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I think the death penalty should be introduced but primarily for multiple offenders, mass murderers/rapists etc...

I think prison life is too easy, some of them have tvs etc which isnt much of a deterrant to criminals

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Originally posted by inc_haydn
I think prison life is too easy, some of them have tvs etc which isnt much of a deterrant to criminals

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your an aussie so you might know, sometime last year on the news they showed this new prison for prisoners with kids or something (i dont remember what kind of prisoners it is intended for), IT WAS NOT PRISON, IT WAS HEAVEN, it's like getting a free house

i live in the country which some other countries condemn for it's death penalties
death penalty is given to -murderers
                                  -kidnappers
                                  -drug traffickers
the death penalty is cruel, yes, but to me, getting jailed for life here is worse than the death penalty

Overall, my veiw is that we should have death penalties for people who have taken other peoples lives.

On the other hand though, I think it would be extremly hard to judge stuff like that. If it was an accident then they probably don't deserve to be killed and stuff like that and if they were set up or the evidence isn't that strong so I'm kindof not sure lol.

No, I don't think the death penality should exsist. Just because someone has done something wrong doesn't mean they have the right to take that persons life.

I think we should, however they must be 110% sure that the person did actually commit the crimes

Its a really dodgy and controversial question. In wayz both the answers are correct and incorrect. In some cases they mabbe or may not be applicable. U could talk for hours on end and still get no definite answer cause basically there isnt one. So i am sticking to my neutral point of view i guess cause i feel both r correct n incorrect

i think that we shouldnt because its just as bad as what they have done, i think we should have a life (not just 25 years) so that they never come out, for big crimes like shipman style things, keep the current one for single murders etc,

that way the criminals suffer for what they have done, do not allow them privilages like tv, make life as boring as possible

As humanity goes on we seem to become more and more ethically correct. The death penalty has become faded out and out for years now, by the 22nd century I doubt we will even have it. Life imprissionment seems to be a choice that is more humain and just as bad.

Well if they don't have the death penalty they should have something else because "They say 36 pence, or less, is spent on the ingredients for a school lunch - compared to 60 pence for a prisoner's.", so why should children suffer when people who commit the crimes get general better food in prison  


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