What do you think of capital punishment?

Answer 1

It is not a good thing. Too many people today are being found innocent. And FYI I am a person who's mother was murdered and I still don't feel that her killer should die at the hands of our court system.
It stops repeat offending
In some cases it is good in others it is bad. Some research says it is racist and sexist. Others say it is beneficial. In one way capital punishment is bad because it takes many innocent peoples lives. In other ways its good because it ride our world of people who could potentially hurt innocent victims. The percentage of Caucasian victims vs. African American victims of murders punishable by the death penalty is 15% African American victims of murder and 76% Caucasians. This research is not super recent but recent enough. Thanks :D
It's said that capital punishment works as a deterrence (keeps criminals from committing more crimes, since they know they could be killed for it)

The criminal won't be able to commit more crimes even if he escapes

Revenge- They killed someone, so they should be killed

The punishment needs to match the crime

The dead person(s) life is worth just as much a criminal's life.

The Bible is for the death sentence

Answer 2

The United Kingdom as for many years been free from capital punishment, from time to time the subject is debated in Parliament and vote, for or against its return. If there were a national referendum on the subject, capital punishment would be re introduced. The reason being, women are understandably bias towards capital punishment because the majority of murders that take place are mainly female. Like many people, I believe that my vote for the return of capital punishment, would make me as guilty as the executioner, for killing another person - so what is the answer? The answer is to abolish capital punishment as soon as possible throughout the world. However, when we do abolish capital punishment, Life imprisonment must mean Life, without exception, no one that kills another person should get the chance to kill again and if any one receives a life sentence for rape, they too must stay in prison for the rest of their life so they never rape again. Myra Hindley was in prison, here in England, serving several life sentences for her part in the Yorkshire moors murders in the sixties, she tried many time to secure her freedom but she stayed in prison for the rest of her natural life, which is an example for other would be Murderers. If we do not remove capital punishment in the near future we will in the distant future. Putting a person in prison and removing their freedom is punishment enough for the majority of offenders to society. We need not be cruel to them, when they are in prison because their loss of freedom is a deterrent for any criminal. Those that continue to offend, receive longer prison sentences; most offenders eventually come to terms with their loss of freedom and decide not to re offend.

Answer 3

it depends. i am not against capital punishment per se, but I am against it as practiced. I feel as though the capital punishment system is highly inefficient.

Answer 4

Capital punishment is an issue that causes much debate and controversy. It deals with the execution of a convicted murderer at the hands of government.

Answer 5

it's not fair