pDo you support the death penalty for a person convicted of murder?

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@Mar '13 c 357 comments V 795 votes

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Rpete endorsed classychazy

v Yes
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sspphoto endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes
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logical1

v No

Imposing the Death Penalty is crazy..our justice system is only blind when there is no money for her to count! Minorities do not benefit from the corrupt system.

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FFX_VA voted

v Yes
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DesignerLM voted

v No
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fistv

v No

The problem is that many around found out to be innocent many years later, way too many. Better they all go free than one innocent person be executed. That said in the case of no doubt about it, 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt I would pull the trigger myself. Our system has become money based and political based, as long as a DA, Judge or Prosecutors job depends on his convictions we will never get beyond that. The system has also become a major part of our economy, thousands of retirements, health care to employees, prison construction, lawyers, judges and such are all part of the problem. Consider that a simple DUI in Pa with a court appointed lawyer or just pleading...

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Buckfan4life2

v Yes

Yes and I think Clinton and Obama should be beheaded on national TV for treason and the death of 4 brave Americans. These two discuss me to no end along with most liberals anymore. Iam SICk of what they have done to this country and we pussies have just set back and watched them take over. Its got to stop and we can nolonger set back and let these idiots get by with their low-down tactics they have used to make like everyone else look nuts.

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Donttalktome endorsed Fish_sticks

v No
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May 18
SlimElmo91 voted

v Yes
May 18

LEC

v No

Here is how I see it.. once they are dead you can't bring them back if found innocent later. But if you insist, it should be carried out immediately.. in the court room upon sentencing with the judge, jury and lawyers on both sides present. Now it is so far removed that it is too easy to make that sentence and wash your hands of it.

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DrSilicon voted

v Yes
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May 16
Obsidion voted

v No
May 16
PaulUK2901 endorsed Goebel

v No
May 16
littlewolf8469 voted

v Yes
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May 15
Bingo35 endorsed Kptpredsfan

v Yes
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May 15

oldsolder

v Yes

Murder, rape, child molestation, kill them, one strike, no second chances. I believe we are way to lenient on the criminals in this country.

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gumbii endorsed classychazy

v Yes
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May 14
o_oo_e endorsed classychazy

v Yes
May 14

Cave_Dweller

v Yes

While the continued use of capital punishment does incur massive costs in the Appellate courts, and burdens correctional officers (who are, generally speaking, notoriously simple, poorly educated, underpaid and underprivileged workers form rural backgrounds) the morally repugnant task of Killing a person (however despicable that person may be), who they have fed, protected and cared for over a period of time usually spanning several decades, capital punishment presents the prosecution with the leverage often needed to avoid expensive and exhaustive trials. A murder may be compelled to plead guilty (and avoid trial) in exchange for a sentence of Life without the possib...

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May 13
joyshusband endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes
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May 13

Michele6933

v No

the death penalty isn't a question of justice, it is revenge . Revenge isn't a human prerogative, it is God's realm .

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May 13
Fyi1957 endorsed Vet

v Yes
May 12
rangerjeff voted

v Yes
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May 11

farmer_bruce

v Yes

Yes but it should be case by case based on conditions in the crime.

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May 11
C_Lassico endorsed hopethisis4u

v No
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May 10
IMAQT voted

v No
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May 9
LilliB voted

v Yes
May 9

Glich

v Yes

If the crime dictates - smokem. speakupwny.com

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May 9

JumpRoundhouse

v No

Depends on the case and circumstances

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zed1 voted

v No
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sml11 endorsed classychazy

v Yes
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May 8
LibertyWolf voted

v Yes
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May 8

Avoicenmany

v Yes

I votes yes but do have a few reservations. I am looking to the past when so many times an innocent person was convicted. I know these days investigation is more precise, but, I feel there would be cases that would be rushed through for the sake of corruption. So I think that a hold time need be set in as the "just in case" measure. after that jolt the dammed killer.

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May 8
DemonsAngel13 endorsed ir0nw0lfe

v Yes
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May 7
nagydonnac voted

v Yes
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May 7
oldtimer2 endorsed classychazy

v Yes
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May 7
buckilaked voted

v No
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May 5
MuhammadGooner voted

v Yes
May 4
Politic-n voted

v No
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May 4

Carefree

v Yes

With DNA and quality forensic work we should not refrain from killing killers.

