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Originally Posted by mercer_sensei  If they didnt think that killing was wrong, then they wouldnt have killed. They obviously dont agree that every life is important, or they wouldnt have killed, therefore, by us leaving them alive, we are inserting our values on them. |
I don't think that's necessarily the case. Only people who are insane (literally meaning can't tell right from wrong) don't think killing is bad. There have been many murderers that weren't insane and did what they did knowing is was wrong.
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Originally Posted by skullreken I personally don't think the death penalty should stand because as you see in international trends from so called "civilized" countries that practice it there is an unfair distribution in the death sentence mainly focusing on people from poorer backgrounds and minority ethnicities. |
This is a very good point. At least in the US, I know that the people on death row have a major over representation, relative to the population, of African-Americans.
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Originally Posted by skullreken Over all I think executing a murder is too good for a punishment a lifetime of solitary confinement has a much more devastating effect on a human mentally and physically force them face the consequences of their actions by making live in pure isolation physically denying them all the pleasures that their victims could have enjoyed if I were in that position I'd rather be dead |
This is also a very good point. Killing someone is not necessarily a harsher punishment than keeping them alive. I would rather die than spend a lifetime in jail with no hope of getting out. Plus, if people are kept alive, it is possible they will change and want to repent for their crimes.