CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

The very fact that an innocent person could be executed is enough to condemn the death penalty. If an innocent person was executed shouldn't every person - from the police investigator right up to the government officers who carried out the death penalty and the politician who (perhaps) denied an appeal for clemency - be at least indicted. And if they were convicted of causing the death of an innocent person what should be their penalty? Should they be executed? Perhaps imprisoned for a lengthy period so as to deter the others?

The very fact that an innocent person could be executed is enough to condemn the death penalty. If an innocent person was executed shouldn't every person - from the police investigator right up to the government officers who carried out the death penalty and the politician who (perhaps) denied an appeal for clemency - be at least indicted. And if they were convicted of causing the death of an innocent person what should be their penalty? Should they be executed? Perhaps imprisoned for a lengthy period so as to deter the others?

The only problem with it is that an actual killer might end up not being caught and convicted if an innocent person is executed. However, who among us is truly innocent? We have all sinned to some degreee and done things which are wrong so if executed it is what was meant to be and God will sort it out when we get there (to the afterlife world)

Sturgis wrote:

The only problem with it is that an actual killer might end up not being caught and convicted if an innocent person is executed. However, who among us is truly innocent? We have all sinned to some degreee and done things which are wrong so if executed it is what was meant to be and God will sort it out when we get there (to the afterlife world)

This is, of course, absolute rubbish if you are in any way insinuating that we should use the above tenants to regulate in any way shape or form the uses of Capital Punishment.

Or anything else for that matter.

First off I tend to not use tenants for my views although I do use tenets.

Moving along now...It is not rubbish it is a simple statement of fact that all humans have sinned and erred in some way. This is why even if I were sentenced to death for something I did not do I would not start babbling like a loon about the injustice of capital punishment.

Of course I hope this does not happen to me but if it does, then so be it and after I am dead and back home with God and the spirits of the great beyond I will be informed why it had to be.
Who said life was perfect? It's not, and there will be those confusing sad times but the death penalty exists for a good reason and to not have it is asking for trouble.

I'm sorry, but this really is hogwash. You're telling me that someone inaccurately accused of murder and sentenced to death should be OK with it simply because at some point down the line he was doing 60 in a 45? What a ludicrous notion. Or, as I pointed out before, absolute rubbish.

Well which is it? Rubbish or hogwash. They are different things and to try to equate them is absurd...sort of like your idea that Capital Punishment should be abolished.

Tell that to the family of the little 2 year old girl who was killed when her mom's boyfriend, who was out on parole for manslaughter after less than a decade decided to kill her (the child). He has been sentenced now to 4 and a half years. Sweet ain't it?

CD - in that case, would you object to being the innocent person who is about to be executed?

You seem to need some serious help Q.

Sturgis wrote:

You seem to need some serious help Q.

Why? Because I'm calling you out on an absurd statement?
I've seen you post numerous times, and had thought you were a bit more advanced in the common sense department to be touting such sentiments as your earlier post.