Hey, I'm just wondering what some of you guys think about the death penalty. Personally, I'm against it. There's a quote (i don't know the author) that shows how i feel: why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?
Doesn't that make us all hypocrites? Reply, because I want to know what you think.

Sorry, Korith, but how does Christianity mandate obeyance to laws? Wasn't that Jesus guy in a certain amount of conflict with the government?

As long as it's not me, I don't mind.

I personally feel that the death penalty is wrong, I believe that murder is wrong no matter what (it's one of the ten commandments, not that that should justifies anything in our government) Last year in my AP History class the public defender came to speak for teach-in and she told us that giving the death penalty costs the taxpayers far more than life in prison because of the number of appeals etc. that the sentenced person can file.

I am for the death penalty. I think that people that kill people should pay for what they did. And nowadays when someone gets a life sentence how often are they really in there for a life sentence? Rarely. I think the death penalty does more justice to the family. to know that the person who killed their son/daughter is going through the same thing, and that their family will have to suffer the loss. I mean yeah it sucks how when they find out that the person didnt do it until afterwards, but sadly that's gonna happen with any punishment system we enforce.

I would never agree it is ok to kill someone, in any case.

However, I do understand why there are rules, and punishments.

As a Christian I am obligated to obey the law of the land, and accept whatever punishment I must for my crimes. And I am also obligated to love each persons lives, and value it as if it where my own.

I don't really know if i belive in the death penalty or not. I don't think that a sixteen year old should get the death penalty. there just kids. I think you should if your old enought to know better. because kids don't really understand what they've done. so they shouldn't get the death penalty.

this is my key to death penalty the punishment fits the crime petty thief jail time/ mass murderer gas chamber/ car thief jail time/ child rapist/muderer gas chamber/ minor armed robber jail time/ traitor/spy/terroist HANG HIM!

It'd be much better to just try and rehabiliate them.

What makes you think moldering in a prison for decades is going to be a joyride?

I probably would, out of respect for my family, because they don't believe that animalistic revenge solves anything, because it never has.

so if someone slaughterd your family. they should live?

murder

\Mur"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Murdered; p. pr. & vb. n. Murdering.] 1. To kill with premediated malice.


this could get dumb real quick...

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I don't agree with the death penalty at all, because your basically saying well it's not okay for you to murder anyone, but since you murdered someone it's okay for us to murder you

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murder: 1 : the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought

The death penalty isn't murder

I don't agree with the death penalty at all, because your basically saying well it's not okay for you to murder anyone, but since you murdered someone it's okay for us to murder you.... i think your just letting that person go peacefully, i think it would be more harsh of a punishment for them if you just made them sit in a cell for the rest of their lives knowing that they murdered someone, i'm sure eventually it would get to them....

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killing people is just giving them a release, not making them suffer. I don't see any reason - or justification - to continue the death penalty.

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Then why don't all those people in prison for life without parole commit suicide?

Personally, I think there's no way we can justify being killers. The death penalty is so morally wrong, where do I begin? True, we shouldn't give murderers the chance to go murder again, but can't we do that by letting them rot in prison? And, yes, daveman486, your statistics show that ONLY 23 innocent people were killed in the century. ONLY?????? I know many innocent people are killed by murderers in the first place, but still - we cannot be such hypocrites! And I agree with something that was said in here a bunch of entries ago - killing people is just giving them a release, not making them suffer. I don't see any reason - or justification - to continue the death penalty.

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Originally posted by ComradeSmurf:
The death penalty costs more than life in prison, Mr. Angry White Pop Music Makers.

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Thats debateable, anyways i would rather have my money go towards killing somebody than food and board.

The death penalty costs more than life in prison, Mr. Angry White Pop Music Makers.

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haha, you shouldnt send somebody to prison unless your positive enough to kill them, you act like there isnt inocent people in prison

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WHAT ARE YOU ****ING TALKING ABOUT? The statement "Hmmm, so were assuming everybody is guilty now” straight out said I believe there is innocent people in jail, what the hell do you think the premise of my whole entire debate has been.

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Why do i need to cite the source again if it clearly says it on the lower left hand of the graph?

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Because you didn't cite the real source you got it from. You got it from "http://www.wesleylowe.com" not from the Bureau of criminal Justice. Therefore you have to give mention to him as well as the Bureau of Criminal Justice, if you want to do a proper citation. Besides this is utterly pointless to the subject at hand but the only reason I'm engaging in this part is because you used it as an arguing point against me. But the funny thing is you are guilty of the exact same sin.

haha, you shouldnt send somebody to prison unless your positive enough to kill them, you act like there isnt inocent people in prison

Why do i need to cite the source again if it clearly says it on the lower left hand of the graph?