Where Does Our Death Penalty Passion Come From

Gráinne · 08-29-2011, 02:58 PM

No, not as our justice system is currently organized.

POC, poor, and the mentally deficient are convicted of capital crimes much more than non-POC and/or wealthy who can afford top council.

If we're going to have the death penalty at all, let's make it more immediate. If a criminal is finally executed 10-15 years later, that's meaningless. It's also horrifically expensive to go through appeal after appeal. I don't want my tax money going for that.

If it is a deterrent, what are the violent crime rates compared to other countries with no death penalty, adjusted for population? I don't think it is.

I'd rather see a complete reorganization and reform of the justice system, abolishing parole and release for "good behavior", and while we're at it, a much more humane way to deal with the mentally ill than prison. Still, I admit there's no answer for a sociopath.

View Poll Results: Where Does Our Death Penalty Passion Come From?
I have been a victim of violent crime	18	38.30%
I personally know a convicted murder	5	10.64%
I know someone who was a victim of murder	16	34.04%
I know family/close friends of someone convicted of murder	9	19.15%
I know family/close friends of a victim of murder	15	31.91%
I personally know someone convicted of other violent crimes	10	21.28%
I know family/close friends of a victim of a violent crime	17	36.17%
I don't personally know any victims of violent crime	3	6.38%
I don't personally know anyone convicted of a violent crime	5	10.64%
I only know law abiding citizens	6	12.77%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

08-29-2011, 02:58 PM	#11
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,864 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,116 Thanked 7,387 Times in 1,457 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	No, not as our justice system is currently organized. POC, poor, and the mentally deficient are convicted of capital crimes much more than non-POC and/or wealthy who can afford top council. If we're going to have the death penalty at all, let's make it more immediate. If a criminal is finally executed 10-15 years later, that's meaningless. It's also horrifically expensive to go through appeal after appeal. I don't want my tax money going for that. If it is a deterrent, what are the violent crime rates compared to other countries with no death penalty, adjusted for population? I don't think it is. I'd rather see a complete reorganization and reform of the justice system, abolishing parole and release for "good behavior", and while we're at it, a much more humane way to deal with the mentally ill than prison. Still, I admit there's no answer for a sociopath. __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck