Views on the Death Penalty? (a poll)

[Dystopia]

In a liberal-capitalist society? No, that's an obvious answer. Too much money spent, no deterrence effect, waste of human resources and potential - We can rehabilitate many people if we truly work hard for it - Money and professionals are needed, but it's possible - Unless we're talking about a psychopath with ingrained tendencies to hurt other members of society, everyone can be rehabilitated... Our societies still base justice on an archaic conception of punishment and retribution - The "what if it was your family?" argument - It's an appeal to emotions and revenge. We can do better, and it's more profitable to re-socialize people and put them to work in something they're good at.

I'd go one step further and say retribution should simply cease to exist. Criminal punishment should seek prevention only - Whether it's by imprisoning someone for life because they are unable to function properly without damaging others; rehabilitating someone who committed a crime trough therapy or medication or simply trying to intimidate the rest of society trough deterrence.

There is a belief that though punishment leads to less crime - The truth is criminals get used to punishment. If you have lived for 30 years in a society where being executed for theft is normal, you will see it as regular punishment and still engage in thievery if you want to. On short-term cases increasing penalties can temporarily lead to a decrease in criminality, but on the long run it's useless.