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May 3
Brogan voted

v Yes
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May 3
Bilmedic25 voted

v Yes
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cdman voted

v Yes
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May 2

ItsTrevor

v Yes

I definitely support the death penalty. They are waste of prison space and money. I do agree that many people will lose their job if these murders get the death penalty but its for the best. They killed someone and made the families suffer. Their must pay with their life. I don't agree with the "death penalty is also murder." Its justice. We are becoming too soft in society. Back then there was public executions for these criminals and it should return. The victim's family should also have the right to torture them. People that don't support the death penalty, what happens if a murderer killed YOUR family? Would you support it? It hurts to think about it. I bet most of...

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May 1
Deste66 voted

v Yes
May 1

NormalFlora

v Yes

If the murderer is clearly unremorseful and beyond rehabilitation, he or she should be restricted from corresponding with any "death groupies" until he or she is put to death

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May 1

NoAmnestyEVER

v Yes

Murder, rape, pedophilia, entering the U.S. illegally. All of these crimes should be punishable by death.

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JerseyLady voted

v Yes
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Apr 30
waychillbro voted

v Yes
Apr 30

vicki1

v Yes

As long as there is evidence .

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logical1

v No

Imposing the Death Penalty is crazy..our justice system is only blind when there is no money for her to count! Minorities do not benefit from the corrupt system.

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fistv

v No

The problem is that many around found out to be innocent many years later, way too many. Better they all go free than one innocent person be executed. That said in the case of no doubt about it, 100% beyond a shadow of a doubt I would pull the trigger myself. Our system has become money based and political based, as long as a DA, Judge or Prosecutors job depends on his convictions we will never get beyond that. The system has also become a major part of our economy, thousands of retirements, health care to employees, prison construction, lawyers, judges and such are all part of the problem. Consider that a simple DUI in Pa with a court appointed lawyer or just pleading...

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Buckfan4life2

v Yes

Yes and I think Clinton and Obama should be beheaded on national TV for treason and the death of 4 brave Americans. These two discuss me to no end along with most liberals anymore. Iam SICk of what they have done to this country and we pussies have just set back and watched them take over. Its got to stop and we can nolonger set back and let these idiots get by with their low-down tactics they have used to make like everyone else look nuts.

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May 18

LEC

v No

Here is how I see it.. once they are dead you can't bring them back if found innocent later. But if you insist, it should be carried out immediately.. in the court room upon sentencing with the judge, jury and lawyers on both sides present. Now it is so far removed that it is too easy to make that sentence and wash your hands of it.

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May 15

oldsolder

v Yes

Murder, rape, child molestation, kill them, one strike, no second chances. I believe we are way to lenient on the criminals in this country.

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May 14

Cave_Dweller

v Yes

While the continued use of capital punishment does incur massive costs in the Appellate courts, and burdens correctional officers (who are, generally speaking, notoriously simple, poorly educated, underpaid and underprivileged workers form rural backgrounds) the morally repugnant task of Killing a person (however despicable that person may be), who they have fed, protected and cared for over a period of time usually spanning several decades, capital punishment presents the prosecution with the leverage often needed to avoid expensive and exhaustive trials. A murder may be compelled to plead guilty (and avoid trial) in exchange for a sentence of Life without the possib...

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May 13

Michele6933

v No

the death penalty isn't a question of justice, it is revenge . Revenge isn't a human prerogative, it is God's realm .

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May 11

farmer_bruce

v Yes

Yes but it should be case by case based on conditions in the crime.

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May 9

Glich

v Yes

If the crime dictates - smokem. speakupwny.com

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May 9

JumpRoundhouse

v No

Depends on the case and circumstances

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May 8

Avoicenmany

v Yes

I votes yes but do have a few reservations. I am looking to the past when so many times an innocent person was convicted. I know these days investigation is more precise, but, I feel there would be cases that would be rushed through for the sake of corruption. So I think that a hold time need be set in as the "just in case" measure. after that jolt the dammed killer.

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May 4

Carefree

v Yes

With DNA and quality forensic work we should not refrain from killing killers.

