The Death Sentence.

I'm against it, the person should live and think of what he/she's done. But on the other hand, we're paying the taxes so that they can live, we're giving money too keep people alive who did serious bad things?

Before I begin, I just want to tell you that my opinion has been said by most people to be VERY weird. Right, I believe that it would be terrible to have a life in jail, with no possibility of ever leaving again. I personally would hate it. So, if someone has commited a crime that would grant them a life sentencing without the possibility of parole, I believe that the CRIMINAL and no one else should be able to decide whether or not he lives. I know that some people would be fine with living in a federal prison for the rest of their lives, but I also know that there are people, like me, who wouldn't be able to handle that. I also think that allowing someone to choose their own fate would cut down the number of people who commit suicide while serving their sentences.

My two cents.

Im split on this one because if they did commit a really bad crime they dont really derserve to live. Im against it because if they did do something really bad they should be able to live with the guilt of knowing what they did. So yep im tatally split on this one.

What if the person was actually innocent? I seriously just wince when I think about that. I mean, if there's no possible way they didn't do it, they admitted it and there were liek a dozen witnesses and everything, then yeah, I"m all for the death sentence, but if there's even a shdow of a doubt... even the slightest possiblity they didn't do it, then I'd be terrified to order them killed or be the one to administer the drug.

Bacon Egg and AMY!!:

Before I begin, I just want to tell you that my opinion has been said by most people to be VERY weird. Right, I believe that it would be terrible to have a life in jail, with no possibility of ever leaving again. I personally would hate it. So, if someone has commited a crime that would grant them a life sentencing without the possibility of parole, I believe that the CRIMINAL and no one else should be able to decide whether or not he lives. I know that some people would be fine with living in a federal prison for the rest of their lives, but I also know that there are people, like me, who wouldn't be able to handle that. I also think that allowing someone to choose their own fate would cut down the number of people who commit suicide while serving their sentences.

My two cents.

That's actually a really good idea.

If you kill someone who killed someone how is it teachin people not to kill people??

i think its right coz in my religion it says that killing on person is like killing the whole of humanity so that person gets the death sentence. the only way they don't is that if the vitims family accept a payment of their choice from the murderer or they simply forgive the murderer. also if the person has a mental disorder they just get rehabilitated.

for me religion has the final word. so i'm all for it

Imaginary Fiend.:

I'm with it and aginst it.

If you've murdered r hurt one person, Life in prison, without bail or parrol.

But if you've murdered or taken more than two lives, Death. But that puts two families through heartbreak. SO, I'm in a 6 one and half dozen the other sort thing.

thats wierd coz that saying if you kill 1 person its not as bad as killing 100 people and it is.

also are you in america or england coz we had this debate ages ago in england. and we're sort of over it well i am anyway

I'm for it. You have to really screw up to get the death penalty, so most criminals shouldn't have to worry about it. And why should people that deserve the death penalty get to live longer?

I'm in the middle. The people who got the death sentence deserve it because they committed an unspeakable crime, but then again, maybe they should just spend the rest of their lives rotting in jail.

EDIT: But think about this, if you let them live, they have a chance of escaping.

I totally do believe that if they had the life sentence they could choose.

I would usually say that it is something that should be done but only for serious cases (murder without cause, child absusing etc.). The only trouble with that is if some one is wrongly convicted. Do they deserve to die for something they didn't do? Isn't that being just as bad as the murderer himself?

I can't decide if I'm for or against the death penalty for people who have killed someone. However, there are many cases where someone is wrongly commited, or the trial lasts so long, they just spend most their life on "death row". I think there's so many faults with the justice system, something as simple as "you've take someone's life, you deserve not to live" rarely happens like that.

I live in Sweden and we don't have dead sentence here, but I don't really know what I think, it's wrong that we shall pay for them but it's also true that their thoughts will punish us more then if someone kills them they will get away with it in some strange way. And if we kill them are we just as bad as they are? I mean then lots of people agrees to kill someone that's disgusting, and what if it's the wrong person? the ones that killed the wrong person or that has agreed to kill them don't will get punished beacuse it isn't their fault? or it is?

I think killing anyone is wrong even if they have done something bad. No one deserves it.

I'm against it because if someone hurt you, you can't go and hang them. I think the death penalty is the equivelent to murder. If someone murdered someone else and then they get the death pently. I think that your just as bad as the murder yourself.

^^^ I agree. People must make sure they are certain they have the right person before doing it though.