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"Good, hard-working men with families come home from work everyday and turn on the news. And you know what they see? Rapists, child molesters, and murderers that are getting off on bail." -Murphy and Connor MacManus, The Boondock Saints
For me, that sums up why we need the death penalty.
(PS. it also clears out prisons.) -----
Because The Bible says so:
Crimes that deserved the death in the Old Testament
According to Numb 35:31 there are criminals which "deserves to die". In the Old Testament the following crimes deserved the death penalty:
1. Murder (Gen 9:6, Ex 21:12, Numb 35:16-21).
2. Abuse of father or mother (Ex 21:15).
3. Speaking a curse over parents (Ex 21:17).
4. Blasphemy against God (Lev 24:14-16,23).
5. Breaking the Sabbath (Ex 31:14, Numb 15:32-36).
6. Practicing magic (Ex 22:18).
7. Fortune telling and practicing sorcery (Lev 20:27).
8. Religious people who mislead others to fall away (Deut 13:1-5, 18:20).
9. Adultery and fornication (Lev 20:10-12, Deut 22:22).
10. If a woman has intercourse before marriage (Deut 22:20-21).
11. If two people have intercourse when one of them is engaged. (Deut 22:23-24).
12. The daughter of a priest practicing prostitution (Lev 21:9).
13. Rape of someone who is engaged (Deut 22:25).
14. Having intercourse with animals (Ex 22:19).
15. Worshipping idols (Ex 22:20, Lev 20:1-5, Deut 17:2-7).
16. Incest (Lev 20:11-12, 14, 19-21).
17. Homosexuality (Lev 20:13).
18. Kidnapping (Ex 21:16).
19. To bear false testimony at a trial (Deut 19:16, 19).
20. Contempt of court (Deut 17:8-13).
The manner of execution in the Old Testament could be stoning, burning, using a sword, spear or arrow (Lev 20:27, 21:9, Ex 19:13, 32:27, Numb 25:7-8).
What else can I help you with?
What do murders deserve?
Many people believe that some murders deserve capitol punishment, which means the death penalty. Others believe that they deserve life in prison. I, personally, believe that in certain cases, they deserve the death sentence.
Why is the death penalty so debatable?
Some people who had been killed using the death penalty have been found not guilty after the fact.
Why do some countres not extradite to the US?
Our countries might not grant diplomatic recogniztion to one another. Also, if it is a death penalty case, some countries do not believe in the death penalty and will refuse to extradite someone to the US unless they receive diplomatic assurance that the death penalty will not be asked for.
Why death penalty does not discourage crime?
The death penalty does in fact discourage some crime. In other cases people just do not care what will happen to them.
How do you feel about the death penalty in the past?
The death penalty was extremely unfair for some people, but for the rest of us it was justice........ In the states the death penalty is still used in 37 states and by the Federal Government and the US Military.
Why should the death penalty be stopped?
Some people believe that the death penalty should be stopped. This is a give or take issue. An issue with having the death penalty, is being killed when you haven't actually done the crime, which in this day and age, dosen't happen a lot, but when it does is trauma and a name for that person. The death penalty would be good, for people that have done extreme crimes, such as murder, rapings and other misfits of judgements, but also for those who have been wrongly accused this could be a problem.
Why death penalty is not good in civilized society?
Actually, opinions on this vary. But the tendency, nowadays, is that a majority of people think that the death penalty is uncivilized. Some arguments against the death penalty is that it is used disproportionately against ethnic minorities (for example, black people in the United States), and that it is irreversible (and there have been many cases where people executed, or people who were planned to be executed, turned out to be innocent). For further arguments, both for and against the death penalty, I suggest you consult the Wikipedia article on "Death penalty".
What are some countries that have the death penalty and some that don't?
Iran ,The united states Iraq, China, Japan, have the death penalty. Australia. Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Do not have the death penalty
Why do christian people believe in the death pealty?
I'm a Christian and i personally don't believe in the death penalty. This is because we as humans have no right to decide weather someone is beyond Christ's salvation. Th death penalty allows people to play God and that's not right. Jesus gives everyone forgiveness no matter what they have done and we as sinful people have to right to take that opportunity from them. But some Christians believe in the death penalty because it says if a man takes another man's like then his life should be taken (that was loosely quoted). However these were different times and it was in order to get respect for God's laws. As sinful and small humans,however, we have to way to truly understand God's reasons were though.
When did they stop the death penalty?
The death penalty is not permitted in some states and is permitted in other states.
What are some offenses pertaining to the death penalty?
Man Slaughter/Murder of eighteen or more people
Is the death penalty a clear violation of the right to life?
The death penalty is controversial, so some people would see it as a violation of the right to life while others would not see it that way.
