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First woman since 1953 to be executed.

nPeace

Veteran Member
Wow, what a sordid crime though. strangling a pregnant woman, then cutting out the baby to then kidnap it? That's some weird and creepy stuff.

On another note though, death penalty should be abolished.
Why do you think so, may I ask... Is it immoral in your opinion?
 

SalixIncendium

अग्निविलोवनन्दः
Staff member
Premium Member
Are we talking about this because we're taking a human life or because she's a woman?

If the latter, I don't see how gender is relevant to serving a sentence.
 

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
Go Trump Go!
:nomouth: Did I say that? :D
I do not know what this has to do with Trump, but I am not against the death sentence.

Just so you will know, my religion allows for either life in prison or the death penalty for murder, and if someone gets the death penalty Baha'u'llah said that a second penalty will not be imposed by God..

In my opinion, there are many cases where a murderer should have been put to death instead of getting life in prison, and in these cases I hope God punishes them, and I believe He will, according to Baha'u'llah.

Do you ever watch Investigation Discovery or Forensic Files? I do, these are the only programs I ever watch. ;)
There are people in the world who are purely evil.
 

Valjean

Veteran Member
Premium Member
What about the barbaric murders they committed?
What about the many people on death row who were later exonerated? Death's pretty final, can't be undone if exculpatory evidence later comes to light.

Another question. What makes it wrong for one man to kill another, but right for other men to then kill him? Isn't it the same offense?
 

Debater Slayer

Vipassana
Staff member
Premium Member
What about the many people on death row who were later exonerated? Death's pretty final, can't be undone if exculpatory evidence later comes to light.

In my opinion, this is the most solid reason to oppose the death penalty, along with the fact that it is such an exploitable sentence that can be abused to political or other ends. I believe it should be abolished primarily for these two reasons.

Another question. What makes it wrong for one man to kill another, but right for other men to then kill him? Isn't it the same offense?

I think if we can argue that the death penalty is a social mechanism of self-defense (I don't believe it is the best way for that, however), then we can say that it is not the same as killing someone as an attacker who does so to rob or otherwise violate the victim. Sometimes the reaction is far more justified than the initial action even if both are similar in magnitude.
 

epronovost

Well-Known Member
Why do you think so, may I ask... Is it immoral in your opinion?

Since you and @Trailblazer want to know, I'm opposed to it not because it could be conceived as immoral but because it's costly, inefficient, completely useless as a deterant, impossible to reverse in case of error and unecessary since life in prison without parole guaranty the safety of society just as well if not more since it offers a way out for people wrongfully condamned.
 

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
What about the many people on death row who were later exonerated? Death's pretty final, can't be undone if exculpatory evidence later comes to light.
I do not think anyone should ever get the death sentence unless the evidence clearly proves they are guilty and there is no doubt. When someone confesses to the murder we know they are guilty but they often do that to avoid the death sentence.
Another question. What makes it wrong for one man to kill another, but right for other men to then kill him? Isn't it the same offense?
It is not the same at all. One was a planned out murder for selfish purposes and the other was a carrying out justice.
 

Trailblazer

Veteran Member
Since you and @Trailblazer want to know, I'm opposed to it not because it could be conceived as immoral but because it's costly, inefficient, completely useless as a deterant, impossible to reverse in case of error and unecessary since life in prison without parole guaranty the safety of society just as well if not more since it offers a way out for people wrongfully condamned.
Is it more costly than taking care of a prisoner for life?
Why do you think it is useless as a deterrent?
 

epronovost

Well-Known Member
Is it more costly than taking care of a prisoner for life?

It actually is. In the US the median cost for a death penalty case is of around 1.26 million while imprisonning someone for life as a median cost of $740 000.

Why do you think it is useless as a deterrent?

Because it has been demonstrated practically ad nauseam at this point to not be an effective deterrent when compared to life in prison.

A Clear Scientific Consensus that the Death Penalty does NOT Deter – Amnesty International USA.
 
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