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nichodemus
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Title says it all.

Preferably...can someone give me arguments for the death penalty? School debate >.<

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djfinalmix
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it would depend on what the crime was, e.g.

Hitler, DEATH.

Attempt of genocide, DEATH.

Man slaughter, we'll let him live.

deserteagle
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deserteagle maybe we dont use those methods anymore because they are immoral and just plain sick ways of killing people. Burning people at stakes pretty much makes us animals


So we're animals for killing people who hurt people and society. Murderers and other criminals are(and should be treated) like animals. Nothing can justify r.ape and other hideous crimes. We kill criminals the same way we kill rabid dogs: because the dog is a threat to the livelihood of the community. A rabid dog has no chance of healing so the best thing to do is to but it out of the victims and its own misery. The inhuman thing to do is to let it roam making people sick.
nichodemus
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But i still don't think that people get to decide who lives and dies while the victim just stands around like a ragdoll waiting to be throw in a dumpster.


WAIT. This is how we countered!

The fault lies not with the death penalty...but the legal and judicial system, since it is the system that decides who gets what punishment, not the death penalty. Savvy?

Then again, some people will say that the existence of the death penalty would already lead to the option of death, hence the death penalty is partially responsible for the 'decision'.

But then again, we move on to our other arguments XD
notataco
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Yes i see your point. Murder is bad lets not do it. Oh wait someone just murdered that man! Let's KILL HIM -_-

BigP08
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Capital punishment may be morally required, not for retributive reasons, but rather to prevent the taking of innocent lives and to serve justice.

This is where I always teeter on the issue; if the killer escapes and takes innocent live(s), I would feel terrible for believing the killer should be allowed to live. But on the other hand, even if we have a rough idea of what he may do, I still don't feel we can assume he will kill again and decide to kill him first. There's no way of knowing, and killing based on the belief that the killer will kill again seems like an unfair assumption to make.
deserteagle
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it would depend on what the crime was, e.g.

Hitler, DEATH.

Attempt of genocide, DEATH.

Man slaughter, we'll let him live.


Agreed. Though the court details must be looked at closely for man
slaughter though.

good speech nic. =)
nichodemus
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Well, I did make use of certain quotes by quite well versed speakers...

Senators and such.

notataco
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Ah nichodemus you have corrected me their sorry about the post it was meant for deserteagle lol. And another thing is some killers are actually decent people. A teacher of mine went to jail because he killed his wifes boyfriend[b. I dont blame him, and some murders are just mistakes that haunt good people for the rest of their lives. Others unfortunetly don't stop after one crime but i do not believe slapping them with death is the right answer.

deserteagle
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And another thing is some killers are actually decent people. A teacher of mine went to jail because he killed his wifes boyfriend[b. I dont blame him,


Why not DIVORCE HER!! Their is no such think as a decent murderer. Murder is still murder no matter who does it.

I'm going to stay way form you then, if you actual agree that cheating on your spouse should result in death.
notataco
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He walked in on them you moron. And when did i say that cheating on your spouse results in death? I didn't
deserteagle with the comments you post im suprised you don't root for any death you can find -_-
and there is no thing as decent murder but i do believe their is different levels to be tolerated with.

BigP08
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Why not DIVORCE HER!! Their is no such think as a decent murderer. Murder is still murder no matter who does it.

Usually it's about money (I know this from watching Monk, almost every murder is by a spouse). Not that this justifies it at all, it actually disgusts me MORE that the motive is green paper with famous people's pictures on them.
nichodemus
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Well...I do advocare the death penalty...but still it is difficult to outline when and under what circumstances do we reach for the lethal injection.

Each case if unique in its own right, and that's what gives us all a headache. On average, it takes ten long years to finally clear all the red tape and come to a decision.

notataco
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Yeah thats also a problem is timing. Wich also reminds me of back before DNA evidence was brought into the crime picture. Its been proven from DNA testing that people who are innocent of the crime commited have been put and jail and been killed by death penalty.

deserteagle
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He walked in on them you moron. And when did i say that cheating on your spouse results in death? I didn't


A teacher of mine went to jail because he killed his wifes boyfriend[b. I dont blame him,


deserteagle with the comments you post im suprised you don't root for any death you can find -_-
and there is no thing as decent murder but i do believe their is different levels to be tolerated with.


I'm against the murder of human beings. And also against war. I don't like when the WRONG people die. As I said before people who don't contribute to society are better off dead.

He walked in on them you moron.


Hey! There's no need to be making names now. If I were in his shoes, yes I would beat the living s*** out of him and scream at her but I wouldn't actual go to take his life. As I said before murder is still murder no matter what excuse you give.
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Hey! There's no need to be making names now. If I were in his shoes, yes I would beat the living s*** out of him and scream at her but I wouldn't actual go to take his life. As I said before murder is still murder no matter what excuse you give


Good explanation. I agree.

I would just beat the crap out of him and then divorce her.
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