of it somewhere...

I as put em up to the fireing squad. A 50 cent bullet is alot less than than leathal injection.

Reb Cpl wrote:

Snake6 wrote:

merc wrote:

do you guys understand how much it costs to keep someone in jail for life?

you need to pay for food and drink, staff and new buildings to combat population increases. i say if your going to keep them for life they better pay their way.

Actually today, it costs more to execute somone by leathal injection, than it would to keep them in prison for life. Ill find the statistics of it somewhere...

I as put em up to the fireing squad. A 50 cent bullet is alot less than than leathal injection.

They got rid of the firing squad a long time ago because it was inhumane....as if carving someones face off isnt. but thats not the point.

Execution methods like firing squad and hanging are still on the books in some states, but they're not permitted to be used because they're inhumane. In some places, you used to be able to request your method of execution.

I have always thought the best method of execution, is to kill the murderer the way they killed thier victom, if they stabbed thier victom to death the murderer should be stabbed.

Didnt France just hang someone?

Im for it, If they kill then they should pay the ultimite price with there life too.

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I always thought that some sort of low caliber bullet to the back of the head would be much cheaper and humane than having this long drawn out thing. You could even make a little chair type thing and make it automatic. Corse, sense when did finances matter when killing people? I dunno though, like I said, I don't like it when the government can legally kill it's citizens.

Whazuuup! wrote:

Where did we discuss this before...? Might have been that religios thread ghostslinger started (please don't bring it back).
I remember somebody saying that it costs a LOT more to give somebody the death penalty because of all the lawyers, legal stuff, and all that jazz.

But it's not about money really, I think badsmitty got it right. Justice vs. Revenge. Except in that rare case when people are "too dangerous to be kept alive", even in maximum security prisons

honest to God dont bring that up! but i say that if you're gonna be a lifer, you sure as hell better work in that time to even slightly pay back what taxpayers are paying to keep you alive in prison. but thats just me. why is it i posted that thread...

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well yea they can legally kill but hopefully u understand it

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every time I got called pale even though I'm one step above untannable... well I guess I could play the PSP

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