The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it.
@627XNDQRepublican12mos
No, housing a prisoner indefinitely is more cost effective
@5XWQY5MConstitution12mos
No. Some people deserve to die. In fact, let's expand it to include child molesters, corrupt politicians, and the jerk who steals my parking space.
@624R6YSRepublican12mos
Yes and all death row prisoners should give up all rights and we should use body parts of all death row convicts as needed to save the lives of law abiding citizens
@5V567Q6Republican12mos
there should be labor camps where people who deserve severe punishments for their actions would have to do hard labor in different fields of their choosing!
@5V4M9FLConstitution12mos
The Victim's family should decide the punishment after it is ruled the criminal did the crime 100% true
@5V4Q4C2Constitution12mos
Yes, bring back public hangings and executions for more serious crimes. There needs to be more deterrents because our jails are like hotels.
@6CFVGDDConstitution12mos
I would rather support the elongated torture of prisoners over the death penalty, or life in prison. The fear of being thrown into prison would send shivers down the spines of those locked in urban conflict, as well as lead toward everlasting peace within the United States.
Yes, but only for an offender who murders a law enforcement officer, a correctional office, or another inmate while incarcerated.
Its hard, but terrorists, child molesters, people who commit crimes against humanity can suffer the death penalty. The death penalty can take these dangerous people out of the world, if they are not willing to change or if they are very dangerous. If we kill bad people in war, is hypocritical to say is wrong to kill bad people outside of war. Obviously you have to follow the laws and procedures.
@6G6WNKXRepublican12mos
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence and the victim’s family should decide the punishment
For fascists and pedophiles, but it should be done on a community-based protocol, not through the federal government.
I support cruel and unusual punishment rather than the death penalty or life in prison.
No, anyone can be rehabilitated.
@6C58RQQConstitution12mos
It is morally justifiable to execute a guilty person. It is not morally justifiable to kill innocent babies in the womb.
Murder is never justified under any circumstances, even towards murderers.
@9XKGHNBTranshumanist5 days
Yes, but only for murders with undeniable evidence
@9XKF4DSRepublican5 days
I think we should hang people
Yes, but only in cases of absolute guilt for horrific crimes
Not as it exists currently
No, and I also oppose life in prison without parole.
No, too many innocent people are convicted, and would not have a chance to be released out of custody if there wasn’t any evidence, or if there was new evidence indicating a new suspect.
No, a government should not have the jurisdiction to decide between life or death.
No, because the current implementation of the death penalty is too expensive.
No, the government should not be allowed to kill citizens.
No, through all criminals in a pit and leave them to make hell for echother
Generally no. Every once in a while there is a potentially heinous crime that makes me reconsider my position.
Yes, but only if it is the option safest for the community.
Nobody deserves to die, no matter what they did
Yes, but only if they are a continued threat to the public, if not a continued threat they should not be put to death.
Yes, but only if they are a continued threat to the public, lets save lives.
Only for very serious cases (e.g. terrorists)
Moderate on death penalty
Provide the convicted the option of life imprisonment without parole or death with the choice of execution method but only for extreme situations.
Yes but only by the federal government
No, I do not trust the government with the task, people on death row have been proven innocent, such an irreversible punishment is not ideal
Yes, depending on the crime that was carried out
Yes, but only if there was an unpainful method in use.
Neutral. I do believe that only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence should face the death penalty. However, too many people are innocently convicted, the death penalty, as it is now, is costly, and life in prison is a harsher sentence.
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence and if the criminal is unwilling to change for the better.
No, its expensive and life in prison would definitely be more satisfying than a serial killers getting their sentence cut short
I think people should be punished for certain crimes, but I personally couldn't decide if someone could die or not.
Yes, but not at the Federal level.
No, the government should never have the authority to end the lives of its own citizens.
Only for the following: serial killers and mass murderers that have no viable path towards rehabilitation; prominent and powerful leaders of terrorist organizations where there is incontrovertible evidence towards their actions in murdering innocent people; people found guilty or war crimes, or crimes against humanity.
No, the government should not have the power or authority to take the lives of its citizens.
No, it's too much power for the justice system to have, many people are innocently convicted, and it costs more for a person to receive the death penalty than to serve a life sentence.
Each case is different. I believe it should be in place, but only used for certain circumstances. The defendant can't ask for the death penalty, the circumstances must be horrific and undeniable, the family must support the death penalty and he/she can't show any signs of improvement while on death row, including remorse, marriage, children, religion.
Yes, if the offender is proven unsalvageable by repeat offenses and failed attempts at rehabilitation
No, but there are exceptions. Only for truly horrific crimes and if the criminal has no redeeming qualities and is a true sociopath. Criminals like that are too dangerous to be kept alive and jail is too good for him.
Crimes punishable by death (Do not kill the criminal through torture):
Mass Murder (Unless it's self defense).
Genocide.
Physical Torture (Including executioners).
Hate Crimes (Of all kind. Especially White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis).
Poaching (Unless it's for survival or self-defense).
Animal Cruelty.
Treason.
War Crimes.
The only caveat is if the criminal is redeemable. How do we discover that? Well give them a fair trial. Innocent until proven guilty. Give them a few therapy sessions and see whether they are redeemable or not.
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