If you support the death penalty, tell me why now please!!!!

I do not support the death penalty. I don't think it serves as effective punishment or an effective deterrent. On top of that I'm in total disagreement with the whole "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" philosophy. That only works until the whole world is blind and toothless.

I do not support the death penalty. I don't think it serves as effective punishment or an effective deterrent. On top of that I'm in total disagreement with the whole "Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" philosophy. That only works until the whole world is blind and toothless.

Schwah

If a person has murdered someone, they deserve to die and suffer in hell.snrsmith23

If a person has murdered someone, they deserve to die and suffer in hell.snrsmith23

I believe it's the crimnals choice...atrain4

It costs $22,000, if I remember correctly, to house one inmate per year.

Criminals can experience what they've done to other people (if they killed their victims though) :lol:Kikouken

Criminals will never experience what they've done to others.

Imagine a scenario where a person murders the primary source of income for a working class family. Is there justice if the murderer gets life in prison? Is it really justice if that person is guaranteed the right to free medical treatment, food, and shelter meanwhile the family of the victim are guaranteed none of these things and even need to provide tax money to fund the murderer's life.bobwill1

I see that as revenge, not justice.

in california, which has the largest death row population, the death penalty costs taxpayers $114 million per year past what it costs to keep killers in prison for life without parole.romocop33

Some criminals, like child molestors, cannot be rehabilitated. This means if they are ever released, then they will commit the crime again. There are also numerous worthless individuals who have repeatedly committed violent offenses (robbery, assault, rape), and go immediately back to this type of lifestyle whenever they are released from prison.

It costs a tremendous amount of money to keep someone incarcerated for their entire lives. If they can never be a productive citizen, and will always be a danger to innocent people, then the death penalty is the only logical choice.

in california, which has the largest death row population, the death penalty costs taxpayers $114 million per year past what it costs to keep killers in prison for life without parole.romocop33

Sadly, this is correct. In California, Death Row inmates are actually treated better than other inmates. It got to the point where organized gang members encouraged their members to try and kill police if thjey were caught commiting a smaller offense. The logic was that killing a police officer was a capital offense, putting you on Death Row. If burglarizing a vehicle was your third strike, you were going to spend the rest of your life in prison anyway, so you might as well get the better treatment from Death Row.

Of course, the only reason this ever happened is becasue California doesn't use the death penalty. Prisoners know that the California Penal System hasn't executed anyone in over 20 years, and criminals in that state see a death penalty the same as they view any life sentence.

If it costs California that much to keep these guy alive, it's their own fault. There is no reason these guys should be treated better by the system than other prisoners, and there is no reason why someon sentenced to death 30 years ago ahould still be living well in prison.

in california, which has the largest death row population, the death penalty costs taxpayers $114 million per year past what it costs to keep killers in prison for life without parole.romocop33

I don't support the death penalty mainly because it just doesn't work.

I don't support the death penalty mainly because it just doesn't work.

Marx_Brother

I can't agree with you on this one. I think it's safe to say that no one who has actually ever had the Death Penalty imposed on them has ever committed another crime.

I don't support the death penalty mainly because it just doesn't work.

Marx_Brother

They should live their entire life in prison randomly being tortured by the guards and sexually harassed by the other inmates.cool_baller

I don't support the death penalty mainly because it just doesn't work.

Marx_Brother

[QUOTE="Marx_Brother"]

I don't support the death penalty mainly because it just doesn't work.

wmg1299

I can't agree with you on this one. I think it's safe to say that no one who has actually ever had the Death Penalty imposed on them has ever committed another crime.

... Obviously... but I'm talking about crime in general, texas impose the death penalty (more than any other state) but has that reduced crime? Also, the court can sometimes sentence the wrong person to death... happened in the UK to Timothy Evans in the 50's.

What's the point in sentencing the guy to death... when you can make him work? :twisted:

[QUOTE="Marx_Brother"]

I don't support the death penalty mainly because it just doesn't work.

Trashface

USA impose the death penalty... do they get low crime? I think not. It's idiotic to just kill people off, use your brain.