Originally posted by Fatum:
who are we ? ... 
WE are the collective ! ... the society ! ...
by that statement, are you not denying the rights to justice for
the victims of crime ? ....
Every society has clearly defined boundaries of behavior, law and
order is the corner stone of every civilization ... by denying
justice, you will not create an utopia ... you will just create
anarchy, chaos, a Darwinian place ...
[b]your sympathies are mis-placed my dear ... say then,
who are the murderers then, to deny their victims' right as
human beings ? .... their right to live ? .... 
[/b]
the murderers committed an offence -- that's something that we
all agree with. however, will killing them benefit society? sure,
they can't murder any longer, but there will always be other
murderers to take their place. people are always going to kill,
regardless of whether or not the death penalty exists.
do you really believe that they'd kill if they KNEW they were going
to get caught and sentenced to a lifetime in jail? has it never
occured to you that maybe these people don't BELIEVE that they'll
get caught, or that they simply don't care?
do you really believe that murderers even THINK about their deeds
before they are carried out? in many cases, murders have been
committed in a spur of anger.
everyone deserves a second chance -- or a third chance, fourth
chance, etc.
it takes time for people to realize that they were wrong. I know
that you'd say that if it was MY relative killed, I'd want the
murderer dead. That's true -- but then again, does it not merely
strengthen the point that, in many cases, the death sentence is
just an act of vengeance?
no one can revive the dead. killing the murderer will not bring the
victim back to life. we're not bringing back any lives through
capital punishment -- we're merely taking away more.
