death penalty

Ineffablesquirrel: You couldn't be more wrong about
"They just rot in prison (which in my opinion, if we're basing this argument on retribution/"eye for an eye" ideology) is a worse punishment than death (which is moderately painless and quick).". Have you ever talked to someone in prison, that has life without parole? Because I am sure that they are not raising thier hands to be put on death row and killed. And for the whole painless and quick death statement....WOW! No. People say it is quick and painless because that makes them look like what they support is right, but the truth is that you don't die quick and you most definitely do not die with out any pain. It just looks painless to the ones watching the person. Well if that makes them feel better lets just keep violating peoples RIGHT TO LIFE!

In my statement below is the link to the site that bethanyann09 mentioned. The Death Penalty Information Center truly displays all the aspects of the death penalty, from costs to future executions to botched executions...check it out. Inform yourself.

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." - Mahatma Gandhi

And if that isn't enough, the idea that it is a more cost-efficient approach to use the death penalty than leave people in prison is false. Completely and utterly false. Sorry, but most people who claim this is a valid statement have never studied or been in the criminology field. Using the death penalty (lethal injection being the most popular) is actually more expensive, then just leaving that person in prison. Strange, I know. I was surprised when I first learned this. I have done much research in this area and have talked to people from this field. Carrying out the death penalty (including imprisonment, trials, re-trials, salaries of judges/lawyers, appeals, and the actual execution) is very costly even though the average citizen does not realize this. Here is a link with a long article about just HOW costly it is: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org...

On average (keep in mind it is more expensive in some states), it costs SIX times more to execute someone than to give them life in prison without the possibility of parole. There is NO chance they can return to society, so that argument cannot be made. They just rot in prison (which in my opinion, if we're basing this argument on retribution/"eye for an eye" ideology) is a worse punishment than death (which is moderately painless and quick).

I often find it disturbing that people asociate an monetery value with a life. Marge is certainly that a mass murder or serial killer suffers from a severe mental condition.

While the Bible may be quoted as saying "An eye for an eye" it also may be quoted as saying, "...leave the judgement to Me (God)."

Some convicted murders come to see the errors of their ways so to speak and make valuable contributions from their jail cells. he founder of Gang Members Anonymous is serving a life sentence in California.

Gotta go with Marge on this one.

Most people do not realize how expensive the death penalty actually is. It is a proven fact that the death penalty costs tax payers 3 times or more taxes than incarceration for life without the possibility of parole does. The economic costs of a state with the death penalty are enormous. I encourage you all to visit "The death penalty information center" online. The death penalty system is far more expensive than states that do not have it due to the court process and the inmate being in a high security cell for usually up to 20 years before he faces death. Also, over 100 innocent people have been freed from death row since 1976. Some were freed just hours before their scheduled execution site with evidence of their innocence. How can anyone say that at least one innocent person was no as lucky? Chances are, there has been at least one innocent man that was wrongly executed and just one is too many. The death penalty also acts as a racist system and against the poor. A rich white man has far less of a chance of receiving a death sentence than someone who is poor and black. The fact is, the death penalty is a flawed system that should not be inacted any longer. Due to its extreme costs for a policy that research show actually does not deter crime, prisons are overcrowded, the American courts lack proper funding, and police officers and correction workers face unemployment because of the burden of costs for the death penalty. I am actually a conservative Republican but in light of my research of the death penalty, I strongly oppose it.

it is also i proven fact that it cost tax payers more to kill a man than to keep the person in jail for life.

Why would you quote Hitler?

"an eye for an eye". that has nothing to do with killing a person that has killed. if you have read the Bible you would know that "an eye for an eye" was talking about cattle. So go read the Bible before you start to quote it.

Christ88..excellent point..:o)

"Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice."
That is pretty much the argument for the death penalty. Kill those who would kill others, no heed to their humanity, correct?

Just remember that the aforementioned quote is by none other than Hitler himself.