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What do you think of the death sentence?

Well deserved! 201 56.46%
 
He showed remorse; he sho... 73 20.51%
 
I am undecided 12 3.37%
 
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FIT_Gamer said:
Death Sentence = easy route out


If only.  The biggest reason I don't support the death penalty is that it has become needlessly complicated.  It shouldn't cost more to put someone down than it does to keep them alive in a little cell indefinitely.



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cheshirescat said:

It shouldn't cost more to put someone down than it does to keep them alive in a little cell indefinitely.

Yes.  A death sentence should be able to cost $0.00.



Can't wait for The Zelder Scrolls 3: Breath of The Wild Hunt!

He definitely deserves it. Also, I don't buy for one second his remorse. He had intention to hurt people from the start.



The "two wrongs don't make a right" argument faces an obvious issue: all forms of punishment are actions that are wrong on their own without the justification of punishing someone for a criminal act. Is it not wrong to throw someone in a cage for decades? Is it not wrong to restrict their liberties? Is it not every form of punishment wrong outside the context of punishment? Justice is punishment for the evil, protection for the law abiding. The punishment should fit the crime. Oh and sentencing someone to multiple life sentences *is* killing them, essentially. Slowly.

As for this guy, not only has he been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, he even admitted he did it. Under the law, that is sufficient for me to be comfortable with his sentence considering the heinousness of his crime.



I hate when people say "I'm sorry." IF you where fucking sorry. You wouldn't have done it. STFU. They're goal was to kill people. He's sorry he got caught. Not that he killed people. It's not like there is doubt in the evidence. They 100% confessed.



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Does it not make sense to punish someone by making them spend the whole life in jail instead of just killing him off?



He deserves to lose every limb in his body, just like some of his victims lost theirs, and then left to rot.



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Areym said:
He deserves to lose every limb in his body, just like some of his victims lost theirs, and then left to rot.


That's inhumane. We're not in Game of Thrones. Put him to rest so that he's not a waste of taxpayers' money.



Nuvendil said:
The "two wrongs don't make a right" argument faces an obvious issue: all forms of punishment are actions that are wrong on their own without the justification of punishing someone for a criminal act. Is it not wrong to throw someone in a cage for decades? Is it not wrong to restrict their liberties? Is it not every form of punishment wrong outside the context of punishment? Justice is punishment for the evil, protection for the law abiding. The punishment should fit the crime. Oh and sentencing someone to multiple life sentences *is* killing them, essentially. Slowly.

As for this guy, not only has he been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, he even admitted he did it. Under the law, that is sufficient for me to be comfortable with his sentence considering the heinousness of his crime.

But your causing the issue of saying its wrong to lock someone away as if its on the same level as killing someone. It just depends on an individuals psycopathy levels. People are ok with convicted criminals being confined to a jail cell with access to books, workout equipment, jobs/duties and other rights. When it comes to ending another person's life is where I do not consider myself equal in respect to most people in USA.

In no way does this mans existence hinder anybody else outside of the confinements perimeter. What this means is that the only way for this subject to have affect on anyone would be emotionally/mentally. Human beings LOVE to jump to conclusions without reasonable thought and base their knowledge off an emotional standing. Epistemologically speaking this does not make any sense and therefore most likely will not lead to a sensible conclusion, which is why the death penalty still exists today and we kill people who kill other people. Throwing someone in jail is wrong on account of innocence, but when someone is guilty - of anything - top security confinement and life without parole should be the highest conviction served by a court.

Convicting a person then throwing them in jail is offering society the not the piece of mind but the actual assurance of safety. When you kill a convicted murderer you're mearly offering peace of mind; killing someone for peace of mind sounds kind of religious to me, sorry.



He killed 3 people so he deserves to die. He can as sorry as he likes, its too late. His intention was to kill innocent people and that is unforgivable.



    

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