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Do you support the death penalty?
fastfreddy(21 votes)Yes I am pro death penalty. Here in the UK we have multiple murderers sitti…
whowasthatmaskedman(14 votes)Yes, absolutely. But not for the usual reasons. If someone has done somet…
mikanippon(10 votes)kill for killing? it doesn't make sense. let them suffer alive in a dark …
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Posted by fastfreddy Apr 10th, 2011 at 3:23PM
Yes I am pro death penalty. Here in the UK we have multiple murderers sitting in prison living off the taxpayer who are quite frankly total scum and their existence is an affront to the families of those they have killed
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Posted by whowasthatmaskedman Apr 10th, 2011 at 3:24PM
Yes, absolutely. But not for the usual reasons. If someone has done something so bad that they are a threat to others from then on then I simply dont see why that person should have the expense of maintaining them covered by the law abiding community. They should be painlessly removed, permanently. (Given that an absolute certainty of guilt is established.) If someone shows a total disregard for law and the community, then why should the community care about them. The old concept of an "Outlaw" meant that once branded, the person had no rights or protections under law. You had to be a serious villian to get that. But the idea appeals to me.
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Posted by One69 Apr 10th, 2011 at 3:25PM
I know that a lot of people are dead set against the death penalty, and their argument is mainly that that 'lowers' our morals as well as 'playing god'.
Somebody should have told the scumbag that raped and Killed their victim, that that isn't a nice thing to do at all ?.
They also say that it isn't a 'proper deterent'.
Yeah, well, I would like to see the dirtbag get out of that six foot deep hole and try it,,, yet Again. !
YES, take them out of the gene pool as soon as possible !
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Posted by mommy30 Apr 10th, 2011 at 3:25PM
I believe in the death penalty, especially in cases where crimes against children is involved. It grieves me that prisoners have more rights than the victims.
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Reply by ladymaggs Jun 27th, 2011 at 1:47AM
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Posted by juliana9 Apr 12th, 2011 at 10:40AM
No. We shouldn't do things that we condemn.
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Posted by TheFizzler Apr 9th, 2011 at 7:54AM
for the right cause absolutely, if you take away someones right to live, why should you have any right to live, even if you are messed up, especially if your messed up because that means we will either spend millions treating you but not fixing you or let you lose and watch you repeat.
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Posted by mikanippon Apr 8th, 2011 at 9:50PM
kill for killing? it doesn't make sense. let them suffer alive in a dark hole.
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Reply by One69 May 29th, 2011 at 2:12AM
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Posted by nethingunderdasun Apr 10th, 2011 at 3:26PM
absolutely...eye for an eye...because...if someone is sentenced to death the crime is so disgusting...it deserves to wipe out the parasite
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Posted by shaunamae55 Apr 9th, 2011 at 7:54AM
YES!...YES!......YES!.....YES!.....YES!.....
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Posted by anotherinnocent Apr 9th, 2011 at 9:47PM
Yes I do!
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Posted by automatrix Jun 28th, 2011 at 11:22AM
Those who like the "death penalty" are as much sociopaths as those they want killed. A person has to be mentally disturbed to want to participate and witness killlings.
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Posted by Javan Jun 27th, 2011 at 1:38AM
I am for it. With a few conditions and comments:
1. The crime has to be one of premeditation, serial in nature.
2. Drunk and stupid does not warrant it.
3. ANY person committing terrorist acts where people die should be put to death by hanging.
4. The death penalty will work if there is a quicker turn-around of the justice system. That is the problem with the death penalty now. It takes way to long to carry out a sentence.
5. To the person who asks if I would feel this way if it was my child or loved one? I stand by my comment number 1 and 2.
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Reply by One69 May 29th, 2011 at 2:41AM
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Reply by ladymaggs Jun 27th, 2011 at 1:39AM
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Posted by Caliper Apr 10th, 2011 at 3:27PM
Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Death for a death.
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Reply by cheyenne93 Dec 8th, 2011 at 2:16PM
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Posted by londdragon Apr 10th, 2011 at 3:27PM
I support the death penalty, but never for manslaughter or mercy killings, and only when it's absolutely clear that the guilty party is genuinely guilty. Murder, especially of the pre-meditated variety, warrants the death penalty. We need to reserve prison space for other criminals, ones who haven't killed. I do believe in the deterrence of capital punishment and I believe forensic technology has made it safer. If it wasn't for all the appeals, if it was administered within a year of a guilty verdict, it would stop people in their tracks. They'd know, if they'd murdered someone, they've just signed their own life away. I wouldn't lose an ounce of sleep over it; in fact, I'd administer the needle myself.
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Reply by smaxam Jun 13th, 2012 at 11:18PM
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Reply by londdragon Jun 14th, 2012 at 1:57AM
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Posted by thesis Apr 9th, 2011 at 12:53AM
yes.definitely if the person has commited a murder
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Posted by LadyVerona Jun 28th, 2011 at 11:23AM
No. For a few reasons.
Firstly - who are we to decide who gets to live or die? I know that people commit murder, and lots of people believe in the whole 'eye for an eye' thing - but really. If we kill a killer how are we any different?
Not to mention that the system is certainly not infalliable - innocent people have been put to death before.
Secondly - killing someone wont ever bring a victim back, or take back what has happened to them - as if killing somebody as revenge would ever be enough justice for a victims family. Nothing would be.
Thirdly - for those who think that keeping someone in prison costs too much money - an execution costs more. Ted Bundy cost more than $8M to execute.
Lastly - we can learn alot from criminals. People that commit crimes that are heinous enough to warrant a death penalty are clearly pretty damn sick. They are a completely different breed compared to most people. But they are messed up for a reason - if we can work out what it is that makes people tick, why they did what they did, do different tests - we might be able to try and figure them out. Its a waste killing these criminals, when we could keep them secure and study them psychologically, give them intensive therapy - not so we can rehabilitate them, but so we can learn something from them.
Actually no - this is my last point.
The death penalty does not deter most murderers in the slightest. Particularly Serials. That is not something that even comes into the equation when they commit the act. Certainly, they dont want to get caught - but any killer organised enough thinks that they are clever enough not to be caught - they dont need to worry about the consequences. The type of person that kills just to kill -if their compulsion to murder is strong enough for them to actually do it - they are not rational enough to consider consequences.
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Posted by akindheart Apr 9th, 2011 at 2:39AM
YES-having 3 family members brutally murdered, yes, I hold to the eye for an eye theory. My family's murderer sits on death row..forgotten by the system and they admit it. I will be flying to the execution. If it ever takes place.
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Reply by Caliell Jun 11th, 2012 at 1:27AM
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Posted by Vovick Apr 9th, 2011 at 2:39AM
who killed childs-must be dead
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Posted by SeekingEternalBliss Apr 9th, 2011 at 2:39AM
Yes. Some people don't deserve to live and that includes most politicians.
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Posted by uralba Apr 9th, 2011 at 2:39AM
Yes but I do believe it should be carried out within one month of the sentence, none of the appeals that go on for years.
Some killers continue to kill in prison.
The cost of keeping them alive is wasted money
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