Answer 1 - YES
I think it is fair if it is always lawfully applied and if we can virtually eliminate the possibility of misapplication.
Answer 2 - NO
I believe that its irrevocability makes it inherently unjust. Should a person be innocent, there is no way to resolve the issue of their innocence. Additionally, I cannot reconcile an individual prohibition with taking life (murder's illegality) with a permission granted to the state to end the lives of its citizens.
Definitely!
no revenge is not justification for capital punishment
Austria doesn't have capital punishment.
in the USA capital punishment is DEATH
At one time capital punishment was meted out for what we would now consider trivial or at best worth a stern warning. In countries with a stable and fair judicial system capital punishment is usually only given for what is seen as the most horrific crimes such as premeditated murder. Many countries have outlawed capital punishment completely, others still retain it for crimes which that country has decided are reprehensible, and these vary widely. It you travel abroad it best to be informed of the local laws and punishments.
Capital punishment is a belief and an actuality. It is not a universal belief or a universal actuality; the belief in capital punishment is only held by some people and capital punishment is practiced only in some places.
No. Capital Punishment is not tolerated or practised in Fiji.
Capital punishment in France ended in 1981.
Capital Punishment Organization was created in 1989.
Capital Punishment Organization ended in 1994.
Sure. There are other possibilities for a fair punishment.
I say yes, we should use capital punishment.