Capital Punishment
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it is not effective deterent
and
the criminal justice system is flawed-- ie wrongfull convictions...
in the US there have been up to 100 cases of people who were wrongfully convicted of murder--- who were sentenced to death --and while on death row had were exonerated by new evidence---- iether other people confessing to the murders and--or--- new dna evidence that incriminated someone else---
its fair to speculate that many people have been put to death by the state that have been wrongfuly convicted
on the other hand life imprisonment-- sequesters potentiallly dangerous people-- while giving the opportunuity to exonerate any that have been mistakenly convicted
i geuss in a way its a philosophical issue-- because the death penalty is -- so irresversible---one has to remain open to the possibility that not all the evidence relating to the case is avaible at the time sentencing--- that potentially new exonerating evidence may surface at any time
imprisonment would be sufficient to address public safety concerns while avoiding gross miscarrages of justice
and
the criminal justice system is flawed-- ie wrongfull convictions...
in the US there have been up to 100 cases of people who were wrongfully convicted of murder--- who were sentenced to death --and while on death row had were exonerated by new evidence---- iether other people confessing to the murders and--or--- new dna evidence that incriminated someone else---
its fair to speculate that many people have been put to death by the state that have been wrongfuly convicted
on the other hand life imprisonment-- sequesters potentiallly dangerous people-- while giving the opportunuity to exonerate any that have been mistakenly convicted
i geuss in a way its a philosophical issue-- because the death penalty is -- so irresversible---one has to remain open to the possibility that not all the evidence relating to the case is avaible at the time sentencing--- that potentially new exonerating evidence may surface at any time
imprisonment would be sufficient to address public safety concerns while avoiding gross miscarrages of justice
I believe it should, in extreme cases where the criminal is so obviously guilty. (Pig Farm Guy, Ed Gein, Etc....) If you have a man wanted for one murder, the death penalty is a little extreme, as he may be exonerated, if you come across a guy with a freezer full of his neighbours and a pair of footie pyjamas made out of a dead hooker... well... I think we can safely slot him....
Never meant to be a deterrent. Its called punishment for premeditated murder.
Maybe a good deterrent would be bribes. Offer potential murderers a million dollar reward for not killing some one?
DNA and murders caught on tape, corroborated by 50 RC Bishops should be sufficient evidence the killer is guilty.
But it's better to spend hundreds of thousands rehabilitating the psycopath and then let him loose. How many recent post DNA testing innocent people have been wrongfully executed?
How many innocent people have been murdered after a killer has been prematurely released from prison?
Clifford Olsen got $100,000 reward for showing where he buried 10 children. Any doubt he is innocent? The $100,000 a year to keep him in club Med could be better spent on feeding starving children.
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Maybe a good deterrent would be bribes. Offer potential murderers a million dollar reward for not killing some one?
DNA and murders caught on tape, corroborated by 50 RC Bishops should be sufficient evidence the killer is guilty.
But it's better to spend hundreds of thousands rehabilitating the psycopath and then let him loose. How many recent post DNA testing innocent people have been wrongfully executed?
How many innocent people have been murdered after a killer has been prematurely released from prison?
Clifford Olsen got $100,000 reward for showing where he buried 10 children. Any doubt he is innocent? The $100,000 a year to keep him in club Med could be better spent on feeding starving children.
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but some criminals are beyond rehab(ie re offending murders, child sex offenders) and i dont think its fair tax-payers should go towards keeping these dangeous people alive
The government need to do a major overhaul of Canada's jails. Prisoners shouldn't be able to get computers and blenders. The only thing prisoners should be able to have is books. Each inmate should get their own cell and their food delivered to their cell. Prisoners should also not be able to socialize with anyone. And visitations should be only once a month. And there should be no such thing as congicals.
Hell yes. Then when I'm in charge, I can put all Neo-Con's I don't like on trumpt up charges and have them legally exicuted. *sarcasism*
Anyhow if you don't get my point I think capital punishment has no positive effects on society and can be used as a weapion by the government to opress opitistion.
So I'm a Big no to capital punishment.
Anyhow if you don't get my point I think capital punishment has no positive effects on society and can be used as a weapion by the government to opress opitistion.
So I'm a Big no to capital punishment.
zoofer said:
*writes down your name on my enemies list* Just you wait Zoofer, when I'm in power and we have the death penalty, you will be the first. However in light of the first Canadian execution in over 50 years you will have the delight of making history with my new way in executions. Death by TV being pushed into your bath tub. :twisted:
Math executions will take place in the Toronto Olimpic pool when we have the prisons line up in the pools for washing and then we will dumb one 100 inch HDTV into the pool. :twisted:
