What’s your take on the ethics of capital punishment? It’s a polarizing issue; some argue it’s justice for the worst crimes, while others say it risks irreversible mistakes and questions the value of human life. Where do you land on this?
Ethics of Capital Punishment
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I'm a conservative, but I really can't get on board with the death penalty. Sometimes I feel that people deserve it, but then it's hard being pro-life and wanting someone to die.
The concern I have for it is something that brings me back to "The Green Mile", where John Coffey is executed and is completely innocent. It's a real concern in the real world. Our justice system is human, too. Humans make mistakes. How do we justify death?
Krissycakes09
Madly Diligent
I'm totally for the death penalty for criminals who do something REALLY bad. People on death row already. Like why should we as tax payers pay for them to live? I think if you are put on death row then you should be put to death within a month and NOT years and years.
I think the death row wait time is because of all the appeals that are allowed. (Direct appeals, State post-conviction review, federal habeas corpus, additional motions or petitions, clemency)
I'm very much against the death penalty and always have been. The number of wrongful executions is a good enough starting point to argue against it.
In the US it's been estimated that at least 4% of death row inmates at any one time are likely innocent. That figure is thought to understate the actual problem because once an execution has occurred, there is insufficient motivation to expose a miscarriage of justice.
The UK has a pretty appalling record for wrongful executions which was the primary reason why it was abolished. I find it a little concerning that the number of executions worldwide is increasing even though the number of countries carrying out capital punishment is decreasing.
I don't believe the threat of capital punishment provides any kind of deterrent but I do believe it discriminates against minorities, the poor and the mentally ill. I'll always argue against it.
In the US it's been estimated that at least 4% of death row inmates at any one time are likely innocent. That figure is thought to understate the actual problem because once an execution has occurred, there is insufficient motivation to expose a miscarriage of justice.
The UK has a pretty appalling record for wrongful executions which was the primary reason why it was abolished. I find it a little concerning that the number of executions worldwide is increasing even though the number of countries carrying out capital punishment is decreasing.
I don't believe the threat of capital punishment provides any kind of deterrent but I do believe it discriminates against minorities, the poor and the mentally ill. I'll always argue against it.
Krissycakes09
Madly Diligent
I understand but I don't even think they should get all those appeal requests.
You'd wish you had them if you were the one on death row and were completely innocent.
Krissycakes09
Madly Diligent
Yeah but I don't plan on going to jail for anything crazy.You'd wish you had them if you were the one on death row and were completely innocent.
BTW, that's such a great movie!! 😍
Krissycakes09
Madly Diligent
Thank you for your service! 🫂🙏
Hell, me either! I'm the one that puts people in there.
Krissycakes09
Madly Diligent
🙁 That's so sad and probably all because he was black. Right?
A problem is so many crimes are so demonic that death, even with torture, seems just.
Case in point: some coward killed a baby recently by hitting her 40 times.
And that abuse case is one in a million
Case in point: some coward killed a baby recently by hitting her 40 times.
And that abuse case is one in a million
He was framed supposedly but it was the 1940s.
I used to be for the death penalty. But these people sit in prisons until they pass away. They can't get out and hurt innocent people. And, they can't learn from their mistakes if they're dead.
Yeah, but look at some of these crimes they do, hitting babies to death?
Yeah in this case if they're sitting around in jail they're still a target and probably would get murdered by the inmates. If you're in there for hurting children or animals the inmates don't take that lightly.
When I mentioned "But these people sit in prisons until they pass away" in my post, I wasn't meaning old age. Other prisoners take care of them for free instead of the states blowing millions of tax dollars on the dp. Steven Sandison makes a great example.
OK. Good point.
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