I am 100% AGAINST the death penalty! I think it is a very inhuman thing to do. Just because someone committed an act of murdered, doesn't mean that should die to pay for what they did! I think that life sentence just would be much proper...
....What if someone was arrested, put on trial, and the sentenced to the death penalty and later on [after their death], they find evidance that, that person didn't do it? I talked a lot about this in one my classes last semester and we brought this up when we read In Cold Blood...and this is just expliantion would clear it up my question, if anyone has read the book..
If have not read the book and don't want spoilers, do not read below
in In Cold Blood, Perry and Dick were arrested and given the death penalty for killing the Clutter family. Well mainly, Dick was NOT responsible for killing the Clutter family. Perry was the one who was one who insane and killed them. Yet and still, Dick was still given the death penalty for be involved, eventhough he didn't do anything. Also, it was said that Perry could of been insane, but no one knew for sure. This is where the M'Naughten Rule comes in to play. It bascially says that a person is insane if the do not know the difference between right and wrong. So they considered that Perry was sane and gave him the death penalty.
So this goes back to the question I had asked...what if someone was given the death penalty and afterwards, they realize that person was not involved in that crime? The death pentaly is very questionable. Like, say if someone close to you [frends, family member, etc] was murdered and their murderer was given the death penalty, what would you do?
For me, no matter what, I will always would be against the dealth penalty. To me, its very wrong and cruel.
....What if someone was arrested, put on trial, and the sentenced to the death penalty and later on [after their death], they find evidance that, that person didn't do it? I talked a lot about this in one my classes last semester and we brought this up when we read In Cold Blood...and this is just expliantion would clear it up my question, if anyone has read the book..
If have not read the book and don't want spoilers, do not read below
in In Cold Blood, Perry and Dick were arrested and given the death penalty for killing the Clutter family. Well mainly, Dick was NOT responsible for killing the Clutter family. Perry was the one who was one who insane and killed them. Yet and still, Dick was still given the death penalty for be involved, eventhough he didn't do anything. Also, it was said that Perry could of been insane, but no one knew for sure. This is where the M'Naughten Rule comes in to play. It bascially says that a person is insane if the do not know the difference between right and wrong. So they considered that Perry was sane and gave him the death penalty.
So this goes back to the question I had asked...what if someone was given the death penalty and afterwards, they realize that person was not involved in that crime? The death pentaly is very questionable. Like, say if someone close to you [frends, family member, etc] was murdered and their murderer was given the death penalty, what would you do?
For me, no matter what, I will always would be against the dealth penalty. To me, its very wrong and cruel.
January 20th, 2007 at 02:03am