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The Death Penalty
Topic Started: Jun 11 2005, 02:12 AM (439 Views)
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Do you believe that the death penalty should be legal?

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Some Information

These states currently have the death penalty.

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Conneticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming

The total number of executions since 1976? 972.

Race of Defendants Executed:

Black: 34%
Hispanic: 6%
White: 58%
Other: 2%

The number of people executed for interracial murders?

White [Black Victim]: 12
Black [White Victim]: 193

The Total Number of People Exonerated since 1973 from death row. [Released because they were innocent.]: 119

Death Row by Region

South: 797
West: 62
Midwest: 109
Northeast: 4
TX & VA: 439

> It is now unconstitutional to execute juveniles and those with a mental retardation.
> 10 women have been executed since 1976.

Methods of Execution Since 1976

Lethal Injection: 804
Electrocution: 152
Gas Chamber: 11
Hanging: 3
Firing Squad: 2

37 out of the 28 states use lethal injection as their primary method, some do havve backup methods. Nebraska is the only state that relies solely on electrocution.
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electric chairs are gross and wrong.

I believe having the death penalty is wrong and should be illegal. Its a simple punishment compared to that of waiting behind bars for years to come. Along with the fact that its alot cheaper.

Where does the human race come across thinking its their buissness to kill others?

not to mention two wrongs do NOT make a right.

I think its a bit hypocritical of the government to not let you defend yourself without getting in trouble yet they can execute others if they feel its enough.
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LOL! Of corse Oklahoma!

Um, depends on what they did. Say the person commited first degree muder I say yes, the death penalty. You take another person's life the law system should be able to take there's. A life for a life........Dang I am mean.....:( lol
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Jun 11 2005, 10:10 AM
LOL! Of corse Oklahoma!

Um, depends on what they did. Say the person commited first degree muder I say yes, the death penalty. You take another person's life the law system should be able to take there's. A life for a life........Dang I am mean.....:( lol

But what if they convict the wrong person? How does a court compensate a life to the innocent convict's family?

I've never been for capital punishment. Killing someone because they killed someone else isn't right. Two wrongs don't make a right. Also, by taking the life of a convict you are giving them the easy way out - they sit six feet under being eaten by maggots rather than spending the rest of their life slaving away in prison. It's not a punishment, it's just a way of saving the country money.
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Jun 11 2005, 09:20 AM
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Jun 11 2005, 10:10 AM
LOL! Of corse Oklahoma!

Um, depends on what they did. Say the person commited first degree muder I say yes, the death penalty. You take another person's life the law system should be able to take there's.  A life for a life........Dang I am mean.....:( lol

But what if they convict the wrong person? How does a court compensate a life to the innocent convict's family?

I've never been for capital punishment. Killing someone because they killed someone else isn't right. Two wrongs don't make a right. Also, by taking the life of a convict you are giving them the easy way out - they sit six feet under being eaten by maggots rather than spending the rest of their life slaving away in prison. It's not a punishment, it's just a way of saving the country money.

actually in our country its cheaper to keep them in prison than it is for the death penalty.
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Jun 11 2005, 04:20 AM
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Jun 11 2005, 10:10 AM
LOL! Of corse Oklahoma!

Um, depends on what they did. Say the person commited first degree muder I say yes, the death penalty. You take another person's life the law system should be able to take there's.  A life for a life........Dang I am mean.....:( lol

But what if they convict the wrong person? How does a court compensate a life to the innocent convict's family?

I've never been for capital punishment. Killing someone because they killed someone else isn't right. Two wrongs don't make a right. Also, by taking the life of a convict you are giving them the easy way out - they sit six feet under being eaten by maggots rather than spending the rest of their life slaving away in prison. It's not a punishment, it's just a way of saving the country money.

Hmmm....you have a good point that I did not think of. The only thing you can do is let the court system decied wheater innocent or not. Really if the jury finds a person gulity there is usally enough evidence to prove it. But then again it looks like a duck, smells like a duck must be a duck theory comes in handey there. Don't know I think your statment has changed my mind. lol I don't blame the court though for trying to save money. There are so many idiots in the court room evey day in and out and I know the judge is proably fed up with people. Long prossess it is. :(
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Jun 11 2005, 10:35 AM
MasterG
Jun 11 2005, 04:20 AM
Lady Luck
Jun 11 2005, 10:10 AM
LOL! Of corse Oklahoma!

