Should this murderer get the death penalty?

[Sbane]

No, of course not.

As explained in the other thread, nobody should ever be put to death, regardless of their crime.

Peddling a 5 year old off for sex and then murdering her doesn't even get you closer to thinking yes?  Hmmmmm.

And what would killing that piece of human trash accomplish? Revenge? I admit it would feel good but I don't think the death penalty deters anyone. And imho it only shortens their misery (as I don't believe in heaven, hell, reincarnation and all that junk).

[Sbane]

And what would killing that piece of human trash accomplish?

Now no offense to you, sbane.....it's a natural human feeling, but I must admit I don't even like talking about criminals as "human trash" or "monsters" or whatever else.

As soon as we stop considering the person in question to be a human being just like the rest of us....I think that's when the problems of our justice system start.

Of course the person committed a terrible crime, and he should be punished very severely.....never being released from prison would be my wish. But he's still a human being, despite everything.

Oh I consider them to be human. Just very, very horrible human beings.

[Sbane]

Yes, this waste of space does not deserve to live. When you take away another's life you lose the right to your own.

Why?

Look at it this way, there are certain ways society must be run in order for it to survive. If the human population was as small as 20 people, and someone was running around killing people, we would have to elimate that person in order for the rest of us to live. It's self preservation. Even with 6 billion people, it is still necessary to make sure that killers must be killed in order to prevent more killing.

Wouldn't locking them up for life serve the same purpose as the death penalty?

[Sbane]

Yes, but it is a matter of opinion of whether or not it is an adequate punishment. I happen to believe it isn't.

Why is killing someone more of a punishment than locking them up for life? In my opinion you just let them out of their misery sooner.

[Sbane]

2.  At least in Sweden, the average jail time for a person with a life sentence is 8 years.

3. A lot of people are saying jail-time could be a worse punishment than death penalty from the perspective of the criminal. That makes no sense. If he really thought so, wouldn't he just kill himself?

Not sure about Sweden, but here we have a life sentence without the possibility of parole. That to me seems like a just punishment for murder.

It is my opinion that a life sentence is better than just putting the guy out of his misery within 10 years or so. A lot of prisoners I am sure do not agree with me but that is because of the inherent fear of death in humans as well as belief of hell, heaven and all that BS. A person with a life sentence ends up getting a greater punishment in my view, especially when you take out any possibility of parole regardless of behavior.