Death Penalty

I am in favor of the death penalty. I believe that it is a proper form of law, effective punishment, and an appropriate way to serve justice.

While I am in favor of the death penalty, I believe that it should also only be brought down on the convicted person under certain circumstances; severe ones, at that.

Such as murder.

The death penalty brings up an interesting axiom in life: An eye for and eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

In this particular case, I'll take an eye...and maybe a tooth as well.

I await your first rebuttal.

My opponent has forfeited her opening argument. I don't know if her method of argument is strictly apathy, she lost interest in the debate itself, or if she encountered a difficulty in reaching a computer to input her opening argument.

Nevertheless, she has forfeited, thus giving me the edge in the debate.

I cannot add much to an argument if there is nothing to contradict or prove being thrown at me, so I will repeat the reasoning I gave in my opening argument; I believe the death penalty is an appropriate form of justice in dire situations, such as murder, based on the axiom that it is just to give an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

I await my opponent's rebuttal-if any.

Sorry, I had been out of town and didn't really have access to a computer with interent.

Anyway, i'd like to say that i am against the death penalty mainly because of it's contradictory-- The saying that best relates is "why do we kill people, who kill people, to show people, that killing people is wrong." death penalty does no good, and calls for no remorse. The person simply waits to die. Personally if i had a loved one die i'd rather have them suffer the way they made said person and those affected by their death suffer.

Not only that..but with the death penalty you've put a price on HUMAN LIFE.
This shouldn't happen. You cant put a price on human life. I mean this as in all the innocent people who are wrongly accused and prosecuted. Pro may say that with the death penalty we save money, but with other options such as: life in prison..we save innocent LIVES.

My third argument is that it's not a fair punishment..obviously you have to be a pretty twisted person to kill another, and most know the consequences that could come of it, so if they don't care and do it anyway..or just don't mind death...what's the point of the death penalty. I think life in jail is a better punishment because it actually would give the criminal what they need: remorse and regret and an actuall punishment for what they did.

well this is kind of a sad debate...there was only one real rebuttal. So i guess all i'm going to do is clarify my arguments.

My first argument, being that the death penalty is contradictiory:
"Why do we kill people, who kill people, to show people, that killing people, is wrong?"
Death penalty is contradictory, we dont want you to kill--but wait, we can, as long as you do it first...
Also, as i said before, if i had a loved one murdered, i would rather have the killer face a real punishment instead of getting off easy.

My Second Argument was that the death penalty puts a price on Human Life.
A huge reason for the death penalty being favored over life in prison, is that life in prison costs more. But what if the person is innocent? You've killed them anyway just to save a couple bucks--okay it may be more than a COUPLE bucks, but it's still only money.

And finally, to clarify my last argument. It's not a fair punishment. It takes some insanity to be able to bring yourself to kill another person with out remorse. So my guess is that person would mind death themselves--and also, you never know if thats the case, so why give them what they want when its supposed to be a punishment. Life in prison gives a person what they really need: time. Time to think, regret what they did, and what they should have had all along- true guilt and remorse. Which is what a punishment is supposed to do, make a person regret what they did wrong.