10 Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment

Debates on whether capital punishment is morally correct in a civilized society have been going on for ages. Let's look at some of the pros and cons of death sentence.
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ellie its good! i go on the against 2/8/2010
mkd ok 2/8/2010
Bassam Abbas I think the punishment must fit the crime 2/3/2010
Bob Drighton I support capital punishment as the only feasible option, Suppose, Bin Laden is captured, will Amnesty International and other human rights organisations still oppose his being given the death penalty? 1/29/2010
zzz the punishment should fit the crime. so if one kills he/she has no right to life because in my opinion he has lost his human rights and therefore should be put to death. one who has been put to death cannot commit this crime once again; and this sends out a warning to the young offenders out there, it will deter others from committing the same kinds of crimes. if one knows what one is doing wrong by committing this murder/rape than one should be put to death. we are wasting our tax money on people who will do the same wrong again where as our money could go to something important like helping children or the elderly. the murderer must be punished for what he has done, if he has taken a life than his life should be taken to revenge or console the family of the victim. it is also a way to protect society against criminals and if one is put to teh death penalty than we know that he/she will not do it again and we as a society feel safe against the criminal. 1/27/2010
Paige R. i think the cons as have very good points as to why the abolishment of the capitol crime wouldbe good. the paragraph at the end of the cons i respect and understand fully this person has a fanastic point...do we really have the right to take the life of another human being?i think not 1/22/2010
Kyle Myler I want to marry Alec because he has a nice truck 1/22/2010
Kyle Myler I know anything you could possibly want to know about trucks. 1/22/2010
Alex i think capital punishment is a good thing if we are 100% posative about who did the crime. I only think it should be allowed if the person being prosicuted is a murderer. I dont think anyone should die for anything but what they did. They killed someone so i dont think they shoud live. So im all for it to a current point. 1/20/2010
samantha i think that capital punishment is justifiable. 1/19/2010
jessica simpson HAHAHAHA! WHY KILL SOMEONE WHAT IF THEY ARE INOCCENT! HMMM? 1/17/2010
Harden i dont think that the death penalty should be legal, what happens if they find out the person is innocent after they have already been put to death? Hmm? 1/17/2010
satan i think killing someone is the best way to get rid of low life criminals 1/14/2010
dalton this article is alright but not the infomation i need 1/14/2010
Randy YOU SHOULD MAKWE THIS PAGE SO THAT LITTLE CHILDREN CAN READ IT AND UNDERSTAND IT SO THAT WHEN GROWN UPS READ IT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT EVEN BETTER. 1/13/2010
yusa this is the best 1/12/2010
KaSondra Since people are saying they pay taxes for imates to eat shower and get clothes why dont you spend two days or so in jail and see how they eat may be you would change your mind about how they eat, shower and have you ever seen what they wear pretty much your tyax money is not doing a thing for them... 1/8/2010
kaSondra The death penatly is wrong and cruel i think the person that is putting this indivual on death row is basically killing someone too so that person should be put on death row their self. 1/8/2010
Melia If you kill someone because they killed doesn't that make you just as bad as them? 12/28/2009
bo i think it is a great thing. if you have a kid and someone kills he or she what do you think should happen? if they go 2 prison they kill your kid and then use your tax money 2 eat shower get the close and live 12/18/2009
luis zavala very good good info 12/14/2009
PRODEATHPENALTY i am very much pro-death penalty. and not just for cases that involve murder. i believe that any person who murders, rapes, or otherwise tramazes the physical or mental being of a person due to a crime committed against them, then they should be given the death penalty. and not just a sentence of life imprisionment. i certainly will not have any of my tax money going to the prisions to help give these murderers and such alive and well with meals, cells, healthcare, dentalcare, and a place to be. no. they know what is right and what is wrong. yes, people know. they should be killed. not just left to sit around living off of our taxes. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

DEATH PENALTY=SOULUTION FOR OVERCROWDING
12/6/2009
shane tobler what up peoples 12/3/2009
