What do you think of the Death Penalty? Do you think it is justified ever?
I have no problem with it. Granted there have been people that have most likely been executed while actually being innocent, which is extremely unfortunate, but, with today's advanced scientific and technological advances, the chances of that have gone WAY down.
If a person is found guilty of something "deserving of death", as defined in individual states, I have no problem with them getting that sentence. Is it inhumane? Well, is it inhumane to keep somebody alive that is a threat to society? Which is the worse of the two evils?
There HAVE been cases where people on death row have gotten out of prison, for various reasons, and have gone out and killed again. At some point, the fact that these people have taken life from another individual, or individuals, I don't have a problem with them getting the "eye for an eye" treatment here.
Some people don't view life in prison as that much of a drawback to killing somebody. Death, on the other hand, is something that everybody can relate to fully. It is also something that most people are afraid of. Even knowing that they could be executed is probably enough to keep some people from killing somebody else.
Nowadays most states don't sentence people to death for one murder anyway. It seems that the laws have lightened up a lot when it comes to this. People are given second chances a lot more often.
I do think that some people can change, and perhaps a second chance or a lighter sentence is justified given the right circumstances, however, there are also other cases (such as first degree thought out and planned murder), where I believe "change" is something that is not an option. Can it happen? Sure, it has happened. However, in certain cases I think that no matter that change the person goes through in prison, they should not be freed, given a lighter sentence, etc. Otherwise anybody could just "change" in prison, and once they are out they could easily go back to whatever they felt like.
This is a touchy issue for some people, but it's also one worth debating. What are your thoughts?
I have no problem with it. Granted there have been people that have most likely been executed while actually being innocent, which is extremely unfortunate, but, with today's advanced scientific and technological advances, the chances of that have gone WAY down.
If a person is found guilty of something "deserving of death", as defined in individual states, I have no problem with them getting that sentence. Is it inhumane? Well, is it inhumane to keep somebody alive that is a threat to society? Which is the worse of the two evils?
There HAVE been cases where people on death row have gotten out of prison, for various reasons, and have gone out and killed again. At some point, the fact that these people have taken life from another individual, or individuals, I don't have a problem with them getting the "eye for an eye" treatment here.
Some people don't view life in prison as that much of a drawback to killing somebody. Death, on the other hand, is something that everybody can relate to fully. It is also something that most people are afraid of. Even knowing that they could be executed is probably enough to keep some people from killing somebody else.
Nowadays most states don't sentence people to death for one murder anyway. It seems that the laws have lightened up a lot when it comes to this. People are given second chances a lot more often.
I do think that some people can change, and perhaps a second chance or a lighter sentence is justified given the right circumstances, however, there are also other cases (such as first degree thought out and planned murder), where I believe "change" is something that is not an option. Can it happen? Sure, it has happened. However, in certain cases I think that no matter that change the person goes through in prison, they should not be freed, given a lighter sentence, etc. Otherwise anybody could just "change" in prison, and once they are out they could easily go back to whatever they felt like.
This is a touchy issue for some people, but it's also one worth debating. What are your thoughts?