Death Penalty or Life in Prison

[Andrew09]

Do you believe that life without parole is a fair alternative?

[jaymz462]

Yep.  Executing people is rather barbaric.


“Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

[masked_brown_guy]

Then again it is your tax dollars keeping a convicted murderer alive.

[lbryanwf]

It depends on the heinousness of the act. All you bleeding heart liberals who weep about executions will quickly change your tune when your loved one is trussed up raped, tortured and slaughtered like pig for no other reason than the person wanted to know what it felt like to kill someone. Once he did it, he found he liked it, and began taking pictures of the corpses, so he he could look at them later and relive the extreme pleasure he felt at the time of the act. He went on to do it 2 more times before caught. His first victim was was my sister. So all you death penalty opposers can get your candles ready to hold your vigil on his execution day, and you will look like the fools that you are.

[bungholiotgn]

I think it depends on the crime. Someone who is a mass murder should be put to death. Why should we pay to keep him alive and give him the best health care?

[ernica96]

life in prison...fist the death penalty should be a crime since killing is a crime no matter what the person did (two wrongs don't make a right) and plus life in prison will make them go crazy with their guilt-filled conscience and that would be their punishment.

[kcoleman2]

I don't believe in the death penalty because i feel like killing that person won't bring back the other person. My great aunt and her husband were muredered in thier home by a guy that wanted money to buy a playstation. They were elderely and sickly. I still didn't believe in the death penalty for him because i know the pain my family and i went through and i wouldn't wish that pain on anyone. For those that do believe in the death penatly, i applaud you for it, and i understand why.

[shortnlovabl3]

death penatly we should have to waste tax money on keeping murderers and rapists and child molestors alive in prison.  and they should not be on death row for years and years give thema couple months and give them the needles

[sigmapi1501]

I'm pretty sure the death penalty is irreversible. If someone is in prison and later found not guilty, at least you can let them out.

[ripagert]

I know one thing...I would rather be put to death than spend the rest of my life in prison.....Prison does not look like a fun place at all and its somewhere I hope I never go!


 

[Abrupt]

I'm pretty sure the death penalty is irreversible. If someone is in prison and later found not guilty, at least you can let them out.

I have to agree with you here.  I know things could be different, when judging a situation with the pain and anger of loss, but simply looking at it externally as an uninvolved person I would be against the death penalty unless the person admitted to it (which they would likely never do as they use a plea of guilty as leverage to reduce charges -- which actually encourages the innocent to plead guilty to something they didn't do).

[smithjcsdfw]

A very public death penalty would be a major deterent for those who would use a reasonable judgement and would not matter to those who don't so yes I am in favor of capital crimes being rewarded with an express lane to the life after death category.

[annettefayeroach]

I think it depends on the crime. Someone who is a mass murder should be put to death. Why should we pay to keep him/her alive and give him/her the best health care? Why should he/she get the comfort of three meals a day and a warm/cool place to sleep at night?

[schoolvan]

I would rather have the death penalty get the criminals out of here do it more often it just might slow down crime.

[tin8604]

I believe in the death penalty. People who have murdered people, severe crimes against children.  Those things are not ok.  Why should my tax dollars have to pay to keep those people in jail?