Do you support the death penalty?
Do you support death penalty?
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(29 yes)
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bigbudchonger
It depends on how bad the crime is and how solid the evidence is, but yes.
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1WeirdGuy
No, only because some innocent people are executed. Theres s0 many cases where someone was sentenced to death and they discovered he didnt do it after he was executed. One innocent person being executed is too many. And what they do is scare innocent people into taking life or 20+ to avoid the risk of the death penalty.
I do think some people deserve to die but innocent people get caught up in that as well. Imagine the judge telling you to apologize for something you didnt do then sentence you to death saying you're unremorsful for saying "I didnt do it."
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DADNSCAL
No, because the law makes mistakes, as in the recent cases of innocent people released from jail after serving years when DNA exonerates them. If they'd been executed then what?
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donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
its troublesome but the thing that really cheeses me off about them stories is how the police & prosecutors hide or tamper with evidence & witnesses and never face any punishment for it
and when situations like that comes to light the taxpayers gotta foot the bill for the inevitable lawsuit
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Somenormie
Yes and no.
No: If they've been convicted for the wrong crime and other things
Yes: If the person has done a highly severe crime, assuming you've got plenty of evidence against them.
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GeekyGold
I’m on the fence. I don’t think people should decide if someone should die. But people that murder, rape, or do really messed up stuff that ruins people lives really need to go
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LloydAsher
It needs to exist. Dont need to execute as many people but that depends on the individual circumstances. If proven beyond a reasonable doubt the person is guilty of something horrific there should be the option of executing the person just so we can rid our society completely of scum and grant solice for the family.
That being said I think putting someone in permanent solitary confinement is worse then death. Yeah you are alive but what life is it? I support that too. The Boston marathon bomber is gonna spend their rest of their natural life in a blank room. A white hell.
The important thing is without a reasonable doubt. Mistakes happen, though innocents being sent for executions are not common anymore with DNA evidence and data tracking. Currently the percentage is around 4% though that percentage will decrease more as better technology will arise.
By having a death penalty you are ironically giving value to human life. If you kill 10 people yet it's not within the rights of the goverment to remove you from this world are you holding the 10 people to have the same value as 1 murderer? It sucks but there has to be a line drawn on what crimes are too grave to allow you to live.
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But there doesnt even have to be DNA evidence found at the scene to convict you so DNA cant always help. If you were wrongfully picked out of a group, there was a bad witness, and you didnt have a solid alibi you could be convicted. Or you could be at the wrong place at the wrong time and it looks like something its not.
There was a recent one where some state paid dentist claimed they were the mans teeth marks (the victim had bite marks), he was sentenced to death because he refused to apologize, and the actual person who already was serving life by then confessed before the mans execution date and he was released. That was only a few years ago. You'd be surprised at how much this happens.
Idk if your figure of 4% is right (seems very alarming if its 4%) but even 1 single person is too many in my opinion. Its a risk reward type thing. Is it worth having it if innocent people will be executed and if so how many innocent people would make it matter? And if it was your family that was innocent would you change your opinion
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LloydAsher
1/25 isnt that bad especially as it is just an estimate based on conviction rates. It takes on average 10 years to execute someone and they can file for repeals or if there was new evidence brought in court. Even then its unknown how many were innocent before being executed. It's a hard number to pin down for certain and gross generalities of someone who was innocent but the evidence caused the jury to vote guilty. Because we use a jury system it's already going to be subject to bias. That's how the court system works. Should we get rid of the court system because it fails sometimes? That's a conundrum if we dont even know the hard numbers of innocent people dying because of executions from my count theres been around 25 individuals who were probably innocent. Out of the 1,500 who has been exicuted since 1970s where the DNA evidence didnt exist back then.
Just because someone was exicuted when they were innocent doesnt mean at the time of sentencing there wasnt evidence supporting the guilty verdict. If there was corruption then sentence those who are responsible, fix the problems as it comes up.
Even then if someone was seen clear as day on camera doing something abhorrent there is still a certain chance they were innocent the entire time.
Bad luck exists but life still continues.
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Trichfuzz
If it was always 100% accurate I would, some crimes do deserve death in my opinion. I’d even go as far as to say just shoot them to save tax payer’s money.
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megadriver
For brutal crimes - yes... What's the point of keeping a rapist, or murderer alive for 70 years?! Think about it.
That's a lot of money and healthcare that could be better utilized somewhere else for someone who actually needs it.Instead of just isolating criminals and making them angrier and more violent, let's force them to either accept re-entering society properly, or face hard labor camps.
There are lots of shitty jobs that are a long way from automation...The entire justice system is broken as is our modern way of life, but if we start this discussion, we're gonna be here all night and I don't have enough whiskey right now.
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BleedingPain
Execution is like saying that person is a lost cause and it would be easier to rid the world of them than try and help said person.
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[Old Memory]
rapists= death
Pedophles=death
murderers /On purpose= death
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hauntedbysandwiches
I do but only when it's a serious crime aka they killed someone and only if they have extreme evidence on the person
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ellnell
Not in general but for some really brutal cases I can't say i'm totally against it and if it's 100% certain that the person is guilty.
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junies
Yes. Instances when there is absolutely no doubt on who the killer is. For instance, a mass shooting at a mall, school, etc. I am not for the death penalty if it is based on a bunch of sketchy evidence or eyewitness testimony. Too many people have been wrongly convicted of crimes especially when it is based on eyewitness testimony. Other times when the cops are pressured to find the killer and they start making shit up. Too many people have been in jail for decades sometimes, only to be found not guilty from DNA evidence.
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badmanalive
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jodi1955
God does! so why should we not?? Bible says do not kill, that means murder , not justice most get it confused or wrong trying to oust God from their lives to feel free from conviction of sin.
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wigz
I do not believe that the justice system should have the power to put people to death. While I may agree with the principle of the death penalty, I can't agree that the government should be doling it out.
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LloydAsher
Who should if not the goverment? Want someone to be a legitimate executioner? Hood and axe included?
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wigz
Nope. The government is largely incompetent. They can't barely run a DMV, and you want them in charge of killing? Do your own killing.
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LloydAsher
People would just outsource it to a corporation or buisness. Is google doing the exicution better than the goverment? What about retaliation killings because that was a MASSIVE problem. When the state kills someone it's out of a postion of a 3rd party with authority to do so.
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jethro
Absolutely. But one that does not drag out for 30 years. You should get two months to appeal your verdict and that is it.
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LloydAsher
I think the average ten year death row period is good enough. I mean it's like basting the fear turkey here. Every rejected appeal will make that date to die seem more ominous.
If they are actually innocent it allows them a chance to get a repeal or find new evidence to get off the hook. Mistakes happen let's not have a system like judge dredd
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LloydAsher
Is it wrong to kill someone by a person or a state? Doesnt matter. Its compeltly subjective.
You might genuinely value a mass murderer with the same rights as the multiple people they mowed down. So what does that say about the value of a single human life if it's on par with numerous other peoples lives?
What's your cut off? 1 killer for every 2 innocents? 1/5, 1/10, 1/100? 1/10,000? Just because it's wrong to kill?
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raisinbran