What's Your Opinion About The Death Penalty?

[Highbrow]

I have mixed feelings about the death penalty, but if I had to state an opinion I would say I'm for it.
It also depends on the crime, the reason for the crime, metal health of the criminal.

[Sharingan]

I'm all for it for serial posters.

[BlueToffee]

Wholeheartedly against it under any circumstance.

[EcclesCake]

Against.

[atalanta]

hang them for the second murder. One might be an accident or mistaken identity - two, and the murderer really meant it.

[woofgang]

against. What happens if the jury make a mistake?

[LazyGun]

Sharingans answer should get rated as best answer, IMO :)

[venator]

There are some cases, such as Hindley & Brady, the Wests, where guilt is utterly certain, and there is little chance of rehabilitation. It would be a kindness to give these people an overdose rather than keeping them in solitary confinement for the rest of their lives. Perhaps they could be given the option.

No other circumstances.

[woofgang]

venator, do they deserve kindness or choice?

[chrisgel]

It's too good for some people

[Mick-Talbot]

lol @ Sharingan.

[Old_Geezer]

I consider it State murder and see few circumstances which would justify it, none at all in rich countries.

[lightbulb247]

for it, but only for people like murderers, rapists, pedophiles etc.

[ImLostAgain]

Against.
We cant go killing people who kill people to show people that killing is wrong.

[starone]

Depends very much on the crime. If it was someone who had killed children and tortured them, I would be for it.

[SeaJayPea]

ImLostAgain puts it far better than I can.

[MadMen]

Against.

It's only natural to get emotional when someone commits a horrific murder or crime, and whilst hanging that person may seem like a justifiable punishment, there have been cases of people wrongly imprisoned and found innocent after many years in jail.

Bit late once you've hung, drawn and quartered someone!

[mikey4444]

I can't see that any person has the right, enshrined in law or not, to take some else's life away. If it wrong to murder someone, its just as wrong for the state to murder a second time.

We have had so many miscarriages of justice in Britain. Derek Bentley was hung for murder, even though he was handcuffed to a policeman at the time it happened. Remember "10 Rillington Place" ? ( good film by the way...check it out )

In the late 80's, a woman working in a sex shop here in my home town in South Wales was murdered. Two young "down and out" brothers, the Darvells were subsequently convicted of her murder, despite there being little or no evidence to show that they were guilty. If that murder had been committed in the 1950's, both brothers would have been hung, As it was, they were both released a few years later, after they were pardoned. Their lives were ruined of course.

In that case, not only were two entirely innocent people wrongly convicted, the real murderer got away, and has never been traced yet. Perhaps he murdered again...who knows.

Of course that is not the subject of this post.

The Death Penalty doesn't even seem to deter, which is one of the main reasons given for its support. Texas has a huge prison population and also is an enthusiastic user of the electric chair. Not really working is it ?

[Answerprancer]

Strongly opposed for numerous reasons.

[albaqwerty]

against
Being sentenced to life imprisonment should mean just that though.

[sandyRoe]

Against it.