Folwren Answer to your final question: When a person has already taken the life of another person, then, yes, we do have a right to take the criminal's life. No apologies. 12/2/2009
lsfischer Capital Punishment is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! 12/2/2009
nunya business are you people for real? put yourself in some of these families shoes- what if your little 5yr old daughter was kidnapped- right out of the front yard- & was raped and then murdered... you still believe that these ppl don't deserve the death penalty? an innocent little girl is raped and murdered & you believe that the most they deserve is life without parole bc killing someone is immoral? i'm sure that they were thinking that in the back of their mind while hurting these kids, they just wanted to get thier "off", the one thing that TURNS THESE PEOPLE ON, SICK SICK PEOPLE... they may not even get life without parole- they could b eligible for parole and reenter the community and start murdering little innocent children again. obviously your not gonna get death penalty for a minor crime-common sense- but seriously ppl! think! anyone who murders a child deserves to be punished! 11/29/2009
Random Wow Ll very nice language and is "smusment" even a word? 11/24/2009
Dlla I hate capital punishment 11/23/2009
REd Reading some of these statements kinda of makes me want to change my mind but...i also beleive that if someone did something so terrible i think capital punishment should be put as a result but not if its for something minor... 11/20/2009
REd I think Capital Punishment is an immoral act. We should not be aloud to take another persons life...even though the person being convicted of taking a life did...two wrongs dont make a right! 11/20/2009
john farrell if a person has so little regard for the sanctity of life that they kill someone in the process of crime for money or sexual thrill they lose the designation as human in my opinion and therefore deserve to be killed 11/18/2009
Mad Monkey to be completely honest i would rather face the death penalty than go to your stupid monkey party! 11/17/2009
Drunk Monkey Im getting so wasted, im going to be "hangin from a tree!" 11/17/2009
a gray capital punishment should be abolished 11/17/2009
Party Monkey yea man its gonna be "BANANAS!" 11/17/2009
Space Monkey This party is going to be "swingin"! 11/17/2009
Confused Monkey yes i will be hangin out in the family tree... 11/17/2009
Angry Monkey Confused Monkey...are you attending the family reunion this year? 11/17/2009
Duli This is a very intersting topic. Its going to keep people arguing for years to come. 11/16/2009
confused monkey quick question ninja monkey... are you related to evil monkey? 11/16/2009
evil monkey you people get a life 11/4/2009
Author thank you Takira 10/20/2009
Takira M I think this is a great article, I used it for a law school debate. It has great research and it is thoroughly understood. 10/16/2009
sam capital punishment=lifeee 9/30/2009
Ninja monkey I dont like Capital punishment! 9/22/2009
Tanner Burkle I believe that if you take someone's life, your life should be taken. That's how I grew up, that's how it should be. 9/17/2009
Somebody Capital Punishment is used to INTIMIDATE most of the time, not to punish. 9/17/2009
hannah montana whats the question 9/14/2009
Jess capital punishment is for people with no lives.(: 9/14/2009
Bridget Ariana I think the death penalty should be used only if really needed. People who kill innocent people, should receive life in jail, not only a few years. Serial Killers should receive the death penalty, definitely. I believe an eye for an eye. If Someone tortures someone else, they should be tortured the same. If someone rapes another, they should have the same done. But no one in their right mind is going to want to do that. 9/12/2009
Miss. Posh well we should be able to walk free. And if we get another arrest we DIE!YAY! Don't let us SUFFER I WILL NEVER COMMIT A CRIME IF YOU DON"T DO ANYTHING YOU WON"T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING 8/16/2009
DEVIL WHY SHOULD THEY GET TO LIVE IF THEY MURDERED SOMEONE WHO DID NOTHING. I AGREE WITH ANGEL. I WILL PUNISH MURDERERES 8/16/2009
Angel it really depends on what exactly the person did, if they murder someone why should they get a second chance at life? if they go in jail, then come out again and do it again I think capital punishment would be the most reasonable punishment. 8/16/2009
sharla I am totally against capital punishment we have no right to take a person' s life. 8/2/2009
me why can anyone comment on this thing when they dont have an account 5/21/2009
andrea i htink the capital punishment is stupid why take away a persons life for some stupid mistake they did 5/12/2009
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