I have mixed feelings on this subject.

I feel that some people deserve it, but I also feel like I wouldn't be able to do it myself, and I think if I'm too cowardly to do it, how could I sit back and watch someone else do it?

People like Rapists and Molesters most defenitally deserve it, but Wouldn't torture be a worse punishment? wouldn't making them stay on this earth, knowing what they did be worse?

Everyone has a reason for everything they do, and if people took the time to understand the reasons people do horrible things, there would be a way to better them. (even though in no way would it diminish what they've done)

Most people are just searching for attention, whether it's negative or positive (look at Celebrities these days, when their positive runs out, they go shave their heads), so wouldn't putting them on a big trial, and publicly deciding what should be their fate, just prolonging their hold on the world?

Then again, If I were put in a position where I could stop someone from committing the horrible act in the first place with death, I think I would kill them.

But afterwards, what's the point? Self satisfaction? How are they ever going to learn the gravity of what they did if they don't get a chance to?

.... I'm undecided.

I think that once they're adults they should already know better and it doesn't matter if they learn or not at the expense of someone else's life.


We can't be guinea pigs for their morality.

Hopefully other people will be able to learn from watching instead.

People do a lot of horrible things. Usually for selfish reasons.

I don't think it really matters if we understand why every single time.

Some guy might decide to rape a 3 year old because he was molested when he was a kid and thinks "hey it happened to me and I'm fine!" but that doesn't excuse it.

it's that whole "eye for an eye. tooth for a tooth thing"

i think tht if someone has murdered then they should be too or if they have raped someone....just major crimes along those lines really

but if they are crimes like stealing etc then they shouldnt have the death penalty for them

if the British still had the death penalty then we wouldnt have over crowded prisons

also people that go after little children and abuse them should deffinately get the death penalty because that is wrong and they should not be allowed to live if they do that.

I personally support the death penalty.
I can't really add much more to what Whitey said, because she hit it on the head. Give or take.
Adults are treated with more harshity because they should know better. They should be more mature. They deserve tougher penalties because they're supposed to be more responsible.

I believe in an eye for an eye.

If someone kills someone, they deserve to be killed.

If someone rapes someone, they deserve to be raped too.(Same can be applied to pedophiles, they touch children they should be raped, I think or soemthing of the same catastrophic-ness)

If someone steals they should be fined the same amount the stole plus more for being a douche.

You get what I mean?

If you studied psychology, human conditions and shit... I doubt you'd be fans of death penalty anymore.