Capital Punishment

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No, it's barbaric and ineffective.

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I very strongly support it.

No, it's barbaric and ineffective.

What is barbaric about it?

Public murder is less than civilized.

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How else do you describe the premeditated taking of another person's life? What is murder if not that? Ah, that's right, only bad guys can murder. If a good guy does something bad, you can just call it something else and it's all good. That on top of the fact that we insist on continuing it despite prohibitive costs and less than compelling results. It's fueled by a boorish need for revenge, nothing more. By all means support it all you want, just don't delude yourself into thinking it's some sort of tasteful, modern practice of justice.

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How do you classify it as ineffective? Some studies have argued that for every execution preformed 3 to 18 lives are saved.

Who made that claim?

I did, see Ernest for the reasons, plus the deterrent factor. I'd like to see those studies though, I've not ever heard that before.

I oppose capital punishment in all cases without exception, as it is both barbaric and ineffective.

Sorry, I should have added, "not that there's anything wrong with that." After all, I myself am in fact barbaric and ineffective as well.