RE: The Death Penalty - are you for or against it and why?
February 18, 2011 at 2:38 pm
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2011 at 2:40 pm by reverendjeremiah.)
I still cant make up my mind wether I support it or not. I pispise the idea of an innocent being murdered by the state...not to mention the hypocrisy of the state saying "You shouldnt kill. Killing is bad. If you kill then we will kill you." Yeah, thats hypocritical. I would say that I am leaning more towards "I support it" but for admittingly selfish reasons:
If I ever get thrown in person for, lets say causing an accidental death, then I will be in the same prison as murderers who have received 3 or more consecutive life terms (this fictional state prison has abolished the death penalty for story purposes). What is there to stop this man from killing any and every inmate he wants to kill? What is he going to get? Another life sentence? I dont want people like that around people who may actually have a chance to be rehabilitated. The only way I would be against the death penalty in that situation is if a federal law was mandated that anyone serving life in prison must serve it in solitary confinement.
If I ever get thrown in person for, lets say causing an accidental death, then I will be in the same prison as murderers who have received 3 or more consecutive life terms (this fictional state prison has abolished the death penalty for story purposes). What is there to stop this man from killing any and every inmate he wants to kill? What is he going to get? Another life sentence? I dont want people like that around people who may actually have a chance to be rehabilitated. The only way I would be against the death penalty in that situation is if a federal law was mandated that anyone serving life in prison must serve it in solitary confinement.
