Is the death penalty too good forZacarias Moussaoui?
471212
Yes.  He should receive the “life as an invalid” penalty.  First, we should surgically remove his hands, feet, eyes, and tongue.  Then we should let him recuperate so we can stick him under an overpass somewhere with other homeless people and tell him to “Have a nice day, Zac!” as we leave him to live out  whatever is left of his miserable life.
834884
Well...I would like to say definitely YES. But then again, as for the public policy (in which here I refer to the interest of the whole citizens of the world) I must say No. Why? Well, the death of Saddam surely will ignite another fire of chaos in our neverending war-world. In short, the death penalty that being put upon him surely will be the beginning of a new seed of destruction. I'll make it clear here...the 'killing' of Saddam as we all thought as some sort of punishment for him for what he had done as well as for justice for those who had been affected by his violent acts is in fact not the last of terror, war or chaos in our world! It will only be the beginning of a more chaotic world!!!\nTherefore, I think sentencing him to prison for life will be much better for the good and interest of everyone around the world. Saddam is merely a human like us. The only matter that differentiate him from us is on what he WAS then and Is now. But this is not enough to justify him to be sentenced to death. Thus, I am on the opinion that we all need to think back. Appeal of Saddam's trial MUST be done. It is the only chance for us to ponder back the coming-mistake that the whole community of man is about to commit!!!
9990
I agree with you there. The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It violates the right to life. It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent and has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments.\nCheck out the link below & help to protest.
955989
Well unless they could subject him to mobs of people and the families of those he has tortured and killed, it is the best punishment in a civilized world.  It's shows more mercy than a merciless, tyranical dictator deserves.\n\nBy the same token all trials benefit the criminal more than the victim.  That is a civilized society and I guess when it came right down to it I wouldn't want it to change.
1981
As long as the person is guilty, and the crime is severe, I think it is a good thing.\n\nFor one thing, why should a cold blooded murder get the chance he never gave to his victim?  Victims (usually  innocent people) do not get a chance to start a new life, do they? Plus why should he get a lifetime of freebies (free meals, free clothes, free cable) and even some freebies that the law-abiding cannot afford (like free gym, free college courses) after taking a life?\n\nA good alternative would be to use the worst of the worst (rapists, pedohiles, murderers) for testing instead of the innocent animals.  At least then they could serve a purpose in society, and maybe even give a little back.
894019
Absolutely. The death penalty should be administered to anyone denying the existence of God.\n\nOnce of course, his existence is proved.\n\nOver to you Heinz!!
800723
I don't personally agree with the death penalty in most cases. In\nSaddam's case, I think for all the deaths that he is personally\nresponsible, it might be justified.  The trial was held in an Iraqi\ncourt, and we have to respect the judgment handed down by\nthe judge, who was doing was based on Iraqi law. You may or may not like the sentencing, but we have to live with it. The free world, outside of the USA, doesn't have the death penalty. Please\nremember that Saddam gassed people to death, and used biological warfare against his own people. I don't like the guy, or\nwhat he did, but I thought the US-led invasion of Iraq was wrong,\nfor one simple premise. You don't meddle in the internal affairs\nof a country, unless you are invited to do so by the majority of\nIraqi citizens. Even though the Shi'ites and Kurds are happy \nSaddam is no longer in power, I doubt most of them are happy to\nsee the presence of US and other foreign troops there, since they\nprobably wanted help to oust Saddam themselves in terms of\nmilitary aid and support.
333094
People may want to consider this when making that decision -- his efforts and actions during his trial have been consistent with making the jury angry at him. He is on record as saying he wants to be killed, since that would make him a martyr.\n\nGiven the conditions in prison, is being put to death actually  a worse fate than life without parole?
222060
I am against the death penalty as it does not make any solution. When we are giving a person death penalty, we are doing the same bad thing that we can't. Nobody has any right to murder other, the final judgement is in hand of God. That we can do maximum against a criminal is to give him/her an imprisonment for several years.
674676
Yes I agree with the death penalty. Life in prison is not a punishment for long term prisoners. Three meals a day, cable TV, no bills. They think it's a good life.
