Capital Punishment

adherent · Post by **adherent** » Wed May 12, 2004 6:28 pm

Do you agree with capital punishment?

Corvus · Post by **Corvus** » Wed May 12, 2004 7:48 pm

No. I feel that a life is the most precious thing one can have, since one only gets a single life to spend, and therefore, no man should be able to take it away from me. (and by extension, you)

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Wed May 12, 2004 8:14 pm

I can see no reason why we need to have capital punishment. I believe in self-defense, but I do not believe in vengeance by proxy.

Post by **otseng** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:38 pm

Travis wrote:I can see no reason why we need to have capital punishment. I believe in self-defense, but I do not believe in vengeance by proxy.

What if someone murders someone you love?

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Fri May 14, 2004 12:38 am

otseng wrote:What if someone murders someone you love?

First of all capital punishment is meted out by the state. I feel that the state cannot take what it does not own, such as the life of an aggressor.
However I think that, I the victim deserve restitution, instead of a vengeance option. Now that may take most any form, but death should not be one of them. (Imprisonment, monetary restitution, labor, repentance, all come to mind.)

There are other reasons why I think it is a bad idea. First and foremost I have this belief in second chances. Secondly I live in a state where a number of innocents have been on death row. Lastly all arguments for it seem to be knee-jerk and based in something other than human compassion.

Post by **otseng** » Fri May 14, 2004 9:39 pm

Travis wrote:There are other reasons why I think it is a bad idea. First and foremost I have this belief in second chances. Secondly I live in a state where a number of innocents have been on death row. Lastly all arguments for it seem to be knee-jerk and based in something other than human compassion.

I think those are good reasons to oppose capital punishment.

Personally, I am for capital punishment for serial offenders (rapists, murderers, robbers). I believe in second chances and even a third, but not in a fourth chance. If someone is convicted on 4 counts of murder, then I believe the person deserves the ultimate punishment.

adherent · Post by **adherent** » Sat May 15, 2004 12:38 pm

Yep, having capital punishment would cut crime rates by quite a figure.

emmy27sf · Post by **emmy27sf** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:53 am

capital punishment is wrong for 4 reasons
1)God created life and he is the only one eligbe to take it away
2)the bible says thou shal not murder
3)the bible says when someone slaps one cheek turn the other
4)to God all sins are the same a sin is a sin so if some one murders someone we love and we kill them then when we lie to someone they love would that not make it ok to kill us?

i also think that murder does not justify murder

Mightor · Post by **Mightor** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 9:11 pm

Mightor say capital punishment just fine and dandy with Mightor. Puny human society makes rules, some puny humans break rules in such way that nothing can atone for them. These bad puny humans can be removed from society with no sympathy from Mightor.

Illyricum · Post by **Illyricum** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 10:46 pm

Mightor, if you want people to take you seriously, than I suggest that you act seriously.