What's your view on the death penalty?

[Costa Mayo]

I personally think that it should be used in serious cases like murder, rape and child molestation.

[Bombadil]

Myself I have a season pass.

[Dazchan]

I think state sanctioned premeditated murder is the ultimate form of hypocrisy.

[Khadgar]

1) It's horrifyingly expensive. Seriously you could house two inmates for life on what it costs to fry one.
2) As a deterrent, it isn't.
3) Ethically it's dubious for any of a dozen reasons.
4) I don't like the idea of murder by popular vote.

[Threlizdun]

Murder is intolerable regardless of whether it is legally sanctioned or not.

[Wind in the Willows]

In serious cases like murder and rape etc, it should be used.

[Divair]

Completely opposed.

[Laeriland]

In favour, as there are certain people that should never be allowed back into society and would just be a waste of resources to keep in prison.

[Blazedtown]

1) It's horrifyingly expensive. Seriously you could house two inmates for life on what it costs to fry one.
2) As a deterrent, it isn't.
3) Ethically it's dubious for any of a dozen reasons.
4) I don't like the idea of murder by popular vote.

Maybe it wouldn't be so expensive if we didn't let them sit on death row for 15-20 years. Give them 4 chances to appeal the case, if no new evidence or prosecutor mistakes are revealed after 4 tries, its not going to happen.

[Khadgar]

In favour, as there are certain people that should never be allowed back into society and would just be a waste of resources to keep in prison.

It's more expensive to execute them.

[Arkinesia]

The death penalty should not be considered an option for any reasonable, civilized society.

[Laeriland]

In favour, as there are certain people that should never be allowed back into society and would just be a waste of resources to keep in prison.

It's more expensive to execute them.

Only because you lot think it's a good idea to wait fifteen to twenty years first.

[Souseiseki]

It's more expensive to execute them.

Only because you lot think it's a good idea to wait fifteen to twenty years first.

there are people that still get found innocent after fifteen to twenty years so they probably think it was a good idea ):

[Tsuntion]

Opposed in all cases for several reasons.

[Threlizdun]

Only because you lot think it's a good idea to wait fifteen to twenty years first.

It is so important to kill people that we should risk even one innocent life in order to satisfy your sadism?

[Meridiani Planum]

Never. Not even in the case of treason.

[Liriena]

I oppose the death penalty in all cases. I'd prefer life imprisonment for the worst criminals.

Better to let them live years of torment and guilt than offering them an easy way out early on.

[Veceria]

Never. Because the only reason it still exists is that it's cheaper than a lifetime prison sentence.

[AETEN II]

Never. Because the only reason it still exists is that it's cheaper than a lifetime prison sentence.

They're not.


As for me, the only guys I'd want to ax are those lovely genocidal maniacs like Hitler and Stalin. Mainly for the boost in morale it would cause for the nation.

[EnragedMaldivians]

Strongly support it in principle for any mentally sane adult who commits a seriously violent crime, such as rape or murder.

Oppose it in practice because of biased convictions and the possibility of mentally ill, innocent or non-adult persons being executed.

[Veceria]

Never. Because the only reason it still exists is that it's cheaper than a lifetime prison sentence.

They're not.

In China, they are.

[Blazedtown]

Only because you lot think it's a good idea to wait fifteen to twenty years first.

It is so important to kill people that we should risk even one innocent life in order to satisfy your sadism?

Whosoever shed man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed.

[French Union]

Fully opposed. Innocent people could be executed for a crime they may of not done. This is why we must also abolish life sentences as well. How many people who have been given life sentences have died in prison over the many years? I don't want to even think about it honestly, it will make me tear up.

[Souseiseki]

They're not.

In China, they are.

and why is that

we probably won't want to use china as our shining example

[Veceria]

In China, they are.

needless to say we will not be emulating china

Not yet