Apparently we have just found out that several years ago, we executed an innocent person. This is exactly why I am against the death penalty.
In principal anyway, I do not have a problem with capital punishment. If you have taken a life, being killed is only fair. In practice, however, government is no better at administering the death penalty than responding to hurricanes or stopping terrorists.
This case illustrates that our system is far from perfect, and killing an innocent person is simply inexcusable. When you’re dealing with someone’s life there should be no margin of error.
Iwas interested in this blog, until I read this section. Although i am not a capitalist at all, because of many reasons, if you see a life for a life i have lost all faith in your views. this view shows what little compassion we have in the modern world.
Comment by Michael — March 21, 2006 @ 10:21 am
Michael,
You’re right. Of course it depends on the circumstances, but for the most part I have no compassion for murderers. The only reason I am against killing them is the pure ineptness of our justice system. We have seen that capital punishment kills innocents, and for that reason only is my position what it is.
Comment by Danny — March 21, 2006 @ 12:17 pm
i hink u should be aganist death penalty because like what happen to u i know u felt bad for killing an innocent person but i think there shouldnt be death penalty.
Comment by taurina — October 25, 2006 @ 6:42 pm
I personally don’t like the death penatly. Even though there are thousands of criminals that deserve it, who are we to take away life? It’s like the act of God or something. As for killing an innocent person goes, that really is inexcusable as stated above. Imagine how the person felt before dying. I’m all for punishment but, killing the person seems over the line.
Comment by Jae Lee — November 6, 2006 @ 12:23 am
With today’s technology, there should be no error in the executions of innocent people. The execution of criminals should require, but not be limited to, DNA evidence.
Even with DNA evidence, the government has to take more effort to disprove innocence of suspects, but not to the extent that no one is executed. If one has no respect for the life of innocent people, why should one be given the benefit of life?
Comment by Mitch — March 19, 2007 @ 5:08 pm