Bring death penalty back?

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A R	I think they should bring back mass executions, like they did to the jews. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

spittingchubby	Bring it back! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ME	I say bring it back...it would also help w/ our overpopulated prisons and jails Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

tropics11	I think we should. For those of you that say "No" what if it was someone you loved? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ron Akia	The overcrowding of our prison system is not, in itself, a reason to bring back and enforce capital punishment. But, we do need a deterrent to prevent homicides and other violent crimes. I believe that if the strong risk of capital punishment existed many violent crimes would cease. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ClanMan	Ethically, how can you murder a murder while claiming murdering is wrong? I agree with you, it has no basis in morality or logic. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Grammar SS	Whoever said they would make prisons less populated obviously has never been anywhere near a prison. They don't put people to death right away, genius. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Buddy R	In the state of Texas we have the death penalty. Executing a murderer makes sure he will never kill again and brings justice to the situation. "Eye for an eye" means the punishment should fit the crime. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

_xo	i think if somebody kills somebody else.. then they should suffer and be killed themselves. i believe what you would do to someone else should be done back to you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Nu soul	No I do not think so because some people deserve this e.g the man who fathered 7 children with his daughter (forgotten his name) The death penalty should only be used in serious cases this is what I personally feel Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mac4491	the death penalty would do this country (UK) good. We would have less murderers goin around because they are afraid of death but no one is afraid of prison anymore We would need solid proof before condeming someone to death Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lou	Thank the lord this will never go to the public vote in the UK cos all the Daily Mail reading morons would vote it in. The death penalty is barbaric, is proven that it's NOT a deterrant, and is simply the state saying 'do as I say, not as I do'. Plus, how can you ever be 100% sure of guilt? Look at that guy who just got out after serving 25 years for a crime he didn't commit!! I completely agree with you. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Debbie	I don't think it should be brought back, to many innocent people are sitting in jail right now. The people who administer the death penalty are no different then the person that did the crime. Murder is murder no matter how you look at it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

afslaj :)	nah, i dont think we should bring back the death penalty. because if we're killing them, then how are we any better than they are? and i just dont think its humane. like, who is gonna be killing the people? its just sick thinking about people killing other people, and everyone else being alright with it. it just goes against everything i believe in. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

El Guapo	No. I live in Texas, and I supported capital punishment for a long time, but the more I learned about it, the more I came to oppose it. In the end, several factors changed my mind: 1. By far the most compelling is this: Sometimes the legal system gets it wrong. In the last 35 years in the U.S., 130 people have been released from death row because they were exonerated by DNA evidence. These are ALL people who were found guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt.” Unfortunately, DNA evidence is not available in most cases. So, as long as the death penalty is in place, you are pretty much GUARANTEED to occasionally execute an innocent person. Really, that should be reason enough for most people to oppose it. If you need more, read on: 2. Cost: Because of higher pre-trial expenses, longer trials, jury sequestration, extra expenses associated with prosecuting & defending a DP case, and the appeals process (which is necessary - see reason #1), it costs taxpayers MUCH more to execute prisoners than to imprison them for life. This disparity becomes even greater when you consider the time value of money – most of the costs of capital punishment are up-front, occurring before and during the trial itself, whereas most of the costs of life imprisonment are spread over the term of incarceration (usually 30-40 years). 3. The deterrent effect is questionable at best. Violent crime rates are actually HIGHER in death penalty jurisdictions. This may seem counterintuitive, and there are many theories about why this is (Ted Bundy saw it as a challenge, so he chose Florida – the most active execution state at the time – to carry out his final murder spree). It is probably due, at least in part, to the high cost (see #2), which drains resources from police departments, drug treatment programs, education, and other government services that help prevent crime. Personally, I think it also has to do with the hypocrisy of taking a stand against murder…by killing people. The government fosters a culture of violence by saying, ‘do as I say, not as I do.’ 4. It is inconsistently and arbitrarily applied. Factors that should be irrelevant (geography, race of the victim, poor representation, etc.) are all too often the determining factors in whether someone gets death versus life in prison. 5. There’s also an argument to be made that death is too good for the worst criminals. Let them wake up and go to bed every day of their lives in a prison cell, and think about the freedom they DON’T have, until they rot of old age. When Ted Bundy was finally arrested in 1978, he told the police officer, “I wish you had killed me.” Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (the architect of the 9/11 attacks) would love nothing better than to be put to death. In his words, "I have been looking to be a martyr [for a] long time." 6. Most governments are supposed to be secular, but for those who invoke Christian law in this debate, you can find arguments both for AND against the death penalty in the Bible. The New Testament (starring Jesus) is primarily ANTI-death penalty. For example, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus praises mercy (Matthew 5:7) and rejects “an eye for an eye” (Matthew 5:38-39). James 4:12 says that GOD is the only one who can take a life in the name of justice. In John 8:7, Jesus himself says, "let he who is without sin cast the first stone." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No