The Death Penalty!

[Autumnlicious]

I am firmly on the side of the anti-death penalty folks here. I am also firmly on the side of right to die.

It is my opinion that convicts shall be held in prison, their freedom deprived to but the most base and unfulfilled extents, until their sentence is served or they are dead. If they wish to die, then it is their right to die.

Crimes against fellow man should deprive the aggressor of his right to be free, caged like an aberrant animal.

[theVOID]

Why should we give part of our work (t) to house Criminals who are never going to be rehabilitated? It's a complete waste of resources.

As long as person x is guilty and we are certain of it (we have conclusive evidence with no doubt) AND the person has absolutely no chance of being rehabilitated (they will commit more crimes upon release) THEN we have no reason to keep them imprisoned, spending millions of dollars to keep them alive. The resources spent on the prison system could go a long way toward helping the impoverished, sick and uneducated, which actually reduces crime, keeping individuals locked up for decades when we know there is no chance of them being reintegrated is completely useless.

Take two difference cases:

1. Man murdered family, shows no remorse, admits to enjoying it, psychological evaluation places his chance at reintegration at near 0.
2. Man murdered family, very remorseful, hates himself for it, psychological evaluation places his chances at reintegration near 0.5.

Both are serving "life" in prison.

1) Should be killed, there is near 0 chance of a positive outcome, the housing of said prisoner will waste resources.
2) Has a decent chance of getting better and living a normal life in the community, he should be rehabilitation as best as possible and given another chance.

There is no advantage to society in keeping either of these men in jail for life. Prison should never be permanent, it should be 1) A deterrent 2) A punishment 3) A rehabilitation centre 4) A death bed.

[lrh9]

No death penalty.

[theVOID]

Why?

[Rev. Rye]

I agree with Min. besides I am of the opinion that it would be far more annoying to live the rest of your life in jail then to be killed sometime before you would have died naturally.

Which is why I have come up with a compromise system:

1. The death penalty should be changed to an essentially voluntary system.
2. The only ones who would be eligible for this would be those who would legally (barring a pardon) be allowed to leave no earlier than their seventieth birthday.
3. If counseling cannot remove their sense of hopelessness surrounding their situation, then the execution can properly be prepared for.
4. Ideally, the death should be as quick as possible.
5. In essence, it operates similarly to Dignitas.

[theVOID]

Dude, a death penalty is already voluntary, it's called suicide...

[lrh9]

Why?

That's just what I want.

[ib.me.ub]

That's just what I want.

Because criminals are a waste of oxygen. They serve no constructive purpose in society.

[lrh9]

That's just what I want.

Because criminals are a waste of oxygen. They serve no constructive purpose in society.

What are you on about?

[Minimalist]

That's just what I want.

Because criminals are a waste of oxygen. They serve no constructive purpose in society.

And, of course, you can not imagine yourself or an acquaintance being wrongly accused by some DA who just wants to score political points, right?