I want it to be taken note that I have not actually stated my position on capital punishment: I have only responded to arguments, both for and against.

So, what you waiting for?

Nothing in particular. I made this topic to see the kinds of arguments people make.

You cheeky tease, you!

Now this i don't understand, why should someone who's diagnosed ''insane'' receive a lighter sentence? Doesn't the fact that they are insane make them much less likely to ever be succesfully re-introduced, or ever contribute to society in any way?

I'm for it,in the case of people that murder other people. For the people that are against it,ask your self this question,what if it was one of your loved ones that got killed bye some maniac,would you be against the death penalty then? For those that are giving the what if there innocent agruement,It takes years and years,even decades for an excution to be cared out in Amercia. They have appeal after appeal,review after review,before they die. Do mistakes happen sure they do,but the system is'nt perfect. I wonder how many innocent people actually do get the death penalty,I would argue that those cases are very rare.

what if you were wrongfully accused im def against it

Are you arguin that the emotional basis of a family's vengeful feeligns are a good justification

But actually killing an innocent person is not a good argument against because you presume it's "rare"?

Against, man shouldn't be allowed to take a human life without consequences, this includes those terminating criminals.

Peados, murderers, rapists, all sick in their own different way. But a proportion of them arn't in control of their actions, not that I think they should get away scot free but many can be reformed, for those that can't, then life imprisonment is the answer.

read my previous post. So we should give these maniacs a free pass,on the chance that they were wrongfully accused. So if someone killed one of your loved ones,just let give him life in prision. What if you get's out on a technicality,what if bye a small chance he escapes. Like a said before it takes years,even decades before the excution is carried out,because there's along appeal's process.