Do you support the Death Penalty

[ChrisJG777]

I am very much opposed to the Death Penalty on the grounds that not only is it extremely unethical and unreliable on the grounds that there is always a risk of getting the wrong person, but it's not even an effective punishment in the long run.  Give 'em life instead, I say.  At least then if it turns out that you've imprisoned the wrong guy, there is a higher chance of you being able to release him, saving the family much unneeded grief (that's not to say that they won't still be pissed off, though).

[ChrisJG777]

I am very much opposed to the Death Penalty on the grounds that not only is it extremely unethical and unreliable on the grounds that there is always a risk of getting the wrong person but it's not even an effective punishment in the long run.

Even putting aside DNA and the massive improvements we've seen in forensics, how much more effective do you get than not having someone around? No chance of re-offending there!

The thing about execution, once the guy's dead it's not exactly possible to resurrect him, is it?  Furthermore, there is always going to be the risk of getting the wrong person, which on those grounds alone helps to make Capital Punishment an unacceptable method.

As for my remark on it not being an effective punishment, I was not referring to the people who've been executed, but to the fact that people still commit capital crimes en masse.  Really, what should be the main focus is not so much as dealing with the consequences of a crime but working to prevent it in the first place!

[ChrisJG777]

I am very much opposed to the Death Penalty on the grounds that not only is it extremely unethical and unreliable on the grounds that there is always a risk of getting the wrong person but it's not even an effective punishment in the long run.

Even putting aside DNA and the massive improvements we've seen in forensics, how much more effective do you get than not having someone around? No chance of re-offending there!

The thing about execution, once the guy's dead it's not exactly possible to resurrect him, is it?  Furthermore, there is always going to be the risk of getting the wrong person, which on those grounds alone helps to make Capital Punishment an unacceptable method.

Yes but are you going to give him back all the years he wasted in prison? And what about all the people that wind up being murdered, horrendously beaten or otherwise dying there? Plus with new technologies the rate of error is again, nominal. We're not talking about fingerprints or things like that which are falling by the wayside (justifiably so).

I'm well aware that you can't "give back the years" to someone who's been wrongfully imprisoned, but at least there's a significantly reduced chance of him not being dead, and whether or not he dies or gets seriously maimed in prison all depends on where he's being held.

Also, it doesn't matter what forensic technology is used, the human element will always be there somewhere along the line, and there is always the chance of something going wrong...