What would you change about the Death Penalty?
147898
Abolish it entirely.  Our justice system is not infalible.  There have been multiple people sentanced to death and exhonorated post-mortem.  That's enough reason for me.  Besides which the death penalty is motivated by revenge, not justice.  An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
45251
Typically most liberals do not support the death penalty. Its OK to have views that differ from whatever political affiliation you have.
1180933
We (as a society) kill those who commit the most atrocious crimes so that we can show those who are living that there are consequences to actions. We would hope that the prospect of death would detour folks from participating in such heinous atrocities but, obviously it doesn't. People are a become increasingly depraved and indifferent. Personally I think we should do away with the death penalty, its senseless.
393701
the death penalty is only a deterrent if it is done in the public eye very swiftly. BRING BACK PUBLIC HANGINGS in market square where all can see.
212666
There are several states which still boast the death penalty.  Several of them no longer use the electric chair, as they have resorted to what they believe to be more "humane" alternatives for execution/extermination.
395319
I think the death penalty is for cowards and sadists:  It's easy to support murder when someone else does it for you.\n\nOver 150 WRONGLY CONVICTED people have been released from death row in just the last 30+ years - and those are only the ones we *know* about.  \n\nThe death penalty doesn't make you safer - it makes you a killer.  Don't buy the con from politicians who scare you into believing this policy works.  It doesn't. \n\nIt's racist.\nIt's classist.\nIt's 2-6 times MORE expensive than life without parole.\nIt makes us cruel as a society.\nIt doesn't prevent new criminals from developing.\nIt takes the lives of innocent people.\n\nSomething tells me from the knee-jerk verbiage of the questioner that he/she doesn't care about these types of facts.  Regardless, check out the sites below before *you* make up your mind.\n\nThe way we treat the least of us is a clear reflection of who WE are... at least that's the way God sees it.
780415
If I was president, I would lean torwards a government program that uses an alternative to the death penalty in some cases. I am talking work camps up in Alaska, where the weather is harsh and not paradise. The Russians did that with Siberia. Let me say that criminals learned their lesson after 5 years in Siberia. The death penalty could bring the end of a life to a wrongly accused person, which is not right, but most of the time that does not happen. If someone molests a child, I would order him to either 50 years at a work camp, or death; the same with murderers and animal killers. My personal beliefs would probably not be accepted if I was President, as I believe all animal killers, murderers, rapists, and child predators should be dragged behind a truck in a city, then them being gassed to death. I believe in that, but people would probably take me as being too cruel.\n\nBy the way, I haven't heard from Reality. I guess I made that loser shut up. He was so mean. He only asks one question, and makes fun of everyone else's questions. He only asked one question because he is afraid of people's responses.
992235
I think they should be put to work. Clean the f*cking roads and sh*t. \n\nI don't believe in capital punishment. We don't have the right to take anyone's life. Always leave the possibility for remorse and forgiveness.
235955
execution it would save the state alot of money. Having to keep prisoners costs the tax payer millions every year. FRY EM
508229
It's the death penalty.
13710
1)Just punishment for heinous crimes 2)prevents prison overcrowding 3)80% public support 4)prevents the possibility of escape 4)Detterent. I, personally am against the death penatly on the grounds that it eliminates the possibility of being proven innocent, it costs a lot, it is against both the bible and the 8th ammendment (cruel and unusual punishment), the prisoners are executed in the name of the state aka us, and, as oppose to the popular belief of "no pain" I have pages and pages of stories of how specific prisoners were victim to a prolonged electorcution/lethal ingection due to a malfunction in equipment. I mean, would YOU want to be subject to deadly poison coursing through your system for 5-15 minutes? I didn't think so.
43087
According to the figures on the source site, death penalty states have higher murder rates. So it doesn't seem to be much of a deterrent.
11518
I don't believe in the death penalty; I mean who are we to play God like someone said. But the thing is; he was convicted and there was no doubt that he was guilty. He was also sentenced to death and I think that if we change the laws because one person said sorry; then others would do heinous crimes and be like "I'm sorry" and expect to be let off. \n\nI don't even know much about what's going on in his case but that's what I think.
368916
Wholeheartedly. I think we should have a stupid box that we can put all of the stupid people in and then burn them all. (j/p i know that's not feasible...) The death penalty is a necessary evil, and i support it.
1089367
I don't believe in the death penalty. They are just commiting murder, and two worngs never make a right. God decides who should die at what time, so I think you are right, they should put him in jail for life and make him suffer for the pain he has caused people.
743440
The death penalty, becase you wont have to suffer in jail for the rest of your life.
516696
well, i don't like to think that we have the right to take a human life.....on the other hand, my cousin was murdered and her assassin got 7 years.  He should have died.  After all he took her life.  Our prison system does not rehabilitate nor can it simply because the people inside are sociopaths.  so yeah, I'm for the death penalty and lethal injection is probably the least messy choice.