Bye Bye Death Penalty

The only value I see in harsh sentences for very violent crimes is 1) isolation and 2) deterrence. Rehabilitation is unlikely and not worth the risk of letting the person out. There is little difference in deterrence between life in prison and the death sentence, but I do see it inhumane when innocent people end up on death row over cases with flimsy evidence and even when new evidence arises to exonerate them years or decades later, the prosecution still tries to resist because it would mean they have to admit they were wrong. Plus the death penalty is no more efficient than life in prison and is even costlier with all the appeals going on for years. For those reasons it might as well be abolished.

I'm not a believer in an eye for an eye or revenge because I don't believe anyone that would end up on death row did their crime while having a sound enough mind to consider the consequences. I think everyone is a product of their genetics and their environment and there is no inherent evil in anyone. Its tragic that the crime had to occur and we need to keep them locked up, but I can't try to understand the mindset of someone who does such violent things that I would never do.

We don't have the death penalty here in Canada. But I am pro-death penalty as long as it is 100% with out a doubt guilty. A lot of innocent people were killed while it was in place. Granted, the laws and ways to find adequate evidence has changed.

That level of proof is unobtainable. The standard set in the US is without a "reasonable doubt". Unfortunately, like one of the posters a few below this post, there are a lot of people that aren't going to be able to discern even that level.

The death penalty is just way too expensive. It costs less to jail someone for life than to fry them. That's why New Jersey got rid of it a few years ago.

Besides, I rather see somone rot in jail everday for the rest of their life than get the easy way out.

The method being used is too expensive. There are several other forms of execution that cost much much less.

Take em out back and shoot the SOB. Military 5.56 ammunition is relatively cheap. Worse case scenario you spend a dollar. Do away with 25+years of death row so housing isnt an expense.

I'm against the death penalty - there have been some cases when the person hasn't been guilty.
Killing for killing = wrong IMO.

Names?????

LMGTFY: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_execution

So they are abolishing the death penalty in CT. I am honestly sickened by this! In my opinion, some people cross a line of doing something/s so horrible that they lost their right to live in our world/society/community and no one is to blame but themselves!

So do you live in one of the 16 (about to be 17) states were there is no death penalty?? I know this is a touchy subject and I truly feel everyone is right in their way of thinking no matter what your stance is on it. Just curious to some of the views on this and the place you live.

For certain offenses it's valid. Instead we're going to keep somebody locked away for the rest of their life and the tax payers have to foot the bill for a murderer? Screw that, fry 'em.

It's not my place to determine whether someone lives or dies. I don't agree with the death penalty in any circumstances. This is why I didn't get a job with the prosecutors office in GA.

So how does the state compensate someone who was executed then found to be not guilty later ? Factual speaking this happened dozens of times in the 20th century. It's easy to say only execute people who are 100% guilty but we live in a society of due process, are u sayin execute people who confess. Google the west Memphis 3 and see about so called confessions.

The death penalty is overwhelming given to poor minority people. Despite what Fox news and the other right wing fascists say in this country poor black men aren't the only people who commit murder. Is the OP life worth more than mine? Cause God forbid her or an other blonde white woman is a victim in my county the DA in my state (NC) couldn't charge capital murder fast enough.


And I'm not even going to go into what Jesus says.............

So how does the state compensate someone who was executed then found to be not guilty later ? Factual speaking this happened dozens of times in the 20th century. It's easy to say only execute people who are 100% guilty but we live in a society of due process, are u sayin execute people who confess. Google the west Memphis 3 and see about so called confessions.

The death penalty is overwhelming given to poor minority people. Despite what Fox news and the other right wing fascists say in this country poor black men aren't the only people who commit murder. Is the OP life worth more than mine? Cause God forbid her or an other blonde white woman is a victim in my county the DA in my state (NC) couldn't charge capital murder fast enough.


And I'm not even going to go into what Jesus says.............

This isn't a race issue like you're trying to make it. Crimes should be punished by death when appropriate, regardless of race, religion, sex, etc. There are plenty of serial killers that are white (most actually if memory serves) and several notorious ones have been put to death (Ted Bundy).

As it stands right now in fact here are the statistics for the number of inmates EXECUTED since 1976 in the US by RACE:

Black: 442
Latino: 99
White: 724
Other: 24

Number of current inmates on Death Row by RACE:

Black: 1,335
Latino: 394
White: 1,380
Other: 80

So, don't come to the argument with nonsensical data in which you feel that minorities are getting a raw Death Penalty deal.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/race-death-row-inmates-executed-1976#defend


Also, I'm no Biblical scholar, but pretty sure it talks often about eye for an eye and punishment in like kind for crimes against your fellow man.

So they are abolishing the death penalty in CT. I am honestly sickened by this! In my opinion, some people cross a line of doing something/s so horrible that they lost their right to live in our world/society/community and no one is to blame but themselves!

So do you live in one of the 16 (about to be 17) states were there is no death penalty?? I know this is a touchy subject and I truly feel everyone is right in their way of thinking no matter what your stance is on it. Just curious to some of the views on this and the place you live.

I live for eye for an eye.....whatever you do to someone who be done to you. My boyfriend is a corrections officer and the type of respect they have to give these prisoners is redic. And the benefits they get and everything makes me sick. Less crimes when people were hung in the middle of town for murder

This isn't a race issue like you're trying to make it.

I think a decent argument could be made that it is a socioeconomic issue though.

Simple economics to eliminate someone that has already been proven to be a scourge.

This issue is anything but "simple".

I think the death penalty should be solely reserved for child molesters.

There are other criminal acts that are equally heinous.

Florida boy here and we pay extra electricity bill to keep Ole Sparky juiced and ready to go...lol!!!

This will probably be an unpopular opinion - but it amazes me that there are any states in the US that still have the death penalty. It seems medieval to me.

^^^This

I think they should all be put on a desert island. Let them kill each other instead of us paying for them to watch tv-body build-and make royalties from books they write while in prison.

What she said ^^ lol!!! :laugh: