Certain theocratic/authoritarian regimes will surely retain it, but even these countries may face pressure in the longer term.
Thoughts/suggestions?

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Why should it get abolished?
Shouldn't people like blood thirsty murderers who kill a bunch of ppl be put to death?
I actually think that the death penalty might slowly come back. As the population increases and prisons get crowded where will we put them all?
Most of the crimes punishable by death are based on emotion or greed.
Jails and therapy really doesn't work for these psychopaths. In my opinion they shouldn't be taking up any more space.
What can we learn from crazy people? Psychologists spend years studying the minds of the likes of Howard Hughes and Hitler. We're no closer to figuring out what exactly is wrong with them.
As the population rises prison will get more crowded and the line between insane/planned murder is getting blurry
Oh and it probably takes more money for them to keep the criminal alive (medicine, food, tests) then it does to kill him
Third, the line between "insane and planned murder is getting blurry"? What scientific evidence have you got of that? Or is it your own opinion transformed into fact ? ...again .
Fourth, how humane is an idea that goes "If there isnt any space for these humans and nobody wants them, lets get rid of them" => kinda sounds like Hitler to me.
Why should it get abolished?
Shouldn't people like blood thirsty murderers who kill a bunch of ppl be put to death?
I actually think that the death penalty might slowly come back. As the population increases and prisons get crowded where will we put them all?
I personally don't believe in the ol' eye for an eye thinking,
A person who has committed a most heinous crime put to death for reasons of either vengeance or a lack of resolve to deal with the problem is no way to execute justice.
The deterrence agrument is flawed as well, it is well known and widely accepted that the death penalty does not deter murder ...
All that money spent to kill those "blood thirsty murders" I would spend expanding my knowledge on why it happened, what variables were in play and how to try to prevent it in the future as well as rehabilitate those to whom we can offer assistance.
In europe, the death penalty is practically non-existent, yet we enjoy a far smaller murder rate than the US. - procentually ofcourse -
The death penalty is obsolete and inconsequential to human progress.
Nothing more but a testament to how emotions and irrationality triumphs over rationality and reason ... time and time again.
Most of the crimes punishable by death are based on emotion or greed.
Jails and therapy really doesn't work for these psychopaths. In my opinion they shouldn't be taking up any more space.
What can we learn from crazy people? Psychologists spend years studying the minds of the likes of Howard Hughes and Hitler. We're no closer to figuring out what exactly is wrong with them.
As the population rises prison will get more crowded and the line between insane/planned murder is getting blurry
Oh and it probably takes more money for them to keep the criminal alive (medicine, food, tests) then it does to kill him
Ok, first => Death penalty costs more : http://www.msnbc.msn...-question-cost/
Second, any study of Hitler can't be considered any kind of "valid argument" , they never found his body, the "researchers" never actually talked to him.
Third, the line between "insane and planned murder is getting blurry"? What scientific evidence have you got of that? Or is it your own opinion transformed into fact ? ...again .
Fourth, how humane is an idea that goes "If there isnt any space for these humans and nobody wants them, lets get rid of them" => kinda sounds like Hitler to me.
Finally, we can learn alot from "crazy people", psychologists spent years studying minds of ordinary people that did extraordinary things and found mental illnesses like Schizofrenia, bipolar disorder and found out that an inflicted illness like shellshock wasn't sheer cowardice but a serious condition that could be helped by providing support and counsel ... to name a few
Thousands of soldiers got executed in world war 1 , not because of their "cowardice" but because of human ignorance
... the bane of man.
What is true, just, and beautiful is not determined by popular vote. The masses everywhere are ignorant, short-sighted, motivated by envy, and easy to fool. Democratic politicians must appeal to these masses in order to be elected. Whoever is the best demagogue will win. Almost by necessity, then, democracy will lead to the perversion of truth, justice and beauty. -Hans Hermann Hoppe
Why should it get abolished?
Shouldn't people like blood thirsty murderers who kill a bunch of ppl be put to death?
I actually think that the death penalty might slowly come back. As the population increases and prisons get crowded where will we put them all?
