Fizhik said:
I want to say that i believe in an eye for an eye.
But am sure you have also heard of the saying two wrongs don't make a right
Josh said:
Now where I have a tough time with not putting someone to death is say you have someone who raped and killed a young child or multiple children and has no remourse or even is proud of what they did. It is really hard for me to say they shouldn't be put to death I mean hell they should probaly be stoned to death. But then I want to think of my self as a civalized person and want justice not revenge.
Fizhik agrees with you as am sure many would. But if some one has done crimes like that then don't you think that makes them ill. They need help.
OK they may not show any remorse for what they have done. But in years to come they may. They may even become someone that dedicates there life to helping others cos of what they did. A bid to try and make up for all the evil stuff they did. You/this has changed my mined on the death penalty. I now believe that they should be keeped alive.
Josh said:
Oh and hey bluey just explain some of the costs of why death sententance is so much more because I at first wondered too. It starts with their is a lot more in trial costs due to the many appeals and more work that has to be done regarding a death sentenace also there are extra costs of keeping someone on death row and also an imate on death row has many extra medical costs such as doctors and psychotherapists. Kind of funny that an immate must be healthy to die.
This is certainly an emotional issue. Like any emotional issue, things can "get said", inadvertantly even.
MY reasons for kipping them alive are
1 For the above reasons, To expensive and the money we save by keeping them alive can be spent on other things like medical care.
I agree, economics might should play a role. not revenge.
2 They may become some one that helps in a bigger way then we could ever imagine, That kinder stuff dose happen.
true...but which is better? dealing in hypotheticals or today's reality? There's also some sight chance of him/her getting out and doing it again.
3 No mater how much evidents there is, There is always that slim chance that there Innocent.
True. But still, but all decisions are based on chance (or odds, if you will). Every decision we make today will be based on an odd. All that's not odds are facts. and facts can be contridictory. that no reason not to make a decison.
4 We are not god and should not play god