I haven't been on much lately so I decided I would post my own topic. I don't believe this topic has been done recently since I checked the stickied thread with topics. I will state my reasons on why I believe the death penalty should be put in place for all murderers. It is fine if you disagree but let's make this a good and clean debate. Don't just say "You are wrong." Alright, well here I go.
1) I will start off by saying that the death penalty (that is only for mass murderers) was recently stopped because they said the method was too painful. So, someone who brutally murdered one or more people should die besides feeling the same pain? Where is the justice in that? I believe that you should get what you give. If you do good deeds, then you should be rewarded nicely. If you kill someone, you should be killed.
2) The next part I will go into is jail. Oh yes, we make jail seem like the worst place possible. Bed, toilet, workout room, safety, and 3 square meals per day. Now, safety is different in different jails. I know that so it can't exactly be supported. However, why do we give them a workout room or some sort of a place to lift weights? I am curious to this. Okay, so we are making rapists stronger and making it easier for them to rape when they get out. Why do they need 3 square meals per day? I went to a soup kitchen last year and I almost cried at how many homeless walked in because they didn't have anything to eat. We are treating criminals better than people who never harmed anyone. Where is the justice in that? Don't tell me the homeless made bad choices because it can happen to anyone. Also, bad choices? What about the person who chose to kill someone? I think that angers me the most. Really, jail looks like heaven to some people so they hurt someone else.
3) I will go into the issue of money. It costs us around $30,000 per year to take care of ONE convict. Now, I am just supporting the death penalty for murderers. The people who never harmed anyone are taking care of people who killed other people. What is wrong with this picture? We are taking care of them instead of the poor who never hurt people. That money could go to so many good issues like cures and health care. I will say the green movement just for you, Carlie. Anyways, now you will say it costs too much to use the death penalty. I think we should kill the murderer the exact same way the murderer killed someone else. This leads me into my next point.
4) Can you imagine going through the pain of being killed? Let's take it through the victim's point of view. Can you imagine the torture of what happened before you died? The pain would be terrible if the murderer stabbed the victim 100 times. I know the victim would die before that but it shows a point. That is why I believe the murderer should be killed the same way. Let them feel what it is like to go through that. Now, let's take it through the family's point of view. Your relative was just murdered. Now, be honest, what would you like to happen to the person that killed them? You would most likely want them dead which is why the death penalty should be put in place.
5) I know we can't be 100% sure of who the murderer was. However, DNA is 99.99% so very close. Also, why would their DNA even be on the victim or around the scene of the crime? They most likely had something to do with it. That makes them eligible to receive the death penalty. Also, the people we are not sure of can be put in jail. Jails are over filling so criminals are being released earlier then their original sentences. I know this because my aunt was released about a year before her sentence was completely served.
I will state my final words. I want to make it even more clear that the death penalty should only be given to murderers. The other criminals can be put in jail. The murderer should feel the same pain the victim did. Rotting in jail is a bunch of bull. Yes, to some it is crap while it is heaven to others. Why are we paying for murderers to have a life with food and beds? You would want the murderer of your family member dead. You would not just say they can go to jail. DNA is not exact but it is only .01% possibly wrong. That is pretty darn good. You may say two wrongs don't make a right but that makes no sense at all. So, if someone cheats on a test and is given a failing grade for cheating...would you say that then? The same applies to the death penalty. The death penalty is simply a consequence for their actions.
I would love to debate someone on this issue but please read my whole post before posting. It makes the debate more enjoyable if you post your feelings to each of my points and then state your final words. Thanks and also keep it on topic.
I said that we can keep those in jail. DNA and evidence show who did the crime. If their DNA is found and evidence is shown, they should be guilty. With those who are put in jail, their case can be re-evaluated later with better technology to see if they are guilty or innocent.
I think that we can at least give it to people who confess.
Once again, what are we accomplishing? Who would confess to killing someone if they knew they would be killed? Also, that doesn't mean one out of every 10,000 is innocent. Just because DNA is not perfect, doesn't mean evidence can be used with it.
I know, but I wasn't using 1/10000 against the penalty, I was just posting it because everyone was saying it was 1/1000.
I really do agree with that huge 5 paragraph thing of yours, totalreview. What's the point of life in prison...they're just going to die eventually anyway.
I know, but I wasn't using 1/10000 against the penalty, I was just posting it because everyone was saying it was 1/1000.
Oh, sorry for making it look like I was attacking you.
What's the point of life in prison...they're just going to die eventually anyway.
Holy cow, you made a great point. So, would we rather have them die right away for harming someone or pay to take care of them for 40 years? 40 years in prison for one prisoner costs us around $1,200,000.
Yah...Let's one prison has 750 convicts with life sentences. That means that they can pay $50 tops per lethal pill ( $37,500 ) or 1,200,000 plus maybe 75 guards getting payed $50000 per year each to watch them. Let's see...
~$37,500,000 for one year of guard work
~$1,500,000,000 for 40 years of guard work ~$900,000,000 for 40 years of the 750 criminals' lives
To make this point more clear, it is not really about the money in general. It is that we are putting that money towards people who harmed others instead of beneficial cases. That money could do great wonders for society. We could have more cures and more technology.
Some of our opponents may argue that we are like Hitler, who wanted to kill off the weak in order to save the money that his country would otherwise be spending to accomodate for him.
But, as Total Review said, it's not about the money (though that's definitely a plus!), it's about justice. Also, I think that killing them in the way they killed their victim would be fitting, but is too complicated and costly...a pill works just fine.
The victim's family wants closure, and to know that the person who did this to their family member can neer do it to anyone else ever again.
As I say, it's either an eye for an eye, or an eye for a "sorry, but I don't much appreciate that and could you please not do it again?"
