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Originally posted by aggieAXO
and if it were your mother or father or child that was brutally murdered would you feel the same? If you trully knew how they were killed and saw the pictures, knowing they suffered for maybe minutes/hours or days, if they were tortured to death, mutilated, strangled. If my family member was the cause of someone elses death and torture yes I would agree to their execution. I firmly believe they do not need to exist in this society. I am glad I live in Texas where the death penalty is alive and well! BTW a rapist was allowed out of jail -he then proceeded to rape and murder a child here in Austin and guess what he is getting out again-how many more does he have to rape and kill?
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This actually has nothing to do with the death penalty. It has more to do with prison overcrowding. A MAJORITY (sorry for the number-crunchers, I don't have exact data) of the prison poulation are there for drug violations. This makes it more likely that convicted criminals will become eligible for parole. Drug laws have MANDATORY sentencing. Many violent crimes are left to the judge's discretion.
Also, if any of my family members were brutally murdered I STILL would not seek the death penalty (and I can say that with all confidence). I am a firm believer that what goes around truly does come around, and I simply refuse to endorse the murder of any individual (death penalty = state-sanctioned murder).
Dionysus, I am with KSig RC...why ask why? You should be looking at other outside factors as well...what are the recidivism rates of those who escape? Why are they allowed to escape, lol? Are they on death row when they escape?
What are good alternatives that would enforce deterrence?
And most important of all, is the death penalty supposed to be about PUNISHMENT or DETERRENCE? Or both? Because really, if it is only about punishment, that is very shortsighted, both economically and practically.