beagleboy Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Does the state you live in have the death penalty? If so, in what instance should it be used. I believe it should be used, without a doubt, for the killing of a law enforcement officer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty Texas leads the nation almost every year in executions. Not a statistic to brag about, but it does help make the law abiding citizens safer. Capital Murder Repeat Sex Offenders (2nd offense) Repeat Violent Crime Offenders (3rd offense) Repeat Drug Trafficers (2nd offense) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooBear Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty I dont believe law enforcement officers should be killed. They are just doing their jobs! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty No we do not have it here. The only time I think it should be used is if someone intensionaly kills someone else, or if someone rapes more than woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty I live in GA and we have it although it is used much too sparingly. In my humble opinion, it isn't used enough. We have politically corrected ourselves so much that when the left makes absurd arguments about redemption, etc. for the criminal, we let it sit and foster. After a while, it becomes truth. Soon, we mourn the execution of the thug more than the death of their victims. IMHO, here are the things that deserve the DP: --killing someone while driving drunk --child molesters (1st offense) --rapists --murderers --wife beaters (proven with lots of evidence) --Leftists and liberals --poachers I think that it is a sobering thing to execute someone but I believe there are some things that you can do that forfeit your right to life. Yes, it is unfortunate that you are being killed but you shouldn't have done what you did. I am going to move to Texas soon where they routinely hang people for j-walking and routine traffic offenses! That and I can wear my cowboy hat and boots and not look like an idiot. I kid my wife that if I ever decide to do her in, I am taking her on a trip to Los Angeles (where they can't even come to agreement whether it is a crime or not) to do it and I am going from Georgia to California through Detroit just to avoid Texas airspace! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty Yep, Ohio has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty We have a new law now where we can just SHOOT people who mess with us here in Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty Huntin girl, good for you guys.... I bet the liberal's visions of the wild west is coming true with people being shot daily. I say we need more wild west. People were for the most part decent, took care of neighbors, and a lot of the garbage going on today was not tolerated. There was no such thing as a repeat sexual molester or killer. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iambenelliguy Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty In Iowa we don't have it and as unpopular as this will seem I agree with it. Let them face God when it comes to be that time. He will give them the ultimate punishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty We don't have the DP in Vermont, but we are a right to carry concealed weapons state, so we just dish it out ourselves if someone tries something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: death penalty I like your thinking vtbowhunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deldeer Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051103/NEWS/511030346/1006 we just put this bum down on friday....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty Virginia does have it. [ QUOTE ] Death penalty for killing a cop? [/ QUOTE ] Why for a cop? They are no better than anyone else. Make it a standard for murdering anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyj987 Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty We don't have it, but need it here in Wisconsin. It should be used in the following cases: Forcible rape (Note the distinction--I'm not talking about the stupid 18 year-old guy who has stupid yet consensual contact with his 16 year-old girlfriend.) Intentional homicide Armed Robbery Spousal battery/stalking Child molestation Arson Death caused while committing a felony Drug trafficking/dealing methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin--(See intentional homicide) Aggravated assault Of course, I don't think the death penalty should be as nice as euthanizing a family pet. In order for it to be an effective deterrent, it MUST be applied in a public venue and harsher--such as they did in the old west. Gallows built with thirteen steps up the gallows and a hangman's noose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty Don't have it in Wis, but need it. They need to change the process to this: 1 appeal within 6 months of conviction. If conviction is upheld, walk them directly to the lethal injection room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty [ QUOTE ] Don't have it in Wis, but need it. They need to change the process to this: 1 appeal within 6 months of conviction. If conviction is upheld, walk them directly to the lethal injection room. [/ QUOTE ] I'm right there with you. I forget what it costs to keep a death row inmate in prison for a year, but it was significantly more than I make in a year. Why do we pay that much for food, shelter & medical attention for a dead man/woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reloader Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Don't have it in Wis, but need it. They need to change the process to this: 1 appeal within 6 months of conviction. If conviction is upheld, walk them directly to the lethal injection room. [/ QUOTE ] I'm right there with you. I forget what it costs to keep a death row inmate in prison for a year, but it was significantly more than I make in a year. Why do we pay that much for food, shelter & medical attention for a dead man/woman. [/ QUOTE ] Not to mention the guards and simple cost of that kind of facility. If they are gonna die...just get it over with, for everyones sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty Two Words... Wrongful Conviction? What if you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. And don't you dare say the legal system is perfect. One can remove as many variables as possible but you still have the undenyable variable of human discretion (judge and jury). An eye for an would only lead to more blindness. And death penalty for arson, or battery do you not think that is a little extreme? JMHO. But on the other hand I have little sympathy for serial killers and serial rapeists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty ps just as an educating fact, to most criminals detterence is a neglible fact because of the black rate of crime. This is the amount of crime that goes undeteced by officials and is extremely high (90%). So these criminals honestly believe they will not be caught. I BEILIVE (note: except for the black rate pf crime this is all my opinion) if you want to deterre criminals do it on the street not behind bars. For people in our situation detternce may work because we have something to lose. Look at most these people who do such henious crimes, they are from the bottom of the barrel... they have nothing to lose, so what is stopping them... surely not detterence at those odds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest generallee Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty I am by all means in favor of the death penalty. However i dont believe it should be used in all cases that have been mentioned. People who commit crimes such as armed robbery, assault, and arson I believe should be punsihed severly with prison time, but no put to death. If we go and kill everyone for every crime, then we begin to turn into one of those countries that we are constantly at war against...such as Iraq and Afghanistan. I agree with most of the charges though: You molest a child-you should die.....you brutally rape someone-you should die....you commit murder-you should die. There are more cases i believe that deserve the death penalty, but i think you get my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo_buck Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: death penalty The death penalty definitely has it's place..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailkiller Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: death penalty [ QUOTE ] Texas leads the nation almost every year in executions. Not a statistic to brag about, but it does help make the law abiding citizens safer. Capital Murder Repeat Sex Offenders (2nd offense) Repeat Violent Crime Offenders (3rd offense) Repeat Drug Trafficers (2nd offense) [/ QUOTE ] i like texas and i couldn't agree more!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: death penalty No death penalty here anywhere in Canada, I do think that people should be killed if they kill. As should child molesters and rapists. That's about the only thing I wish we had it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: death penalty wyoming has the death penalty, but uses it all to infrequently. zap the buggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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