Fizzi 1,219 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Quite off topic but we had this discussion in our class that should capital punishment be abolished completely or is it justified I have to make a project on it Can you guys plz help Just tell what do you think about capital punishment Why is it right or wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighterxx 12,204 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Well, the easiest reason to remove it was how you cant go back and fix if there is a problem with the case because, well, you already killed the person you think as guilty, there is no return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azur 1,325 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Yes it should be abolished (It is in my country) I don't think it's right for a judge to have the power to decide if a person should be killed. The right to life is a fundamental right. Who are we to decide an other person is not worth living anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzi 1,219 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Well, the easiest reason to remove it was how you cant go back and fix if there is a problem with the case because, well, you already killed the person you think as guilty, there is no return. Yes but capital punishment is not just given to anyone Like it takes years of hearings and trials in the court to come to this conclusion Giving a wrong judgement regarding Capital punishment becomes highly unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzi 1,219 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Yes it should be abolished (It is in my country) I don't think it's right for a judge to have the power to decide if a person should be killed. The right to life is a fundamental right. Who are we to decide an other person is not worth living anymore? Because the crimes committed by him were of a heinous nature and were so severe that no form of punishment can deter him from doing it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foo 3,048 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 No. Some people deserve it and aren't worth the taxpayer dollars or the spot in prison. The death row system needs to be more efficient though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighterxx 12,204 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Yes but capital punishment is not just given to anyone Like it takes years of hearings and trials in the court to come to this conclusion Giving a wrong judgement regarding Capital punishment becomes highly unlikely Depends on the country. Also there is still a chance and we see people who got wrongly convicted and released from jail after 30 years so, even if its highly unlikely, its people's life. You can play around with percentages and assume majority will be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellarum generatio 3,628 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Objectively I'm against it but honestly I could live in a society with capital punishment as long as I can trust justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzi 1,219 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Depends on the country. Also there is still a chance and we see people who got wrongly convicted and released from jail after 30 years so, even if its highly unlikely, its people's life. You can play around with percentages and assume majority will be ok. Agreed The system needs to be perfect in cases regarding Capital punishment No innocent should suffer Objectively I'm against it but honestly I could live in a society with capital punishment as long as I can trust justice. Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellarum generatio 3,628 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Hmm... What is it ? You don't understand or you disagree ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azur 1,325 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Because the crimes committed by him were of a heinous nature and were so severe that no form of punishment can deter him from doing it againor you can just lock him in prison for the rest of his life, this way he'll never hurt anyone again. My point still stands, it isn't right to decide a person should be killed. It's a State organised murder no matter how hateful the person is.Same goes for torture. It is inhuman and a state shouldn't allow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzi 1,219 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 What is it ? You don't understand or you disagree ? Yours wasn't a diplomatic answer so I don't disagree It makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzi 1,219 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 or you can just lock him in prison for the rest of his life, this way he'll never hurt anyone again. My point still stands, it isn't right to decide a person should be killed. It's a State organised murder no matter how hateful the person is. Same goes for torture. It is inhuman and a state shouldn't allow it. But isn't a person serving a life imprisonment sentence as good as dead He is serving life imprisonment because he must have done something horrible Why waste money on such criminals It's not like he is going to improve himself or we are giving him another chance if he never comes out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azur 1,325 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 But isn't a person serving a life imprisonment sentence as good as dead He is serving life imprisonment because he must have done something horrible Why waste money on such criminals It's not like he is going to improve himself or we are giving him another chance if he never comes out you see this on a practical level while I'm talking about morals, ethics and Human Rights. What gives us the right to decide a human being is not worth living anymore ?Also how are you sure he's not going to change ? What makes you think being locked up is the same as being dead ? I bet some prisoners would disagree. And I know some prisons make the prisoners work for the society (do the laundry, bake, repair things etc). Maybe we should think about ways to use them for the benefit of society. I watched a documentary and it actually worked : the prisoners had a "goal", it gave them a purpose, they were "happier" and it costed less to the society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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