Why we should enforce the death penalty

[Lady Sidhe]

Originally posted by sycamore


You might think that...I think they could be beneficial for research purposes.

If they would LET us use them in a lab, I'd be all for it.


To DanaC "Whether or not it is right for *us* to kill him is the question":

The State has the responsibility of ensuring the safety of its citizens. The penalties for infractions of the law are public, and therefore anyone who breaks the law is by definition subjecting himself to that punishment if caught. I get tired of hearing convicted murderers say "they tell me I was wrong to kill, and now they're going to kill me." They KNEW the penalty when they committed the act. No use whining, trying to get sympathy, now that they have to pay the price for their act. They should've thought about that before.

It is right for the state to execute those they deem too dangerous to live because that is how society is set up. The rules are there for everyone to see. Society has agreed upon them, and have thus empowered the State to execute.

I maintain that lawful execution is no more murder than lawful confiscation is stealing.



Sidhe