Why they have in some States in US Death Penalty?
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I live in a non death penality state (Michigan) and feel that it is barbaric and wrong for the state to kill anyone. Our justice system is not fair and I truly wonder how many innocent people have been put to death by it. If you are rich or white you can beat a charge. If you are poor or Black you are going to die that simple.
330694
Capital Punishment is state murder. There were many innocents executed here as there are still being executed in the USA. Capital Punishment is more expensive in real terms then full term Life imprisonment. It is not a deterrent, the murder rate dropped in England after it was abolished and rose in America after it was reintroduced anyway there are lots of supposed Christians here and...Thou shalt not Kill
226648
This always the case, the murderers demanding mercy and rights, but did they show mercy when they were doing their heinous acts?\n\nPrison is good place afterall, some people can only live in prison.
273972
I believe in life in prison without parole for those criminals that have proven to be an ongoing threat to society.  I think it costs us far more to execute them than it would for us to keep them locked up forever.  However, the death sentence does not bother me.  I believe there are people who cannot be changed and that they are evil.  The sex of the person does not enter into it for me.  Would I carry out the execution?  I would not take the job.  If I were forced to do it, or the person would go free?  I would execute them.  My fear in letting them go would be that they would kill again or harm a child.  I couldn't live with that on my conscience.  Anyway I didn't sentence them to die.  I just carried out the sentence of the court.  Of course this answer is based on what I know of the courts of the U.S.A.  I would not carry out a death sentence in another country.  In some cases the sentence may have been handed out simply for being a Christian.
464442
The death penalty is NOT civilized. America is not as civilized as you think.  Most Americans are not very well educated. Our civilization has much magical-thinking and simple-thinking in it. But, many wiser people here with more long-term vision are not vengeful and can see that there are proven, better ways to run a society for the good of all.  The death penalty in any society is also proof of a people's failed faith.
58832
Different laws for different states.
246026
you're right, if they die, then that's it but if they  spend life imprisonment, then they repent for the rest of their lives. even though it may seem more reasonable to execute the becuase of the cost, we are becomin murderers ourselves. we shouldn't take life, it's not our job.
332990
At one time the death penalty was used in almost every part of the globe; but over the last few decades many countries have abolished it. Amnesty International classifies countries in four categories. 74 countries still maintain the death penalty in both law and practice. 86 countries have abolished it completely; 11 retain it, but only for crimes committed in exceptional circumstances (such as crimes committed in time of war). 25 other countries maintain laws permitting the use of the death penalty for ordinary crimes, but have allowed the death penalty to fall into disuse for at least 10 years. Finally, it is not unknown for countries to practise extrajudicial execution sporadically or systematically outside their own formal legal frameworks.
605333
In some states you get the death penalty for molesting children twice. (Just something to think about)
87956
The Mexican and US authorities cooperate and the US authorities put you in jail.  Mexico then applies for extradition so that you can face trial in Mexico.  There's a pretty good chance that extradition would be granted.  You would be shipped to Mexico, tried and jailed.  You don't have to fear the death penalty, though.  Like almost all nations on the earth except the US and China, Mexico has no death penalty.
288459
state some facts like the amount of innocent people put to death. the biases that the courts have in handing out death sentences(race, etc...)Playing god. morality of it\nI feel its done to save money. ...easier to kill someone than to pay to keep them in jail the rest of their lives.
464551
I think in the right circumstance that is great. Sadly enough it does cost the government more money to execute a person than it does to keep them in prison for life. I see the death penalty being a good thing because why reward a murderer or what ever the crime was, for doing that crime. Because technically that is what you are doing. You are putting them in a place, where they will always have a roof over their head, 3 hot meals a day, a hot shower, cable TV, books to read, Internet/computers to use, books in the library and endless time to exercise (use the weight machines) and they even get visitation rights. How is this fair? This is not only fair to the victims and their families, because they will never get visitation rights. But its also unfair to the millions of poor or homeless people. Who can't say that they always have a roof over their head, one meal a day let alone a hot one. Who if don't have a steady home wont have a steady shower, or cable or Internet or the resources to keep fit both mentally and physically. Prisoners even get a chance to make money by working in the prisons facilities. How does this seem fair. They are being rewarded, they have a better life, despite being behind bars, than most people do. \nSo why not give them the death penalty if they are guilty without a reason of a doubt? That is after all what they deserve. As the old saying goes an eye for an eye.
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I think the state goes down to the same level of a murderer when it applies death penalty.\n\n"You killed so I'll kill you back"\n\nIt doesn't make a whole lot sense, plus it goes against the BofR clause against of cruel and unusual punishment.
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Lethal injection is used in almost all cases in the United States, it has the least charges against it of being inhumane.\n\nThere has recently been issue taken with lethal injection, however. A group of anesthesiologists refused to take part in one in California since they felt it may be a violation of the Hippocratic oath to not stop the procedure if the inmate appeared to be in pain.\n\nIn many states the procedure is actually performed by paramedics since doctors may be able to lose their license for taking part.
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In a variety of countries. Only in Belarus is the Death Penalty actively used. THe countires in the EU are banned from using Capitial Punishment.\n\nOnly in Wartime:\n~Albania\n~Latvia\n\nOnly in the Constitution:\n~Abkhazia\n~Russian Federation\n~South Ossetia\n~Transintira\n\nAnytime:\n~Belarus: 5 excuted in 2004
126527
In most cases yes, different states have different laws.
105568
Hmm..\n\nIt could be that turkey still has the death sentece. that is a big no no in the EU.\n\nIt is also the level of treatment that the government meeds out to it's people. Ever heard "Lets play turkish prison"?\n\nIt has a good ways to go. But i do belive that with a little work, and alot of understanding that Turkey will someday be in the EU.