Adele wrote:Though a shot to the head is a bit messy Sentynel. Most people want nice, clean bodies to bury. And apparently lethal injection is not as barbaric as killing assassination style. Not that there's any difference in how you kill someone. ]The chair is my personal preference. Anyone who intentionally kills doesn't deserve to live. The earth is already getting too populated and keeping those who aren't usefull is a waste of space. Murders should be killed. If you feel that you are just as much at fualt if you kill them for justice, then instead of allowing soldiers to die, send the criminals off to war.. That way you aren't killing them, the enemy is.
No, the death penalty is disgusting. Who are we to judge who should live or die? And how are you setting a good example, if you yourself are killing someone. You are no better than them. And if you check the stats, death penalty doesn't actually deter crime. in fact, the murder rate in non-death penalty states is substantially lower.
And it's such a drain on society. Obviously, there will be many appeals, to make sure that the person is actually guilty. The justice system is backlogged enough without repeatedly trying death penalties with your tax dollars.
Also, there's is no chance for those criminals to become better people. If they join a rehabilitation program, they may eventually make up for their mistakes.
And another thing, it pisses me off, that those Republicans make such a big deal about abortion and being pro-life and then they go and do this.
*cough* palin *cough*