I personally don't believe in the ol' eye for an eye thinking,
A person who has committed a most heinous crime put to death for reasons of either vengeance or a lack of resolve to deal with the problem is no way to execute justice.
The deterrence agrument is flawed as well, it is well known and widely accepted that the death penalty does not deter murder ...
All that money spent to kill those "blood thirsty murders" I would spend expanding my knowledge on why it happened, what variables were in play and how to try to prevent it in the future as well as rehabilitate those to whom we can offer assistance.
In europe, the death penalty is practically non-existent, yet we enjoy a far smaller murder rate than the US. - procentually ofcourse -
The death penalty is obsolete and inconsequential to human progress.
Nothing more but a testament to how emotions and irrationality triumphs over rationality and reason ... time and time again.
Most of the crimes punishable by death are based on emotion or greed.
Jails and therapy really doesn't work for these psychopaths. In my opinion they shouldn't be taking up any more space.
What can we learn from crazy people? Psychologists spend years studying the minds of the likes of Howard Hughes and Hitler. We're no closer to figuring out what exactly is wrong with them.
As the population rises prison will get more crowded and the line between insane/planned murder is getting blurry
Oh and it probably takes more money for them to keep the criminal alive (medicine, food, tests) then it does to kill him
Ok, first => Death penalty costs more : http://www.msnbc.msn...-question-cost/
Second, any study of Hitler can't be considered any kind of "valid argument" , they never found his body, the "researchers" never actually talked to him.
Third, the line between "insane and planned murder is getting blurry"? What scientific evidence have you got of that? Or is it your own opinion transformed into fact ? ...again .
Fourth, how humane is an idea that goes "If there isnt any space for these humans and nobody wants them, lets get rid of them" => kinda sounds like Hitler to me.
Finally, we can learn alot from "crazy people", psychologists spent years studying minds of ordinary people that did extraordinary things and found mental illnesses like Schizofrenia, bipolar disorder and found out that an inflicted illness like shellshock wasn't sheer cowardice but a serious condition that could be helped by providing support and counsel ... to name a few
Thousands of soldiers got executed in world war 1 , not because of their "cowardice" but because of human ignorance
... the bane of man.
1) It only costs more in the US because look what the person on death row gets. An unecessary amount of appeals that can take decades before one is put to death.
Life sentence
Death = Life sentence + killing equipment + special court.
No wonder it takes more time.
1 Appeal and death, thats it, how its supposed to be.
2) DNA sequencing cannot be used as to find out why one is insane. We do have his skull in Russia. Besides we had many diaries of Hitler and people who were close to Hitler and we could find out why. Its not like we have no evidence. Not much to learn from a person who rapes his wife then kills her. Besides why do we need to feeds thousands of insane people while we can keep 10 alive and learn from them.
3) Lots of sane people have pleaded insane to escape the penality.
4) Overpopulation cannot be justified for the death penality.
5) Again, we don't need thousands of people and waste more money.
6) It is a deterrance in other countries. You won't get a warm prision with a toilet and 3 meals a day while waitng in death row. You'll be shot or hanged, the proper way to dispose scum.
7) There are people who kill for greed or to cover a crime. Are you going to study them?
Stict guide lines like DNA testing could be put to prevent innocents from being killed.
I've just read her Wikipedia page (the trial wasn't covered here in the UK). Indeed, seems unbelievable that she's free.
Your thinking on my level again, nice to see you around again ROH. The entirety of the justice system needs to be re looked at and reexamined. There's a lot of politics and corruption involved. Everybody remembers Casey Anthony. She was GUILTY and yet, she's out walking free. Is she living a good life? probably not. But it's still completely baffling to me, that she got off.
You people are talking about human lives here. Sure they killed another person, but they are human also. Killing them makes you a killer. Don't drop to their level so to speak. Lock em up in prison so they can't hurt anyone else, and let them live the rest of their "lives" locked up in a hole. Trust me, its alot worse to be locked in a cell with no hopes of getting out than it is to be killed. It's almost even more of a deterrent than the death penalty.
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