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Death Penalty Vs Life imprisonment
nid404:
I had raised this debate earlier on but i got a very weak response...
Now since I see we have some good debaters here, I would like to start a discussion again..
Capital punishment, also called the "death penalty," is the pre-meditated and planned taking of a human life by the government in response to a crime committed by the convicted person.
The death penalty gives closure to the victim’s families and loved ones. Losing a loved one is hard for anyone and for most it is not enough to simply have the perpetrator locked away for life. Family members and loved ones want and need closure in order to move on.
Life imprisonment is supposed to be a severe punishment too, but considering the money that goes into keeping a criminal alive for the rest of his life in prison, it seems cost ineffective...but it is considered more humane...
What are you views??
nid404:
*ahem* ::)
where r all the debate lovers??
$tyli$h Executive:
Of course life imprisonment!
If we give capital punishment to a serious offender, like illegal drug dealer, his 'punishment' is kind of 'one off'. His punishment is not continuous. So, capital punishment is not enough for a serious offender!!!
If we give life imprisonment, the prisoner will have to do community service for the rest of his life. So, the country benifits in some way. The cost of imprisonment and providing food is covered by this output! Moreover the punishment is more than capital one actually because the person has to do hardship and bear inconvenience of the punishment for the rest of his life. The country benifits, so do we!
vakarian:
Death Penalty .....
if you cut some one's hand who steal ...others wont dare to steal ...
If you cut the head of a murderer....others will be afraid to murder ...
Advnatages:
1.Ppl stays safe .
2.criminals will think twice or more before doing something.
3.not Expensive .
4.decreases population :P.
5.they deserve it.
6.ppl feel safe.
7criminals dont feel safe.
and much more ...
Disadvantages :
1.Gore :P.
Life imprisonment ....
they say ...we will plane to escape etc.
they wont be afraid at all ...
Advantages:
1.ppl might be safe for a moment .
Disadvantages :
1.they might escape.
2. criminals not at all afraid.
3.they will not think twice ,instead they will think once for how to hide evidence .
4.rich criminals usually come out by bribing the police.
5. Tortures occur "they are millions of times worst then sudden death !!".
6.Like 25% of the USA population are in prison .
7.costs a lot for goverment to provide them with medicines and food "while they deserve non".
8.They may all unite for a huge escape and they would want to revenge once they are out thus causing more problems.
9.there are much much more .
you choose .....
nid404:
--- Quote from: Lone$tar on December 09, 2009, 03:25:26 pm ---Of course life imprisonment!
If we give capital punishment to a serious offender, like illegal drug dealer, his 'punishment' is kind of 'one off'. His punishment is not continuous. So, capital punishment is not enough for a serious offender!!!
If we give life imprisonment, the prisoner will have to do community service for the rest of his life. So, the country benifits in some way. The cost of imprisonment and providing food is covered by this output! Moreover the punishment is more than capital one actually because the person has to do hardship and bear inconvenience of the punishment for the rest of his life. The country benifits, so do we!
--- End quote ---
For a serious offender...say a terrorist,rapist or a murderer, death penalty is what we should go for....how productive can a prisoner be?? We need more security to make sure they don't escape....too much money spent on a criminal...not worth the suffering...not at all
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