Should the death sentence be used more?

[Shadeovblack]

Yes, its far more humane than prison.

 

[The Heik]

Surely, as killing people is a crime, killing someone for committing a crime is a bit..daft?

Actually it would be a example of how society is supposed to work. If you've committed a heinous crime such as murder or rape, then that warrants the death penalty as an equable punishment. Not only have you proven that you're a genuine threat to other people, but also that you are capable of doing it again. If society were to keep you alive, then it would not only be a waste of precious resources, but it'd be putting others at risk. That's not something that I would want to live with personally.

I'd prefer to see harsher schooling, kids get away with far too much at school which perhaps leaves them open to believe that they can get away with what they like out of school? At my school kids used to be smoking, cigarettes and weed, and used to just do what they liked. Plus my school was one of the better ones in the area. Now i'm not old enough to know what it was like to get caned for misbehaving but I know I wouldn't have kept doing stuff wrong if I got caned or worse for it.

I quite agree. A lot of the bad habits and mindsets that a kids develops are formed in the younger years, mostly because parents and teachers don't care enough to set them straight early. Seriously, a good smack upside the head would do wonders for bad behaviour. It doesn't have to be hard, as the simple activation of pain nerves is a direct way of associating bad behaviour as being a negative emotion. It's the hand on the stove thing. You'll burn your hand, feel the pain, and after that you'll probably never do that again.

 

[Flying Dagger]

statistically, 20% of convictions are overturned/lessened on appeal, from retrial or new evidence.

make of that what you will.

 

[Astoria]

The problem with that is that if that person is later proved innocent then you can't exactly say oh sorry we messed up. If you're gonna use it it should only be used on those who have been proved beyond all doubt that they are guilty and don't show any remorse for what they've done.

 

[neoontime]

Yes I do, though the reason behind it for me would only generate larger discussion behind it that I don't need right now.

 

[Levi93]

I think it should be used more, I mean some people just need to be removed from society all together not rotting in a cage where taxpayers money is pay for them to eat.

 

[Arizona Kyle]

Dead men don't learn from their mistakes.

Besides, it's insanely costly and less effective at deterring crime compared to imprisoning and rehabilitating criminals.

while it is more costly there are also reason for a lot of the cost because of the extended trials that go on to prevent the people from being wrongly put to death

thus is why i put the "express lane" option up that if more then 3 people saw you do the crime then it would cost the same as a normal trial and only cost extra to kill the person and bury them