Death Penalty

[Mean Muggin]

Hard one. If I was guilty of 1st Degree Murder I think I would rather die then spend the majority of my life in prison. Therefore it would be escaping punishment (to a degree).

Then again, some people would choose Prison and therefore be more susceptible to the idea of offing someone.

Rape on the otherhand, if there is no doubt that they are guilty, the offender should have their genitals removed. If this happened suicide would most likely follow, but rape would decrease dramatically. However in some cases it would be impossible to prove, especially if it is one of those cases where the women consents and then changes her mind half way through...

 

[nananana catman]

I'm sorry Your Honour, the knife slipped twenty times, it was a moment of insanity. And my uncle used to touch me you know where

OK, 7 years, 5 if you're good. Don't do it again or you'll get another 5 next time. Maybe 3 if your mother slapped you once or another uncle touched you.

You can mock it if you choose, but in some instances people go through sufferings in their life that cause them to behave the way they do.

Now I am not saying it excuses them from punishment, but I think it needs to be taken into account.

I have no problem with handing out life sentences when applicable.

 

[Truetiger]

That's it. Allowing someone to escape by death wouldn't be fair anyways. Letting them sit in a small cell for the rest of their lives regretting what they had done would be much better. That would be the form of punishment I would wish upon my murderers'

Would it be better for the family though of the person it happened 2? No.

 

[Thrawn]

Sometimes the death penalty is the easy way out.

Perhaps life in solitary confinement in a dark room would be a more suitable punishment for such vicious crimes?

 

[scotty13]

Im against the death penalty as there are many cases where the 'culprit' is later found not guilty, however;
I wish punishment was more than it is today. Here in Darwin a group of kids were arrested for bashing up a guy for no apparent reason, the magistrate let them go 'cause they were kids and were sorry for what they did' and on Thurs or Fri night bashed another bloke and he has just tonight dies in hospital because of the beating. These kids deserve to spend the rest of their life in jail getting r*ped up the arse by old men for what they did!!!!!

And the magistrate that let them go originally deserves the same!!!!

 

[skilts]

Better than the death penalty is swift karma: Crash death linked to stabbing

It is stories like these that bring a smile to my face. I only wish it happened more often.

If that makes you so pleased, you must be ecstatic about the life-threatening injuries suffered by the woman in the other car.

 

[Thrawn]

Better than the death penalty is swift karma: Crash death linked to stabbing

It is stories like these that bring a smile to my face. I only wish it happened more often.

Do you want to know what karma is?

This is karma. Instantaneous as well, which makes it even better.

 

[Truetiger]

Sometimes the death penalty is the easy way out.

Perhaps life in solitary confinement in a dark room would be a more suitable punishment for such vicious crimes?

Maybe the easy way out however at times its the only way out. It should be anyhow

 

[Fossie 32]

I think the death penalty should be an option. As I understand it the majority of Australians are in favour of it in some cases so why do the pollies just dismiss it as an option? I heard Brumby say the other day 'We have already had the debate.'

 

[Delroy]

Wow some people are really behind the times.

The reason is we don't want to kill innocent people.

 

[Fossie 32]

This contradicts my thoughts...... though if the question was 'would you agree with capital punishment in some cases' the result may have been different???
[edit: different result for terrorists and drug traffickers: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/about/media/speeches/speeches_president/2006/death_penalty.html]


2/3 of people in Australia believe people convicted of murder should not face the death penalty, according to a poll by Roy Morgan International. 67 % of respondents think the punishment for this crime should be imprisonment, down 2 points since December 2005. The last execution in Australian soil was carried out in 1967, and capital punishment was abolished in 1985. On Oct. 8, Robert McClelland—the opposition's Australian Labor Party (ALP) foreign affairs spokesman—said an ALP government would campaign against the death penalty across Asia, in coordination with 5 Asian nations that have abolished the maximum penalty. McClelland said that in order for this to be possible, "At the highest levels, Australia's public comments about the death penalty must be consistent with policy. (…) This is especially the case if we are going to tactfully and successfully drive a regional abolitionist movement." Australian prime minister John Howard, leader of the conservative Coalition of Liberals and Nationals, has said he opposes capital punishment at home and for Australians overseas, but supports the death penalty for terrorists. Polling Data: Next about the penalty for murder. In your opinion, should the penalty for murder be death or imprisonment?
Oct. 2007: Death Penalty 24%, Imprisonment 67%, Can’t Say 9%
Dec. 2005: Death Penalty 25% Imprisonment 69%, Can’t Say 7% (Angus Reid Global Monitoring: October 22, 2007)

 

[Vengeance]

Yes it should be back!
It should never have been taken away!

 

[Truetiger]

Wow some people are really behind the times.

The reason is we don't want to kill innocent people.

But if it is proven beyond doubt that they are guilty then why not have it there?

 

[Delroy]

But if it is proven beyond doubt that they are guilty then why not have it there?

Because the whole point is that people can easily be proven guilty "beyond doubt" and are innocent and then get killed. See American statistics for proof.

 

[Truetiger]

Because the whole point is that people can easily be proven guilty "beyond doubt" and are innocent and then get killed. See American statistics for proof.

Perhaps, However i still feel its important to have it there. I am not sure what the overall success rate is here in them finding the people that did it. However Would't it be good to be able to atleast think of this as a possible thing to hand down to someone.

 

[red+black]

If that makes you so pleased, you must be ecstatic about the life-threatening injuries suffered by the woman in the other car.

why would I be happy about an innocent woman being injured?

why wouldn't i be happy about a guilty man being killed?