Death penalty - right or wrong? [FIRST THREAD!]

I dont know because, if you think about it..

Some people do get convicted of things and crimes they actualy have not done.
Some people would be wrongly murdered then.

People like that man who mudered Holly And Jessica, Ian Huntley? Or somebody.. He should of been murdered way before now.

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Originally Posted by Colin-Roberts

it's cheaper to keep people in prison for life then kill them by death penalty.

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It isn't.

It was recently discovered that convicts have £8 spent on their meals in prision and people in hospital only get £3 spent on it.

im against it. not because of the hypocracy (although it is a valid point) but because of the surprisingly large amount of innocent people that get put to death. plus, killing someone doest prove anything. people commit crimes and don't think about the consequences. before a person stabs someone, they don't think "if i stab them once, that's 5 years, twice that's 10, if i kill him i'm going to die." so it really doesnt make people think twice about committing crimes.

also, the death-worthy crimes are so inconsistent. you can kill one person and get fried, but you can also kill 5 people and get life in prison.

No way. What gives anyone the right to take someone else's life. And what if that person had been wrongly convicted or framed? Ever seen the green mile? Look at some of the horrible ways those people died, like the man burning for about a minute after. It just seems horrible to take someone else's life.

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Originally Posted by SyrupyMonkey

This means that the dealth penalty is approved by the bible, and it can be seen in the old testament as it explains what deserves death

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That's better evidence that we shouldn't bring it back. ;)
Since the bible is such a fake.
Not just my opinion either, has quite a few flaws. BTW that's not being disrespectful to anyone,just to make sure I don't get infracted for saying that.

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Originally Posted by Zobex

Since the bible is such a fake.

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Prove it.

I think any civilised country should not have death as a punishment.... and the last man who was ever sentenced to death in the UK was later found innocent =l

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Originally Posted by Biohazard

Prove it.

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I'm not gonna go into it all right know. But check around the internet. And that's my opinion anyway. You prove it's not. Gonna be harder for you then me :)

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Originally Posted by Zobex

I'm not gonna go into it all right know. But check around the internet. And that's my opinion anyway. You prove it's not. Gonna be harder for you then me :)

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All around the internet? Deary me, you are naive.

BTW zobex, it is only the old testament that agrees with a life for a life, not the new testament.

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Originally Posted by Zobex

No way. What gives anyone the right to take someone else's life. And what if that person had been wrongly convicted or framed? Ever seen the green mile? Look at some of the horrible ways those people died, like the man burning for about a minute after. It just seems horrible to take someone else's life.



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That's better evidence that we shouldn't bring it back. ;)
Since the bible is such a fake.
Not just my opinion either, has quite a few flaws. BTW that's not being disrespectful to anyone,just to make sure I don't get infracted for saying that.

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The Green Mile is a) a movie & b) set in the 1920's/1950's when DNA didn't exist. The right for a state to take someones life is pretty simple. You take someone's life = you lose yours. It's called justice.

The man burning was because Percy didn't wet the sponge, normal electric chair isn't like that.

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Originally Posted by Dan2nd

I think any civilised country should not have death as a punishment.... and the last man who was ever sentenced to death in the UK was later found innocent =l

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DNA wasn't around then so I think the death punishment should only be used in CLEAR cases of where DNA evidence is undisputable.