Um, depends on what they did. Say the person commited first degree muder I say yes, the death penalty. You take another person's life the law system should be able to take there's.  A life for a life........Dang I am mean.....:( lol

But what if they convict the wrong person? How does a court compensate a life to the innocent convict's family?

I've never been for capital punishment. Killing someone because they killed someone else isn't right. Two wrongs don't make a right. Also, by taking the life of a convict you are giving them the easy way out - they sit six feet under being eaten by maggots rather than spending the rest of their life slaving away in prison. It's not a punishment, it's just a way of saving the country money.

Hmmm....you have a good point that I did not think of. The only thing you can do is let the court system decied wheater innocent or not. Really if the jury finds a person gulity there is usally enough evidence to prove it. But then again it looks like a duck, smells like a duck must be a duck theory comes in handey there. Don't know I think your statment has changed my mind. lol I don't blame the court though for trying to save money. There are so many idiots in the court room evey day in and out and I know the judge is proably fed up with people. Long prossess it is. :(

That's not necessarily true, unfortuantly. I saw a documentry the other day, and some guy was falsely imprisoned for mass murder (goodness knows how he escaped the death penalty), and he was sent to prison for life without parole. After 16 years of being in prison, the real murderer handed himself in, and the falsely accused dude was awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation. However, if he had been granted the death penalty, what compensation could possibly replace him? He was a family man with several kids. He didn't see them grow up, and he said he'd rather wind back time so he could live with his kids as they went through school rather than be bought off with a load of money.

Life is riddled with problems, I guess this is one. I certainly hope Britain never beings in capital punishment, even though it would be an effecient method of dealing with paedophiles, rapists, and murderers.
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I think the death penalty should be only used if the people did something very bad,horrible. Death Penalty should not be seen on tv or listen on the radio. When the event of the death penalty takes place as it is horrible to see people die.
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why is it horrible to see people die? So if they die and you don't see it its ok?
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Jun 11 2005, 11:12 AM
why is it horrible to see people die? So if they die and you don't see it its ok?

It's horrible because it's wrong. If you like seeing people die there's something wrong with your mind (that wasn't directed at you, it was directed at everyone reading this post).
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im not saying i agree or dissagree, i was simply making a point. Why is it ok if they die, so long as you don't see? Frankly they shouldn't be dying unlesses it is of natural causes.
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Jun 11 2005, 11:17 AM
im not saying i agree or dissagree, i was simply making a point. Why is it ok if they die, so long as you don't see? Frankly they shouldn't be dying unlesses it is of natural causes.

Ah, I see what you mean, sorry.
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I belive that if you kill someone, unless you're mentally unstable you should be rewarded with the death penalty. :)
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If I killed someone and I got caught, I would take the deathpenalty then the rest of my life rotting in jail alive.

Death penalty trials cost an average of 48% more than the average cost of trials in which prosecutors seek life imprisonment.

its a win lose situation. The accused gets the easy way out and the economy suffers from it. Whereas if you just kept them in jail they would rot and die in their own filth and the government (tax money!) would save quite a bit more money if the DP was illegal.

sources: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=108&scid=7
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Jun 11 2005, 10:44 AM
If I killed someone and I got caught, I would take the deathpenalty then the rest of my life rotting in jail alive.

Death penalty trials cost an average of 48% more than the average cost of trials in which prosecutors seek life imprisonment.

its a win lose situation. The accused gets the easy way out and the economy suffers from it. Whereas if you just kept them in jail they would rot and die in their own filth and the government (tax money!) would save quite a bit more money if the DP was illegal.

sources: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=108&scid=7

I'm going on an eye for an eye theory, I'm ignoring the financial statistics for a moment, I'll restate that if you kill someone, you should be killed yourself, painfully.

Seeing as A life charge in prision isn't really even life anymore, more like 20-30 years, taking into account good behaviour.
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