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[–] 10794976? ago 

It needs to exist, but at present it is overused and does not have proper safeguards to ensure that innocent people are not put to death. There needs to be some mix of particular types of evidence that prove the suspect committed the crime. Eyewitnesses are notoriously inaccurate. DNA can be planted and can fingerprints. Other evidence can be faked. But enough of different kinds of evidence at some point overwhelms things.

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[–] PolybiusPizza ago  (edited ago)

Its all way too expensive... They should make a measure of cruelty standard and then sell the contract to kill anyone who intentionally and illegally ends human life to such private companies. If you can meet the srandard, the contract goes to the lowest bidder. Other killings not deemed intentional should find ways of harvesting every last ounce of value from the offender... Hate crime laws need to go away. They create protected classes of people.

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[–] RevDrStrangelove ago 

My opinion is that there isn't enough of it.

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[–] twomoreandatinkle ago 

Their is not enough. Clear out the prisons.

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[–] o0shad0o ago 

I think it's more humane than sticking someone in prison for many decades.

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[–] Javik2186 ago 

Honest opinion, the Death Penalty should be reserved for suspects who are convicted of sick and henious crimes. No waiting period, no appeal board, and no last meal. Enough of this lethal injection crap. If anyone commited an henious act or crime so appaling. Whereas sexually raping a child, breaking into a person's home with the intent to rape and burn down the home with everyone alive inside, or knowingly giving someone HIV/AIDS. They should be given the instant death penalty by firing squad.

Don't keep them in prison for life. It's too expensive for the tax payer. It's more cheaper, just to charge them and take them outside to be shot out back. Yet, there must be a high regarded standard for evidence and it should be, in order to prevent wrongful convictions. Over the years, we've had too many people executed for crimes they never committed. Usually by demented or biased people in the justice system who don't go over every single bit of evidence and review it.

Also, we need to stop housing teens and kids in adult prisons for misdeamenors. It doesn't work, it scars them for life making them more prone to commit crime later in life when they're adults.

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[–] is_pepsi_okay ago 

Im against it.

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[–] Uncle_Tractor ago 

It does not deter crime, it is too easily politicized, and it cannot be undone when applied to the innocent (which happens way too often). A country is better off without it.

(if you were facing the death sentence for a crime you had not committed, do you think your legal system is good enough to get you off the hook?)

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