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Subject: Re: The Death Penalty Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:15 am
Damnation wrote:
If you studied psychology, human conditions and shit... I doubt you'd be fans of death penalty anymore.
I intend on studying psychology further. If the point is to educate the masses then killing them doesn't do very much good.
Penalties are only supposed to be a deterrent to shape behavior into the desired fashion.
I don't think that death should be the first choice but I believe that it has it's place at times. Keeping those alive who cause more harm than good is generally not cost effective. Studying these people in order to change and prevent their behavior is a good idea but there are probably more "criminals" than there would be psychologists available and there seem to be more variables than could be handled.
So I would say, study some, but don't let them live in the lap of luxury for their misbehavior. Doing that would probably only encourage crime. I've heard that a lot of criminals are repeat offenders because they no longer can function in normal society and it's far easier to have a roof over your head by breaking a law than it is to work for it.
Fear of death may be a good deterrent and a last resort for those who are unwilling to cooperate but I'll study it further to see what the most efficient answer would be.
Number of posts: 35 Location: USA Registration date: 2008-11-25
Subject: Re: The Death Penalty Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:57 pm
I'm for it. I believe that you get what you give. If you take an innocent life, yours should be taken in return. I'm also going to throw in the idea of letting the immediate family of the deceased decide.
Subject: Re: The Death Penalty 
Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:56 am
