Soldato
We do though, everyday.
Poll: The death penalty, are you for or against?
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We do though, everyday.
Soldato
A lot of talk about it being revenge rather than justice on here. What's wrong with revenge?
I'm against it, it's not a deterrent, the system makes mistakes and most people can be rehabilitated.
I'm against it, it's not a deterrent, the system makes mistakes and most people can be rehabilitated.
And that in no way has a bearing on what's acceptable for us a society to do.
That is not the question we answer. The question is why does he deserve to die. We would not be deciding to keep him alive - we would be deciding to kill him.
Why does he deserve to die? What will it achieve?
Soldato
Well, I should have worded better - I've just replied again and explained a little bit better.
We don't decide that a killer/rapist/whatever should live. The death penalty is a decision to kill them. If it was a decision to keep them alive then I may say no. I think? I'm not sure. But for a decision to kill them, then no I don't see a benefit.
There's no point trying to discuss this with you if you're just going to blurt out Daily Mail nonsense. You've not attempted to answer any questions or confront any of the problems presented. I deduce that either you have the mental age of a 4 year old - or you're not trying to discuss it properly. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and suggest you could try harder.
Soldato
Even if it's 100% certain that the defendant is guilty, I'm against both jail and the death penalty. Instead, send them to exile. Somewhere where they can live, grow their own crops and buildings etc without taxpayers' money except for the initial trip to the island and for routine checks. They would be all tagged.
Soldato
If it eases the pain of the victims family, and if the crime is severe enough...
Isn't it? I have not seen much in reality that made it look all that great to be honest.
Lots of appalling hideous things get justified on the grounds of revenge and justice and the result looks just about the same to me.
I think there is a difference between justice and doing what someone else has done and calling it right because the state says its right. That just feels wrong to me.
They should put an ad out for public executioners and section everyone who applies. There is something fundamentally wrong with a person who salivates over thoughts of torturing or killing a defenceless human being.
Your opinion is paper thin, has no foundation, and has holes all over it.
We should never pander to vengeance. No matter what the victim's family says, killing someone is not justified because it makes other people feel better.
That's quite clearly what people are saying.
You're either a troll, or insane. Get yourself checked out, or kill yourself before you end up going on a rampage. It's what you're advocating after all, why not save people the suffering?
You may be entitled to an opinion, but that doesn't make it of any value. You're ignoring evidence and facts, using nothing but rhetoric and emotion to justify your need to kill people.
People who support the death penalty either suffer from lamentable ignorance (which is something to be remedied through education) or there must be something wrong with them. Insanity, tumour, abuse, social dysfunction, whatever.
Soldato
For it under certain circumstances.
I.e serial killers, repeat offender and things like that.
Or people like
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5109898.stm spring to mind.
Video of the incident is available if you want to youtube it.
I.e serial killers, repeat offender and things like that.
Or people like
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5109898.stm spring to mind.
Video of the incident is available if you want to youtube it.