should a person who is convicted of murder receive the death penalty?
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.
854988
If the tragedy/pain was caused by the malicious action of another than that person should be made to pay some sort of restitution.  Many malicious acts don't actually rise to the level of a criminal act.  In these instances the only redress the victim has is to sue under civil tort law to punish the offender.
910170
No. Capital punishment is revenge not justice.\n\nIf a con doing an armed robbery is shot dead at the scene by coips then that is justice. Murdering them months or years later is not!
972552
Multiple counts of a crime....say for example....if a person is convited of 3 counts of murder...they would get life for each count....Personally I think that if a person gets life then they should be givin the dealth penalty....why pay all that money to keep a person alive who does not deserve to be and that will never contribute to it again.
500912
it all depends on the situation for me in my opinion the only people that should get the death penalty are child killers and sexual predators who molest children. AND in some special circumstances like a serial killer or maybe a drunk driver who killed innocent people because he or she was drunk.
848781
Yes, anyone who kills themself should be executed.  Not only that, they should be made to pay to clean up the mess.
88856
I personally think it can be appropriate in some cases, but I doubt the ability of a judge or jury to judge correctly in EVERY case.  DNA evidence has already shown many cases where someone was wrongly put to death, and I think that is reason enough for a moratorium on all executions.
177564
I am all for the death penalty. I am not saying that everyone that has killed someone should be put to death, but I do believe that when there is absolute proof that someone murdered another human being out of cold blood that person does not deserve to live. The taxpayers spend entirely too much money housing these criminals. And what about the cost of medial treatment for these animals? We have honest, law abiding citizens in our country that can't afford medication or health care, why should the criminals be treated better. And I am tired of people using the excuse that they are mentally disturbed or were on drugs at the time of their crime. Most of these people are useless, wastes of life...sorry if that sounds cold, but that is the way I feel. Once someone has crossed that line of taking another human beings life I truly believe that they will do it again.
224834
Yes.\n\nIf you execute a murderer he will NEVER escape.  He will NEVER hurt anyone else.  And it helps the victim's family heal.  The thought that a murderer is still alive grates on the minds and heartsof the families of the victims.  And there is something that is inherently just about executing a murderer, because the victim will NEVER have another birthday, will NEVER have another holiday with their families.\n\nSome crimes are so vile that the only punishment can be death.
393585
If you are referring to the death penalty, I'm all for it.  The more criminals who get the death penalty, the less taxes I have to pay to keep them alive!  \n\nIf you are asking if it is right to personally murder someone who murdered a loved one, no that is not right.  The legal process is in place to serve justice; it's not our place to do that.
958116
Yes definetly.\n\nI pose to you a question, you come home your mum and dad and all your siblings are dead, you see a man in the hall holding a gun up at you with their blood on his hands you have a gun do you draw it and pull the trigger?\n\nAlso another question\nA child sex offender is realeased from jail and re offends, then goes to jail again released with the same result, do you use capital punishment to protect all his future victims?\n\nI am pro capital punishment in out and out clear cut guilty cases (violent/ sex crimes) , as far as i am concerned the fmaily of the victim should have the choice if they want the offender to die, because the offenders death will only bring closure to those he/ she has effected.
631231
I don't believe in the death penalty - sometimes an incident may anger me beyond reason and I often wish that person is sentenced to death (for example, 9/11 or any pedophiles) but all said and done, death is not the answer. But 'an eye for an eye' is not the answer - it does not bring real closure to the grieving person. It is no better than what the criminal did!\n\nIt will not repair the damage done or bring back a loved one from dead. I am more for the maximum sentence (should be like the one Zacarias Moussaoui got) - spend the rest of your life in isolation with no one for company in a small cell forever.
555342
Yes. if a person can actual bring themselves to rape, molest, ect. a child they dont deserve to live.  in my opinion they should get the death penalty because they dont fuckin' deserve to stay in jail so we the tax payers pay to keep the sorry mothafucker alive
943456
yes absoloutly i think anybody that takes another life for any reason should be given capital punishment. good luck and god bless and happy holidays.
882688
for me, anyone guilty of murder should be able to earn, but all their money should then be allocated to his/her victims.... a permanent indenture if you like.\nbut i agree with you, people like oj should be condemn to end their lifes in a morass of anonymity... who wants that kind of bloke for a role model to our children
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!!
372040
it is so easy to find someone guilty and give them the death penalty, but how can anyone know for certain if that someone is guilty or innocent?\ngiving a guilty person the death penalty is an echo of the saying in the Bible..'an eye for an eye'. he who kills must be killed - right?\nbut then if that happens, they get executed straight away and they get away with the traumas of life afterwards, they don't have to think about what they have done anymore,do they?  the famillies of those killed will always have to live with the trauma that has been put on them, they will never forget what happened...\nyou will always find that a lot of people don't feel any remorse at all, but are given the chance to think about what they have done for a time,before they are put to death. the worst thing about the death penalty...are they absolutely positive they have enough evidence to prove that the person is guilty? we have all known of the stories about innocent people dying for something they didn't do. \nthe good thing about the death penalty is...it clears a space in our prisons, and the tax-payers money isn't being wasted on trying to re-habilitate those people who will, quite possibly,get released early and do it again.