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May 2

ItsTrevor

v Yes

I definitely support the death penalty. They are waste of prison space and money. I do agree that many people will lose their job if these murders get the death penalty but its for the best. They killed someone and made the families suffer. Their must pay with their life. I don't agree with the "death penalty is also murder." Its justice. We are becoming too soft in society. Back then there was public executions for these criminals and it should return. The victim's family should also have the right to torture them. People that don't support the death penalty, what happens if a murderer killed YOUR family? Would you support it? It hurts to think about it. I bet most of...

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May 1

NormalFlora

v Yes

If the murderer is clearly unremorseful and beyond rehabilitation, he or she should be restricted from corresponding with any "death groupies" until he or she is put to death

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May 1

NoAmnestyEVER

v Yes

Murder, rape, pedophilia, entering the U.S. illegally. All of these crimes should be punishable by death.

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Apr 30

vicki1

v Yes

As long as there is evidence .

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Apr 30

psycho

v Yes

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Apr 27

Brazil

v No

Killing a murder makes u a murder as well. U are both killers. And he loses nothing by death. Spending the rest of his life in jail is far much better so that he can live to regret it everyday without freedom.

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MoKidd22

v Yes

Not only do I support it, but I think that it should be public. I've always said that the gallows should be brought back as a means of execution and that we should bring back the public executions of yesteryear. Crime was low in the old days because everyone knew that if you were caught committing murder or some other heinous acts that the whole town would get to see you twitch at the end of a rope. Today we've been sensitized to the point that anything that we see as unpleasant or even the slightest bit violent should be locked away and only done for bad people to see. In cases like D'marquis Elkins (the baby-killer) or the Aurora, Tucson, and Fort Hood shooters, I th...

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classychazy

v Yes

There are some crimes so heinous that there should always be a option of putting those who do those crimes to death. Technology has advanced to the point of arresting and convicting someone falsely is all most none existence.

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ir0nw0lfe

v Yes

A civilized society should care more about innocent suffering than the legal maneuverings of the guilty. An state execution is not the loss of innocent life. The loss of innocent life occurred when the murderer committed his crime. If his death brings even one brief moment of closure to the victim's family then that is the value of the murderer's life.

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Apr '12

The_truth

v No

Absolutely not! They may change in prison or whatever they get and influence many people who are considering murding somebody into not doing it. If I kill someone and then die what's the punishment? If I kill someone then have to think about if for 30+years I see a huge punishment

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Jun '12

shazbotbaru

v Yes

Yessir, BUT ONLY if there is total and definite proof of the guilt..too many have been executed and have been innocent..

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Jun '12

Bobolinsky

v No

Three Points: 1) How a society punishes it's criminals says little about the criminals and a lot about the society. 2) In the United States, it is cheaper to incarcerate someone for life without parole than to execute someone. 3) Impact on murder rates is debatable at best. . Put those together with the fact that we still choose to allow execution means that we are willing to pay extra to be able to kill someone that we can lock away and forget about. . I hesitate to conclude that the reason we still have the death penalty is because of a desire for vengeance and/or violence on the part of society when we can get along just fine without it... But I do.

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Apr '12

Vet

v Yes

In some cases..

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Jun '12

Goebel

v No

Three reasons that I oppose the death penalty: 1. The loss of innocent life by death penalty is completely inexcusable and likely unavoidable. 2. Thus far, its implementation has been highly racist against people of colour. 3. Killing the murderer does little to no good. The person's crimes are not undone if they are killed. If we accept that killing is wrong, then why should we kill those who will, especially when 1 and 2 apply?

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Apr '12

blueblue2

v Yes

ONLY If It Was Premeditated OR Sough Out Haniously. But Not By Accident or due to ignorance.

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Apr '12

cgidd10417

v Yes

Yes yes yes.... RIP my darling beloved lauren. May your killer be brought to justice!!!

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Apr '12

Iamjim42

v No

I do not care if a murderer dies. However, we live in a system where, as it should be, it is better to let one hundred guilty men get away than one innocent man die. Because the economic burden caused by this great system, it is more expensive to kill someone than it is to jail them for life. Therefore, I object to capital punishment on solely economic grounds.

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