Not to long ago, I was working on an argumentative paper for my English on the death penalty. I'm curious, what do you think? Do you think that the death penalty is right? And, if so, under what circumstances should it be given? If you don't, why not? We had to answer all these questions. Now I'm asking for your input. Thanks.

death penalty is a a mans excuse to say they are giving the victim a justification to repay theri death to another. it is stupid and ignorant. do the dead have any say in this? the death penalty is against morals, social justice, and religion.

Murder is murder. If you support killing people for killing people, you deserve to die along with them. You become the killer for rewarding others for their crime by justifying it as right by doing it yourself.
That sickens me.

Honestly, marine I know my beliefs and so does Maya. I'm not going to get in some stupid arguement with you right now. If you have any questions for me please feel to noisemail me or email me at redsoxgirl9@hotmail.com.

Oh, clpo is a guy.

P.s. I'm not sure if Cplo is of the female or male gender, and I feel bad if he is a he and not a she, because I reffered to "him" as a she....so whatever gender he/she is it makes no difference, I just wanted to clariffy that.

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I'm guessing #2 is either me or clpo.

No although clpo has opposing views to mine, and vice versa, and I mostly dissagree with every bit of what she says, she carries herself in good mannerism. Although she does not agree with me ever, she respects what I say, as I do for her, I respect her opinions but dont beileve in the same.

Leading me to say, you are correct, you are #2.

The death penalty is an abomination, as is "the war on drugs". Thats why prisons are so crowded. The war on drugs arrests people who exhibit symptoms of destitute poverty; it doesn't try to treat the cause.

thats off topic, but I don't give a ****.

Even though they have committed (sp) a serious crime i don't think anyone deserves death. I also think that being in jail for the rest of your natural life is a worse punishment, besides I don't believe that anybody can decide if someone deserves to die, only GOD. Thats just like murder in itself, killing someone because they committed (sp) a crime. If someone on the streets decided to kill someone for committing (sp) a crime, like molesting their daughter for instance, they would be sent to jail so why should a judge or someone with the courts hold that power? Is it okay for them to be a murderer too?

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Maya: There are 2 people in this entire thing youthnoise stuff, that I cannot stand because they are ridiculous, and annoying, and really dont know what they believe in they just are leeches, whom fallow the crowd, guess what...one of them is YOU.

I'm guessing #2 is either me or clpo.

That's fine, I couldn't care less what you think of me Marine.

marine i agree with you, i could care less whether they execute criminals or not i just think that going to prison for the rest of your life is just as bad.(worse for pedifiles).

Panterayall, I'm born a Catholic, but now as I am older have formed alot of my own ideas, it's hard to really put myself into a certain organized religion at all. So your half right I'd say, my religious believes have nothing to do with my beliefes of the death penalty just to ensure that to you.

Maya: There are 2 people in this entire thing youthnoise stuff, that I cannot stand because they are ridiculous, and annoying, and really dont know what they believe in they just are leeches, whom fallow the crowd, guess what...one of them is YOU.

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for most people prison is hell for the rest of your life.

Wich is why I support a life sentence as opposed to the death penalty. Also because they commit too many mistakes. And I'm not for the idea of "an eye for an eye".

Yes, death penalty should be given for the following situations:

1. Murder of the 1st and possibly 2nd degree
2. Multiple serious convictions (like 3 counts of rape, one count of murder, 2 counts of child molestation, etc.)
3. The above two circumstances also apply to minors in middle school and up (they know what they are doing and should be treated just like adults in these situations).

That's it, nothing else. And not given to people suffering from mental retardation or insanity/extreme mental disorders.

although i think that all serious crime criminals deserve death(especially child molestors) i know that prison is no walk in the park. the movies about prison life dont do it justice, it is much worse. I personally know people who have been in prison and its not fun. if you are a child molestor you are labeled a yellow bander which is basiclly a death sentence. No one wants you, not even your own race. for most people prison is hell for the rest of your life.

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But its ok for some woman/man to kill 5 people, raping, beating, and brutely killing them...they should have the privelage to eat 3 meals a day, have plumming, and take up space in jail?

Sure, its not right to do those things, but does that then justify the killing of the murderer? As was said in another thread on this subject "eye for an eye" or something to that effect. Why do you feel you must kill someone even for a horrible crime?

I've gathered from your other posts, marine, that you are Christian. Thou shalt not kill. Does that ring a bell? And of course you will now say something about how they deserve it, etc, etc. And I will say how will they redeem themself if they are dead?

And now on with the debate.

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The Death Penalty should be abolished, it is not right to kill a person

But its ok for some woman/man to kill 5 people, raping, beating, and brutely killing them...they should have the privelage to eat 3 meals a day, have plumming, and take up space in jail?

On what basis?

The Death Penalty should be abolished, it is not right to kill a person. I am suprised that the educated US still permit it to happen.