QOTD: the final cut

question of the day: death penalty: yay or nay? why?

FRY THOSE BASTARDS, statistically, more whites are put to death via the death penalty

It’s a hard knock life in the fields of the unknown. Sheep don’t always do what their suppose to and once in a while you’ll have a few that think they can make up their own rules….doesn’t fly with me. Those sheep are then given a warning by having all their wool shaved off in the dead of winter. If one still hasn’t learned his lesson then the “Big Bad Wolf” is brought in to carry out some sort of capital punishment. It’s very simple….eat…graze…follow orders….or this shepherd will bring you to justice.

I'll tell you my answer, but first, why don't you lean a little closer...

Death penalty? Yes. Because punishment should fit the crime. ALWAYS.

Nay – murder doesn’t help stop murder...

Yay.
1. because the person deserves
2. make example so that others do not follow

There are always exceptions, but for the most part I would say yes. If someone takes a life then they obviously don't value human life and don't deserve to live.

Nay….because it doesn’t solve the behavior and there is the possibility for an incorrect verdict…..I think they need to be locked up for life with a purple singing dinosaur

I say death penalty nay for several reasons. Killing a man is killing a man is killing a man, regardless if you pull a trigger or flip a switch, so what makes the executioner better than the homicidal maniac? I think that letting them die is giving them the easy way out. It's way more difficult on criminals to keep them alive, stuck living the rest of their lives behind bars than to just let them leave this earth. I know that many will say that it will cost the tax-payers less money if inmates are executed, but instead, why don't we eliminate prison time for other offenses where the person can be treated with drug rehabilitation or other means.

Nay. How much more hypocritical can we get by killing someone for murder? Not to mention the possibility of killing someone who is innocent!! Watch The Life of David Gale. Read about Ruben Cantu: http://www.slate.com/id/2131194/

Normally, I’d vote for the death penalty. However, here in the states, there is no clear structure – its racist – and there have been so many cases where they’ve put an innocent person to death. And for a fully developed modern democracy – it’s shameful. If there is an element of doubt, there is no way a person should be sentenced to death. However, for example – some guy takes a gun and randomly starts shooting people in the subway and they capture him and know he did it, its on tape, etc – kill that bastard.
And also, people against that the death penalty claim that it is not deterrent to preventing crime – well…that’s crap, cause in Singapore – people don’t mess around. The punishment is so severe that you just don’t break the rules. And it’s fine – I lived there for six months, and I was not scared – I did not break the rules, but neither did anyone else. So as a girl – if I wanted to roam the streets at three in the morning, I could – and never worry about shady people. How many places do you know that possible? Not many. So anyways, it works... grant it, Singapore is a small country/city – so its way easier to control thing, but it does make the point – strict punishment does deter people.
So – I think the death penalty should be implemented, but not in America until they are fair and have their act together.

Yay all the way. I strongly believe that if someone kills another person with intent they should suffer the same fate. My tax dollars should not be used to keep a killer housed, fed and clothed when that money could be put to much better use to help the poor or the homeless. Perhaps if the death penalty were easier to enforce it would deter some people from ruthlessly killing others.

I think that death row inmates are still people, but I don't believe that they should be kept alive on my tax dollar. If someone is willing to pay for an inmate's incarceration for the rest of his/her natural life, that is just fine. Otherwise, I'm on the fiscally prudent side of a cheap needle full of blue stuff.