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What is your opinion of death penalty?
It is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. The death penalty is discriminatory. It is often used against the most vulnerable in society, including the poor, ethnic and religious minorities, and people with mental disabilities. Some governments use it to silence their opponents.
What are the strongest arguments for the death penalty?
Arguments in favour of capital punishment
- Retribution.
- Deterrence.
- Rehabilitation.
- Prevention of re-offending.
- Closure and vindication.
- Incentive to help police.
- A Japanese argument.
Why should I support the death penalty?
Most death penalty cases involve the execution of murderers although capital punishment can also be applied for treason, espionage, and other crimes. Proponents of the death penalty say it is an important tool for preserving law and order, deters crime, and costs less than life imprisonment.
Why is the death penalty not cruel?
The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, but the Eighth Amendment does shape certain procedural aspects regarding when a jury may use the death penalty and how it must be carried out.
Is the death penalty moral or immoral?
Among the public overall, 64% say the death penalty is morally justified in cases of murder, while 33% say it is not justified. An overwhelming share of death penalty supporters (90%) say it is morally justified under such circumstances, compared with 25% of death penalty opponents.”
Do you think the death penalty is wrong?
The vast preponderance of the evidence shows that the death penalty is no more effective than imprisonment in deterring murder and that it may even be an incitement to criminal violence. Death-penalty states as a group do not have lower rates of criminal homicide than non-death-penalty states.
What are some good points about the death penalty?
CORE QUESTION Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?
What are the arguments against the death penalty?
“The death penalty is the modern incarnation of hundreds of years of racial control that began with slavery and became the underpinning of our entire legal system.” It’s indisputable that in the modern era, the death penalty has been disproportionately applied to Black people.
What are your views on the death penalty?
– It IS NOT a deterrent. – Costs far more to prosecute and house. Then you have all the appeals, which can easily add millions to the total cost. – It’s the easy way out.
Why I oppose the death penalty?
There are strong religious reasons for many to oppose the death penalty. Some find compelling the thought that Cain, the first murderer, was not executed but was marked with a special sign and made a wanderer upon the face of the earth. Richard Viguerie developed his position on capital punishment by asking what Christ would say and do about it.