Death sentences

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Yanks Writer's Block Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 48	May 16th, 2008 at 08:47pm Life in prison is not going to teach the murderer a lesson. They are still alive having fun with his/her prison mates. Murderes could also murder others in prison. It is better to get rid of them.
The Brightside. SPACEMAN Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 18639	May 17th, 2008 at 12:23am ^ But they're stuck in jail for the rest of their lives. They're probably never going to get out and they have to while away the days doing nothing. Who says they'll have fun with their prison mates?
Yanks Writer's Block Age: 21 Gender: Male Posts: 48	May 17th, 2008 at 03:50am By making friends, that is how they will enjoy prison life. Life in prison won't really teach their lessons. Being in prison means that you get free food, protection, a place to sleep, there is no suffering at all.
Fallen From Grace <33 Age: 14 Gender: Female Posts: 7806	May 17th, 2008 at 11:11am Yanks: Life in prison won't really teach their lessons. Being in prison means that you get free food, protection, a place to sleep, there is no suffering at all. No suffering at all? You're stuck in a cell for years on end, you have years to wallow in guilt, the food apparently sucks, you loose your job, friends, home, life for years. Jail is not fun. It's a form of punishment. I don't think the government has the right to take away someones life. And what if the murderer was really sorry orsomething? I don't think he/she should then be murdered himself. Even if he wasn't I still don't think it's the governments place to decide whether he should live or not. He can spend a life sentence in jail.
Peter Petrelli. Parkman's Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 26803	May 17th, 2008 at 01:38pm Fallen From Grace: No suffering at all? You're stuck in a cell for years on end, you have years to wallow in guilt, the food apparently sucks, you loose your job, friends, home, life for years. Jail is not fun. It's a form of punishment. I don't think the government has the right to take away someones life. And what if the murderer was really sorry orsomething? I don't think he/she should then be murdered himself. Even if he wasn't I still don't think it's the governments place to decide whether he should live or not. He can spend a life sentence in jail. Agreed. Prision is a chance for criminals to reform. Even if it isn't the best way to deter others. That's the only good thing I see in death sentences. They're pretty good detterences in some cases.
Fallen From Grace <33 Age: 14 Gender: Female Posts: 7806	May 17th, 2008 at 03:28pm ^ Yeah, I mean when I see mass murderers on TV I want them dead, but I wouldn't want the death sentance to be allowed because there are plenty of murderers who would reform in jail and understand what they've done. I think they still deserve a second chance at life. And you can't really say we can kill this criminal, but not this one.
Peter Petrelli. Parkman's Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 26803	May 17th, 2008 at 04:35pm I think I'd agree with someone being executed if they killed, got out then killed again. Because in that case it's clear reforming isn't the solution.
Torden Fanfic Fanatic Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 1308	May 17th, 2008 at 06:32pm Kurtni Von Teese: Thunder.: It's not humane And the crimes the criminals committed were? Of course not.
The Brightside. SPACEMAN Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 18639	May 18th, 2008 at 11:39am Yanks: By making friends, that is how they will enjoy prison life. Life in prison won't really teach their lessons. Being in prison means that you get free food, protection, a place to sleep, there is no suffering at all. They lose their right to freedom. We all take that for granted. They don't get it at all.
kafka. Fanfic Fanatic Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 3011	May 18th, 2008 at 01:57pm The Brightside.: Yanks: By making friends, that is how they will enjoy prison life. Life in prison won't really teach their lessons. Being in prison means that you get free food, protection, a place to sleep, there is no suffering at all. They lose their right to freedom. We all take that for granted. They don't get it at all. We can only take away the right to liberty, we must protect the others. But I've never heard of anyone who actually enjoyed being in prison. You can get ''free'' food, protection, a place to sleep in the ''outside'' life too. There are organizations that feed the poor, offer them a place to sleep, help them find a job, etc. People that are imprisoned can't take care of themselves or get a normal job.
