How to: Death penalty

[Martin]

Since this board needs threads I thought I'd make another controversial one.

How do you think people on death row should be executed?

[Martin]

I'll be the first to answer that one :)

I think a lethal injection is the best way - death penalty is supposed to be justice not revenge.

I'm of course against death penalty if someone wondered.

[Arcus28]

I am from Europe and like most people against the Death Penalty. There are several Crime´s where i understand the feeling of revenge and where i got to admit that i also would want revenge. But i am not God and i can´t be the one to decide who has to die or not. So i see the Death Penalty contempting for human beings. I fully agree with Noob that an Injection is the fairest Penalty (when it could be talked about fair in Combination with Death Penalty).

The Death Penalty is outdated and does not belong into a civilized Country. I am also frustrated when i see a Murder thrown in Prison for one Year and that´s it. Those People belong in Prison for Years.

What i really respect in America and which is unthinkable in Germany are those Boot Camp´s. I don´t even know if i written it right. Those Teens that where in one of those Camp´s which is serious the Hell won´t do any Crime anymore.

[timaym]

I personally think that the death penalty is a justified punishment for certian crimes, such as murder. Any christian who has read the bible, knows that God wished for murderes to be put to death. If a person in your family was killed, the closest male relative (father, brother, etc...) was considered the avenger of blood, and who ever killed that family member, you were obligated to kill them unlesss they were in a city of refuge. Enough of the bibllical chat, some one were to kill one of your friends or family, wouldn't you want for them to pay for their crimes? What else besides Capitol punishment would be considered a reasonable punishment for a murderer. Making them spen the rest of their lives in prison??? Prison lately has become a cushy place for long term inmates. They are provided with three meals a day, TV, gym, Basketball, and some even have computers in their cells. How is this a punishment for taking some ones life? I dont expect everyone to agree what I'm saying, but i do expect you to consider what I've said as opposed to ritticuling it.

[Martin]

Heh... I'm pretty versed in the bible myself so here we go...
Look at Gal. 5:4 IF YOU FOLLOW THE ISRAELITE LAW, CHRIST HAS BECOME USELESS TO YOU (modern translation).

Jesus was not for the death penalty he was against murder of any kind.

Also the 'eye for an eye' thing was generally used in all primitive societies. In most societies it would be decided that the one that commited the murder was an outlaw and could be killed by the victims family, of course this often led to families killing each other just read the old Icelandic sagas.

[Jay]

Old testiment was Eye for an eye.

[Russ]

the Old Testament was wild collection of books and stories. If it were made into a movie it would have to get an NC-17 rating here in the US. It has murder, it has genocide, it has incest, it has curses, it has disasters of biblical proportions, it has plagues, it has famines, it has wars, and oh yeah.. worst of all, it has noodity.

[aBADfish]

I believe murder should be punishable by death. Crimes such as rape, child molestation, etc, should be life in prison.

The purpose of jail should be reabilitation. But certain crimes do not deserve a second chance.

I would let the criminal choose their method of death.

[Phaetos]

I believe murder should be punishable by death. Crimes such as rape, child molestation, etc, should be life in prison.

The purpose of jail should be reabilitation. But certain crimes do not deserve a second chance.

I would let the criminal choose their method of death.

That's too easy. You pay for your crime, not get pampered in a prison that has more amenities than most 5 star hotels. Take away EVERYTHING in the prisons, first off. The Death Penalty should be renamed to the "Eye for an Eye Penalty". If you receive this judgement, you are punished by receiving the same treatment that you dealt out on your victim. If you raped someone, you get raped by someone(s) that are in proportion to you and the person you raped. So if you are 150 lbs heavier than the girl you raped, you get raped by some guy that is 150lbs heavier than you ;P ... see where this is going? Whatever you did, you get done back to you ...... at least twice a week for whatever the sentence term was.

Phaetos

[Johnny Lumber]

The death penalty should be exercised in any way that is extremely horrible. I'm partial to the following:

1) Clubbing ..then the family of the victim gets to skin the criminal and have the skin mounted on their wall.

2) Drawn & quartered

3) disembowel with them still alive...just like in Braveheart

4) Strapped over the end of a cannon and then let the victim and or their family set the cannon off. This was actually done by the Brits to the Indian Sepoys that rebelled during the Sepoy Mutiny.

[Jay]

That's too easy. You pay for your crime, not get pampered in a prison that has more amenities than most 5 star hotels.

I personally know someone thats in prision for 26 years, hes done four already.

In those four years, hes gone back to school, earned his high school diploma and working towards his B.A. in law. Once thats done, he'll work towards his masters in law. He plans to get various masters, including psychology and criminial justice.