98268
considering how many cases have been overturned (especially with advances in DNA testing), i think it is obvious that the death penalty is "flawed", not neccessarily 'bad' or 'good'. \n\nimagine if someone you knew was faslely sentenced to death for a crime they did not commit... or even you. is it worth the risk of making those mistakes and ending innocent peoples lives to "punish" the wrongdoers?\n\nadditionally, consideration should be given to the concept that death is the ultimate punishment. is death really the worst outcome for a convicted murder? proponents of capital punishment claim that "scum" are rewarded with an easy life of "freebies". if those freebies include shivs and anal rape, then they may be right. point being - prison is not a cake walk. some would consider a lifetime of confinement greater punishment than instant death. \n\nmoreover, as one person noted, the death penalty may not actually scare off future criminals. some cultures do not believe in "punishing" people who commit crimes, but instead focus on recovering, as a community, after such an act. \n\nthe plain fact of the matter is, people make mistakes. even big ones. why not try to understand the cause for these crimes (i.e. why did this person feel the need to steal) instead of endlessly reprimanding them when we already know it will happen regardless? often when a person commits a crime, it is out of a sense of neccessity, not enjoyment. few people take such big risks for the sake of fun. most act out of desperation - fearing they have no real alternative. \n\ni feel the death penalty is not working well in any aspect and should be reexamined. so, to put it simply "bad".
331796
I am for the death penalty.  Except that it has become a non-deterent because people spend years and years on death row.  Not only does that lose the intended impact...but it costs a fortune to keep someone on death row.\n\nI think they should get one appeal.  If they lose that appeal, they should be executed within 30 days.
463140
I too believe that life without parole should be the maximum sentence for any crime.  In a world where the law and conviction system is full of inaccuracies it is too much of a risk to sentence someone to death-EVEN with a confession there is always the chance that they are innocent or did not play as big a part in a murder as they claim to have done.  Its AMAZING the amount of false confessions people will make under pressure-particularly those with a learning difficulty.  Also, the people who are actively involved in the execution of prisoners are surely then also commiting murder and they will have been involved in the deaths of many more people than the inmates they are executing-does that then mean that they deserve to die for choosing a career that involves the killing of others? \nThe death penalty is in no way a deterrent (this is a statistical fact) to murder either and is purely a 'revenge' punishment.  \nIt is not up to anyone to take the life of another and after all who decides who lives and who dies for murder?  Some murder/rapists get life, and another one time murderer could get death. It is a decision that NO-ONE should be allowed to make and it is ALL about Governments having the ultimate control-Death Row Inmates can be put on SUICIDE WATCH if they are deemed 'at risk'.  By all means give them life in prison with a little less of the luxuries they currently receive, but we cannot choose and ponder over who lives and who dies.
466850
Good side about the death penalty?\n\nWell...\n\nhttp://www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/thoughts.html#pro\n\nTry that website for both pros and cons.\n\nThe main reason is that it's a deterrent for criminals.
240856
Yes, there is so much lobbying for human rights in this country that people who need to be locked up are set free, or given very light sentences.  Longer/more severe sentences would not only keep them off the streets longer, but they would make people more afraid of commiting the crime.  This is why the death penalty works, it scares people.
834183
This goes to the suggestion, attributed by a Y! Q/R Answerer on the French list, to a commentator on a French Radio talk show "Grosses Têtes" citing Jules Ferry (19th Century Minister of Education, who is credited with the establishment of the right to free secular education in France): that instead of capital punishment, convicts should have their eyes gouged out.\n\nI've been unable to confirm the attribution, and am still trying.
816413
I don't support the death penalty. But I've never lived through what the Iraqi people have lived through.\n\nThis is an Iraqi decision to make, and I have no doubt they'll want him dead. Can I really blame these people, who've endured unmentionable cruelty at the hands of Saddam, and now endure such hardship at the hands of both foreign invaders and civil militants, for wanting some type of retribution, some kind of hope? If Saddam's death gives them some hope, then let it be so.