Prisoners, right to vote?

[5,5]

No, they shouldn't even ahve the right to live.
If they want to stay in society and have rights and freedom then they should condone and follow rules and live peacefully.

So your saying that just becuase you get caught with weed too many times, you dont have the right to live? This threads about criminals not only murderers.
And murderers have the right to live.
They just shouldnt have all the same rights.
Either way theyre citizens and shouold get to vote.

[DrLacero]

Not at all, I don't think prisoners should even be allowed to keep citizenship of the country they comitted the crime in.

[Jord]

No because half of them are racist's and they will vote for a "White" person or only "black"

[luce]

I dont think so becuase they broke the law of th country so with that thy loose the right to vote for who runs it.

[alexxxxx]

yes they should have the right as, lets say a party was runnin strong that all prisoners should be executed, they should be able to vote AGAINST that party as maybe they would not have done their crime if there was a chance of stronger punishment than in the law.

[FlyingJesus]

Yes because they are still a citizen of the country, so the election affects them.

But the point of prison is that those people have forfeited their right to be part of society. I don't agree with people saying "they should have no rights" as that leaves to door open to torture and such, but there should be restrictions certainly.

No, they shouldn't even ahve the right to live.
If they want to stay in society and have rights and freedom then they should condone and follow rules and live peacefully.

lol what about like tax dodgers and petty thieves? Or Jen and Niall who have had to spend nights in cells recently haha, surely you don't want them DEAD

yes they should have the right as, lets say a party was runnin strong that all prisoners should be executed, they should be able to vote AGAINST that party as maybe they would not have done their crime if there was a chance of stronger punishment than in the law.

I don't think that's likely to happen unless Shane here manages to become PM haha

[RedStratocas]

no. the only people who should have a vote are people who will actually be effected by decisions that will be made. prison is separated from society, thus prisoners wont be effected by the large majority of decisions made, probably none at all.

it depends on the country, i think. but mostly, i think a rule of thumb would be if they pay taxes, they should have a vote, but if not, they shoudn't

[Swearwolf]

No, do the crime, do the time. The time involves losing all contact with the outside world - including interacting with the outside world, e.g voting.

[Camy]

Nope, criminals are meant to be in prison to be punished, therefore they lose the benefits of living on the inside world, i.e. voting.

[Virgin Mary]

No they don't deserve to xx