When he gets out, being this murder was his first one, hes going to appeal to have the sentence overturned if he remains clean and sober for five years, will be exponged from records. After that happens, he'll take the bar and prolly pass and before you know it, pratcing law in a office near you.

[Lizzie]

ugh... more controversy... I'm getting real sick of it... lol


My only post on the subject: I don't really have a stand in this topic (much like every other one). I can see why we might want to kill someone... when all that they cause is terror and distruction, it's a risk to keep them alive, so yes, I'd want to kill them too... but then again... I'm sure most criminals are not afraid of death, and they will never truely pay for their actions if we just kill them. Torture is against our constitution (i think... U.S. doesn't allow it, i know that)

I believe if there is a felon that has comitted and outstanding number of crimes (murder at least) then he is obviously a danger to society. Keeping him alive (especially ones who will never be sorry for what they did) is just a risk. So in certain cases, I feel a death penalty may be reasonable...

Normally I might say I'm against death penalty... Murdering a criminal is a crime in itself (if you get what I'm saying). I've done reports in school and shit, and I've always leaned towards not having a death penalty... I don't know what suddenly made me change my mind... but the biggest determining factor is that criminals are a threat, and we should rid of them...

Who knows anymore...

[aBADfish]

I really like the three strikes law as well, I know we had it in Washington state... I am pretty sure they have it in California and in Texas as well.

[mark]

If I had to guess, I'd say that anyone who believes prison is a "cushy" place has probably never stepped foot in one.

Maximum serurity prisons, where bad little murderers are sent (not those "country club" prisons) doesn't seem like somewhere I'd want to spend the rest of my natural life.

Like Lizzie, I'm tired of these types of threads. It is far too much verbal masturbation. I have an opinion, but I choose not to share it.

[Russ]

If anything is worth getting the death penalty for, it is for this sadistic crime right here mentioned in this article.

CAUTION: It is very sad. :(

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/7655052.htm

[aBADfish]

If anything is worth getting the death penalty for, it is for this sadistic crime right here mentioned in this article.

CAUTION: It is very sad. :(

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/7655052.htm


That's some fucked up shit.

[PatrickKing]

Since this board needs threads I thought I'd make another controversial one.

How do you think people on death row should be executed?
They should be slapped to death. :D

[Lizzie]

OMG, that poor puppy... :(

[Martin]

Damnit... I wanted this to be about the what a fair way to execute people was, keeping threads on topic never works - LOL!

[Alesis]

I'm 1000% against the death penalty. Nobody has the right to judge on the life or death of another person: no religion, no government, no laws. And still, every day, all over the world ... people speak life or death upon other people. Nobody stands above someone else to make that descision.

Invest in education, invest in fair trials, invest in re-integration of convicted persons.

Just my two eurocents ...

[.AO.]

How do you think people on death row should be executed?
Simple.

Get a beat-up Olds from the 60's. A big one. One that people would call a boat. Put it in the prison garage.

Six hours before execution time, give the prisoner an extremely powerful sedative. When it's time to execute the prisoner (who is now asleep/passed-out), take him/her out to the prison garage, put him/her in the car, which has a racing style seat and nothing else, and strap him in straight-jacket-style (just in case he wakes from the sedative, that way he will not freak out when he realizes it's time to die and get nutty and fuck up the seat for the next guy) and turn the car on, leave the garage alone with the prisoner, close all the doors and window, go have a cup of coffee and a donut, come back to the garage about an hour later, and dispose of the dead carcass.

If the prisoner actually escapes from this procedure somehow, let him/her be free ...

'cuz that's pretty fuckin' amazing.

[aBADfish]

I like that AO, would probably reduce execution costs greatly too! How much does an beat up olds run for? lol Maybe put two of them side by side for dual use.

[ShitBreak]

close all the doors and window
how do you know theres only one window

[ShitBreak]

I'm 1000% against the death penalty. Nobody has the right to judge on the life or death of another person: no religion, no government, no laws. And still, every day, all over the world ... people speak life or death upon other people. Nobody stands above someone else to make that descision.

Invest in education, invest in fair trials, invest in re-integration of convicted persons.

Just my two eurocents ...
dumdum

[icp78910]

I'm suprised nobody brought up a firing squad.

[diddy]

I'm suprised nobody brought up a firing squad.
me and ICP are going to get married so we can drink coke and eat chocolate cereal together in peace.


that had nothing to do with this thread, but I felt I needed to share that with everyone here. :D

[icp78910]

me and ICP are going to get married so we can drink coke and eat chocolate cereal together in peace.


that had nothing to do with this thread, but I felt I needed to share that with everyone here. :D
:party: I can drink some coke to that. :love:

party smiley is broken.

[PuppyKicker]

Every year we should simply take all the death row inmates in the country and drop them off on a deserted island and make them kill each Battle Royale style. It's cost effective and entertaining.