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

[myke]

No, two wrongs don't make a right. I disagree with anything like this, it makes you as bad as them. Life should mean life and nothing less.

The bible says:

"Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man."

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 and

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth…"

This also supports it, however, surely. If this was to be the case, it'd be a never ending chain.
**** < Means Kills ****
Victim < Murderer < Executer < Executer (Because previous one killed someone) < Executer (same reason again) and thats a chain, it'd end up with no-one in the world.

Life should mean life.

[Wig44.]

No, two wrongs don't make a right. I disagree with anything like this, it makes you as bad as them. Life should mean life and nothing less.

The bible says:


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 and


This also supports it, however, surely. If this was to be the case, it'd be a never ending chain.
**** < Means Kills ****
Victim < Murderer < Executer < Executer (Because previous one killed someone) < Executer (same reason again) and thats a chain, it'd end up with no-one in the world.

Life should mean life.

No. The old testament quotes are excellent but the way most people see murder is an unjustified killing. Victim < Murderer < Executer. The End.
An execution is a legal killing in justice and no one can execute the executer for executing a convict. However, the ways in which people are executed don't work. The idea is good, the practicality is not.

EDIT: And I just remembered, the death penalty is still allowed in England for treason. It's like getting thrown off a bridge or something.

[-:Undertaker:-]

It doesn't make you as bad as them because they knew what could happen if they ruthlessly decide to kill someone. There is a difference between killing someone with a chainsaw in your house and someone being sent to death by a democratic court for a reason.

[samsaBEAR]

i believe, like most people in this thread, that if someone takes a life their life should be taken. its fair.

[Wig44.]

It doesn't make you as bad as them because they knew what could happen if they ruthlessly decide to kill someone. There is a difference between killing someone with a chainsaw in your house and someone being sent to death by a democratic court for a reason.

At last, someone who makes the distinction. But the problem is, getting the job done can be just as nasty as being brutally stabbed. Electric chair; Some people didn't die within a short period of being shocked, and sat in the chair aflame for a considerable period of time. Burning. Lethal injection: Given by non-medically qualified people (They have a snazzy name, which I don't remember) who can miss the veins and so the convict dies slowly in horrible pain for as long as 30 minutes. These are the two most used executions in the western countries that still allow it.

[Nereo]

If you kill someone you dont deserve to live if you ask me

[Virgin Mary]

I think they should be used to test drugs on. What a waste of human life otherwise. Besides that most people in prison sentenced for ages try and kill themselves anyway. I wouldn't give them the privilege of doing the job for them.

[partie2]

I think that the death penalty should be brought back as I believe that if someone kills someone else for no good reason except for they are sick in the head then they dont deserve to live as they arent human. But people who are sentenced to death have to be on death row for many years incase any evidence comes up to show that they are innocent of any crimes.

But on the other hand..

I also think that why should someone who has killed be let of so easy to be given the death penalty, surely they should suffer more from the guilt and pain in which they have caused to others. They should be locked away for the rest of there lives with nothing special to entertain them so they can rot away in prison.

[Slowpoke]

As long as it's a humane death then it's ok in my opinion. Yes, I know people mutilate and toture their victims before killing them but they must have some sort of mental problem, no human being can just do that surely.

By humane, I mean things like lethal injections. I would hate for hanging/electric chair/stoning etc to be brought back because the people who let things like that happen deserve to be put to death themselves.

[-Xiangu-]

I think the best way would probably be torture Alot likke "hostel" to all the serial killers