Death Penalty

[-t-o-n-y-]

i didn't vote....becuz i'm not totaly against death penalty. there are situations that death penalty should existe and be done, simply because the person doesn't deserve to live anymore and the crimes he did are unforgivable!

[Jess]

Originally Posted by -t-o-n-y-

i didn't vote....becuz i'm not totaly against death penalty. there are situations that death penalty should existe and be done, simply because the person doesn't deserve to live anymore and the crimes he did are unforgivable!

What are those situations in your opinion?

[Mitzidupree]

One may be able to handle the fact that a criminal is being put to death, they might think that a criminal has done wrong, so they deserve to die. What they might not be thinking about is that criminal may be someone's son or daughter, mom or dad, niece or nephew, brother or sister, husband or wife (PS: of course the criminal did not think about these, but doing the same as he then we are no better) A human life is very precious. People need to learn from their mistakes and a corpse cannot learn anything. The government should not take someone's life that has done wrong, but rather teach them the right way, and help them learn from their mistakes.

Death is very cruel and could be perceived as unusual, depending on the individual. Cruel and unusual are such vague adjectives, that they can be defined in several ways. What one person believes to be cruel, another person may believe is fair. This world is so diverse, with many different types of cultures and up-bringing, that deciding on one meaning for these two terms fairly for all people is nearly impossible. Therefore, the death penalty should be illegal. This cruelty's purpose is to teach a lesson. When judges and juries try to correct crime by putting a prisoner to death, the only lesson they are teaching to is hypocrisy. If murder was the crime, they are saying killing another human being is wrong, but it is right if judges and juries do it!!??

People should not be allowed to kill people whether by law or otherwise. When criminals are sentenced to death, they are taken away the freedom to learn from their mistakes?! Death penalty is a kind of revenge; we are not helping the citizens but avenge them for their crimes. The courts have done their jobs, and they are off to go home to their families and sleep tight, knowing they have done the right thing. But all they have done is created another loss to another family. Putting a criminal to death does not bring back the life of the first victim, and it does not help correct the criminal. Putting a criminal to death only creates another victim.

Many people have been taught that punishment should fit the crime, that an "eye for an eye" is a just punishment. They are also taught as children that revenge is wrong. This is extremely hypocritical. The public would not agree with a mother punching her son in the face because he punched another child in the face. Revenge does not teach, it only creates more strife, victims, and losses. While many people see the death penalty as vengeful, others may see it as a deterrent. The government may think killing a human being will show others that this is what will happen if they misbehave. The idea is the harsher the punishment. Maybe citizens are noticing all the killing the government is/was doing, and have decided to follow their examples and start killing as well!? Instead of teaching through examples, the government should stop the crimes before they start. Justice would be served if crime never erupted in the first place. Is it fair to only try to stop crime after one has already been committed? The government needs to look at why certain crimes are being committed and try to fix the problems of the crime's purpose.

Death is just another beginning of nothing, and a corpse cannot learn anything... And If you agree to take the life of someone else because he committed a crime, then yours should be taken as well.

[Justin]

Originally Posted by Jess

The reason people still want the death sentence, and harsher punishments is that they want revenge, it's human nature to seek revenge in some way or another.

... And it Tastes soooooo gd

If the law didnt give u justice... The Lord will do... but have u ever thought that HE will do so through you??.so I'll grab it as soon as I get the chance... u can call it HATRED... its natural to wish someone's death if he was the reason of assassinating or commiting a huge crime to ur beloved ones... or else u ain't living in this world at all... who's controling this damn world? Anyone heard of the Armenian Massacre ?? as far as I remember it happened back in 2000. where the armenian's gov was like our gov. today, they forget their ppl, they raise up the taxes, they lied, cheated, stole, killed & always got away from it.. til one day a 24 years old guy with some others' ppl help... entered the parlement and grabbed his weapon n shot EACH & EVERY POLITICAL LEADER!! few who has escape from death... this guy now is a hero there. plus, he's still alive but nefyino... but its WORTH IT !!!

PS: im not sure if it was in Armenia, but I remember hearing it on the news when I was little... lol