| VGPolyglot said: Well, I was presented a thread on ResetEra that asked this exact question, so I decided to ask you guys here!! I am opposed to the death penalty myself. Actually, I'd go further than that, and even say that I'm against corporal punishment. Violence should be used as defense or to end a threat, not as punishment after the fact. |
To put it simply, the death penalty is barbaric, unworthy of any nation that calls itself civilized and a fundamental contradiction: You tell people that life is the most precious thing and you make your point how? By murdering people?
And that's not even talking about the fact it totally does not work as a deterrent as people continue committing crimes despite the death penalty being used. It's just a way to give in to one's primitive instincts of vengeance.
When you take a look at the countries that apply the death penalty you see a pattern: Violent countries with a violent history and an inability to master their violence and get past it.
