Poll: Public Execution

[runtheplacered]

No, I'm talking about the major flaw of the death penalty in general. That someone can be proven innocent after you have killed them.

And someone can be proven guilty after they have been set free, raped, and murdered another person since the murder weapon cropped up. This can go both ways.

......what's your point?

You're suggesting that not having a death penalty somehow allows dangerous criminals to be found innocent. That makes no sense. The punishment for the crime has nothing to do with the defendant being guilty or innocent.

If you had some other point, then please explain it.

My point was the same has yours. Someone's verdict can be overturned given new evidence after the consequences have happened. Whether it be they are executed but innocent or kill someone after being proven innocent (in a court of law) then being proven guilty (assuming new evidence was brought up). At that point you figure out what went wrong and try to fix it. People are going to get through the system on both sides. There really is nothing anyone can do about it. This will happen death penalty or not. I am undercutting you whereas you think I am going for a rebuttal.

I still can't figure out what your point is. So what? People might be found innocent when they were guilty. Ok.. that sucks. But, what does that have to do with anything? That can happen no matter what.

 

[Crystal Cuckoo]

Being the sadistic bastard that I am, I would punish the criminals with the acts they were charged for.

Just for the irony. =]

(Before anyone starts, I'm not actually being serious. Much. =D)

 

[Housebroken Lunatic]

No, I don't believe in death penalties as they are simply too "final". If you've wrongly imprisoned someone you can always release them later and perhaps pay them some compensation for being wrongly imprisoned.

However I don't see any reason against modern gladiatoral combat. Each life-sentenced inmate should be given the option of competing in a series of gladiatoral events (no, not the kind in American Gladiators, but real blood sports). This could be sent on tv as entertainment á la "Running Man".

If they win/survive, they can be set free with some restrictions (like being monitored 24/7). If they don't, well... No one forced them to partake, and they were well informed of the risks.

So letting convicted murderers, rapists and child molesters rip eachother to shreds for the entertainment of society would be pretty ideal. Even if that means that a proven guilty felon "get's out" he or she would've redeemed themselves in the eyes of society by killing others of his or her kind (should help with the rehabilitation process).

So gladiatoral style "public executions" would be fine by me. At least it would be more entertaining than the crappy reality shows on tv now...