Truth Behind the Death Penalty - Comments

  • Ponyess

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    This is an important case, not sure if I missed it, but there are the few exceptions to this case.
    I'm not speaking of single case offenders here.
    What I'm pointing at, is mainly leaders of organised crime, I assume is refered to as 'the Mob'.
    These people may leade the criminal empoire from the safety of the cel?
    You always need to prove guilt beyond doubt, but in this case, it needs to be even more secure.
    It's way too easy to claim that everyopne who support the death penalty are just out for vengence.
    These kinds of ignorant arguments are likely common on both sides.
    This should never be about economical costs, but the overall safety of the community.
    July 21st, 2012 at 02:52pm
  • ajslkdfjalkj

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    I was browsing around and found this article. It was very informative. :) Great job!
    May 8th, 2012 at 06:14am
  • walking.thin.lines

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    Sometimes I wonder... maybe people who support the death penalty are murders deep in the corners of their minds...However I probably wouldn't be saying this if I was the sister of the murder victim or whatever crime they committed
    January 31st, 2011 at 08:24am
  • tommo.

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    *Agrees with asteroid*
    but you did give some info that I had no idea of, so thanks for that :)
    January 30th, 2011 at 04:19pm
  • cruciatus.

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    I think that this was a good article, though you could have chosen a few less biased words. I did, however, think that you put forward a lot of information that a lot of people don't know. I myself am for the death penalty, though it's not because I think it's cost efficient or prison-space freeing. I must say though, that for an article that doesn't agree with my opinion, this was nicely well-written and I think you did a good job with it. :)
    January 30th, 2011 at 04:48am
  • SeeMyEvil

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    I had no idea of the costs it takes to execute people, so thank you for providing this information in the article. I also had not thought of the fact that it actually doesn't *even* really open up space in the prisons. So thank you again for that. I do wish people would get over the biased thing though, it's not as if you're going to suddenly turn around and say "Woooo! Lets go execute someone!" *rolls eyes* I like opinion pieces anyway. Well written article on a point I completely agree with... couldn't be better.
    January 29th, 2011 at 10:09pm
  • WaterQueen07

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    I thought this was enlightening and think that it had to be opinionated to get your point across. To torisaurus... I agree with you in that there is no win-win, but I don't think it would be a good idea to give our worst criminals guns.
    January 29th, 2011 at 04:36am
  • TheRealBatman

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    I'm glad you pointed this out (:
    I feel really enlightened.
    Wonderful article!
    January 28th, 2011 at 02:36am
  • vaporwave

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    It's an opinion piece - [b]of course it's going to be biased[/b].
    January 27th, 2011 at 09:35pm
  • Tuterrr

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    I'll just say it: this was biased. You're right, there [i]are[/i] a lot of cons involving the death penalty. But there are a few pros that people would be shocked to know.
    January 27th, 2011 at 01:11am
  • flyer.

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    This was rather biased. I don't know if that makes a bad article, though...just a very strongly opiniated one that might not appeal to a wide spectrum of readers.
    I think you only presented one side of the arguement here, and only used stats that support that side.
    The stat about the death penalty is partially because the death penalty is outlawed in some places, right? It would probably shoot way up...and probably actually free up prison space, if it was socially and legally acceptable everywhere.

    I don't believe in the death penalty, generally. Humans should never have to play God.
    In a perfect world.
    However, there is not a perfect world and there are some cases...that are an exception. Some cases where we do have to play God, so to speak.
    January 26th, 2011 at 11:07pm
  • Roseh; believe

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    I agree with everything you've said.

    Where I live, in the UK, the death penatly has been abolished for many years now, but the fact is that it is still enforced in a number of places around the world.

    Although the article was biased, I didn't mind this at all. I've never felt that all articles should be totally unbiased, and although I believe that the correct term would be an "editorial", we don't have a section for those on Mibba, so they go in with the rest of the articles. You made no effort to hide your opinions in your article and were open and honest with your views, which I think is the right way to present them in a biased piece.

    You backed up your views well with facts and cited your sources, which I don't see in many articles containing bias, so that was great to see. It's a very well constructed argument and your views were very interesting to read.
    January 26th, 2011 at 07:22pm
  • goldenyears.

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    Agree with the people who said it was biased.

    I'm completely against the death penalty, though - surely the best way to tackle overcrowding in prisons is to stop giving short sentences (e.g less than 6 months), and especially stop sending people to prison for drug use.
    January 26th, 2011 at 02:01pm
  • ptvjaime

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    I agree with asteroid. The best articles don't include biased words.
    January 26th, 2011 at 01:44pm
  • Torisaurus

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    Its essays like this that always has me thinking how our government has their necks ringed against a double edge blade. There no win- win in this situation, just a constant fight with no agreeable out come. You can’t keep everyone locked up for life because there’s no room, but you can’t kill them either because it cost too much money. I can’t help but believe my mom when she tells me her views on this. She believes that instead of putting our soldiers on the line of being killed; send our criminals who don’t deserve a second chance on the line instead. She also believes in vigilantism. But yet neither of those two can be a one option because of 1) vigilantism is illegal and 2) the unemployment rate will rise. Ike I said, no win-win for this country.
    January 26th, 2011 at 03:20am
  • asteroid

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    I stopped reading after finding numerous biased words and phrases. I don't know why, but articles turn me off when they seem heavily biased like that.
    January 26th, 2011 at 02:18am