What questions can I ask in a debate against capital punishment?

Answer 1

If capital punishment is a deterrant why are homicides rates rising? Where is the justice when an innocent person is executed? (Since 1973, 95 people on death row have been released after having been found wrongfully convicted). Why are a disproportionate number of indigent and minorities sentenced to death compared to murderers of a different social status and race. (2003 stats..White victims account for 1/2 of all murder victims, 80% of those convictions result in the death penalty. During 2003 12 white defendants were executed for the killing of black vitims, 178 black defendants were executed for the killing of white victims.) How do Christians rationalize their pro death penalty stand when it comes to agape? What about the financial burden to the taxpayers? (For example, Ted Bundy was on death row for 10 years before he was executed the cost to Florida taxpayers was more than 6 million dollars.)Why is the rate of violent crime lower in countries without the death penalty.

Answer 2

Would you advocate the same form of justice, should the perpetrator be a close family member, like a brother or a father? Answer==================================================== Is it moral? is it a good example of our criminal justice system? is it hypocritical? Also, what would it accomplish to put someone on death row?

Answer 3

In the question of capital punishment, several arguments can be made on either side. The amount of taxpayer money required to keep a convicted murderer alive could be considered unreasonable in comparison to the alternative. It can also be argued that life in confinement without liberty or civil rights is less humane than the death penalty.