d'ash Wordsmith Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 12140	May 18th, 2008 at 04:28pm sueno?: But I've never heard of anyone who actually enjoyed being in prison. I don't know of anyone who "enjoyed" prison, but there is a pattern of behaviour that has been observed in repeat offenders. People who simply find themselves ... unable to function outside of prison. They spend a small amount of time on the street, then commit some offence, consciously or unconsciously to put them back in jail - getting caught easily or confessing... -shrug- My personal opinion on death sentences is that we are not God and do not have the right to judge a person to this extent - I don't believe we have the right to take the life of another living creature. I don't think that a person could commit any crime which would justify us taking their life. If it was truly so heinous, God will judge them however He sees fit ... It's not our place - we can only protect society, I think, by removing them from society. I suppose I support the theory of "life sentences" over "death sentences". -laugh- And that's only if they show no signs of one of the primary functions of incarceration - rehabilitation.
musetastic Writer's Block Age: 18 Gender: Female Posts: 32	May 21st, 2008 at 08:20am Criminals don't enjoy jail, but when they have spent years in there and have nowhere to go to but the streets, then jail is looking pretty good. Especially when there is a TV and a bed and a gym etc. Sometimes even a playstation !!
Missand Amateur Author Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 152	May 26th, 2008 at 10:39am Death isn't the answer. The goverment and police try and make examples of killers by indeed killing them, that's a pretty big hypocrisy if you ask me. yes the victim can't be brought back, but then the killers family have to go through even more heartache.
Fall Out Haley. Ink Slinger Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 816	May 27th, 2008 at 06:39am I look at it like this; two wrongs do not make a right. Killing someone for killing another person is not right. What does it teach? I mean, who are we to decide whether or not to terminate someone's life? The criminal should be forced to rot in a jail cell instead.
Freddie Mercury. Grammar Guru Age: 68 Gender: Male Posts: 5561	May 27th, 2008 at 12:18pm Today, a man who was hanged in 1920-something was acquitted of his crime after re-analyzed hair samples from the scene of the crime were found to not be his, as was first suspected. It was said he killed a 12 year old in Melbourne, and raped or something like that, and he got hanged for it; and in the end, they were wrong. I'm not saying that it's different today because modern medicine has advanced to the point where we'd be able to tell these things and he would be found innocent, but I think that the death penalty is stupid. Machines, even now, screw up, and I'm sure he's not the only person, even these days, who's been wrongly convicted for a crime they didn't do.
BeyondBelief Writer's Block Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 13	May 31st, 2008 at 02:52am Did you know that prisons get more money than schools do? So, the convicts can live a sheltered, yet healthy life in prison. I AM NOT SAYING I SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY. I just wanted to throw that out there. I mean, to some people, 20 to life could mean a death sentence, and to others, it could mean a Hampton Hotel reservation for enternity. Either way, some will be happy and others won't be. I feel that if someone committed a horrendous crime, there should be no chance of that criminal ever getting out of jail. But being murdered? I don't think so.
kurea-desu Writer's Block Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 86	June 8th, 2008 at 07:26pm I think the death sentence is the most stupid thing. Seriously. You cannot have a law telling people not to kill, and then kill the killer. hypocrisy much? It's not a deterrent, it's the easy way out for the prisoner. I mean, Aileen Wuornos was begging to be put to death. She was panicking when she thought that she might get a stay of execution. Capital Punishment is just wrong and outdated.
Briton Grammar Guru Age: 17 Gender: Female Posts: 3732	June 8th, 2008 at 11:09pm Yanks: Life in prison is not going to teach the murderer a lesson. They are still alive having fun with his/her prison mates. Murderes could also murder others in prison. It is better to get rid of them. Have you any idea what happens in prison? There's a lot of rape. Especially for those who committed something like molestation and rape themselves. They aren't "having fun" making license plates, being raped, and eating shitty food.
Nora Grey. Ink Slinger Age: 14 Gender: Female Posts: 935	June 16th, 2008 at 03:00am I don't agree with the death penalty. I think it's just as murderous to kill somebody who committed a crime than it was for them to commit it in the first place. Killing is wrong, and the Government agrees with that or else they wouldn't be punishing these people. But if the Government is giving punishment by death, I personally think that it is contradicting itself.
little bunny foofoo. Writer's Block Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 18	June 20th, 2008 at 07:26am I think the death penalty is wrong, even for a murderer. On one hand, yes, what the person did was wrong. But on the other, is murdering the murderer really the logical and/or humane thing to do?

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