Poll: Public Execution

[Nickolai77]

No, because the death penalty does not put people off actually committing crimes. Unless someone can prove me otherwise, i don't think crime rates are any lower in American states that permit execution than those that do not.

This is because those who commit crimes that could warrant the death penalty would be people mentally screwed up, either emotionally or psychologically. And even a death such as being hung, drawn and quartered will not stop them from committing their crimes. People still committed crimes in the middle ages, even if they would have been killed in hideous barbaric ways. Highway men still robbed coaches despite the corpses of other highwaymen hanging inside gibbets littered the road.

Therefore, i think the death penalty is pointless, and only serves as an act of vengeance rather than justice, which means that the police lose their moral high ground over the criminals they are trying to catch and prosecute. If they are killing out of vengeance, what makes them any better than the people they are killing?

 

[axia777]

My personal opinion is that rapists and child molester should have their genitals removed in public, then beaten to death by the angry mob that is watching.

No punishment is to cruel for them.
Life they deserve not.

Man after my own philosophy. Right on. Death to all of them I say.

 

[seryoga]

there has to be witnesses to the death why not make it fun, if everbody hates some insane mass murderer rapist why not make a celebration out of them not being able to do that anymore

 

[Joshimodo]

Execution? Hell yes.

Public execution? Maybe. Would really depend. Example setting, serial rape etc. would have this.

 

[Xanadu84]

Even excluding the massive number of things that make Capital Punishment reprehensible, ineffective, costly, inhumane, and just plain dumb, Public executions will do 4 things. 1) Make Martyr 2) Tell the world that killing people is acceptable if you think you have a good reason. 3) Inhumane pain and suffering on the families of the executed 4) Be seen as a truly egregious miscarriage of justice when someone publicly executed is later exonerated.

 

[DannyBoy451]

there has to be witnesses to the death why not make it fun, if everbody hates some insane mass murderer rapist why not make a celebration out of them not being able to do that anymore

With a display picture like that, you've got to be a troll.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Oh god no. Please, not another one of these. We are not mature enough as a community to discuss certain topics apparently.

And my answer is: Hell Fucking No. In fact, it makes me think less of you as a person if you think we should do public executions. It means that you get a kick out of it and are no better than the person you're supposedly punishing.

 

[esperandote]

Execution maybe, public hell no.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

Well this is why he would have something called a trial before he was executed. It's not they would arrest the person in question Friday morning and hang him Saturday afternoon.

No, because the death penalty does not put people off actually committing crimes. Unless someone can prove me otherwise, i don't think crime rates are any lower in American states that permit execution than those that do not.

This is because those who commit crimes that could warrant the death penalty would be people mentally screwed up, either emotionally or psychologically. And even a death such as being hung, drawn and quartered will not stop them from committing their crimes. People still committed crimes in the middle ages, even if they would have been killed in hideous barbaric ways. Highway men still robbed coaches despite the corpses of other highwaymen hanging inside gibbets littered the road.

Therefore, i think the death penalty is pointless, and only serves as an act of vengeance rather than justice, which means that the police lose their moral high ground over the criminals they are trying to catch and prosecute. If they are killing out of vengeance, what makes them any better than the people they are killing?

What seperates Jail time from vengence then? Caging somebody for years isn't much of a stretch from killing them, espcialy if the get out and kill/rape again. As far as I'm aware, justice is rewarding the good and punnishing the not so good. And when it comes to things like murder or sexual assult, I just dont see how sitting behind iron for a couple years is adequite punishment for what they did.

 

[quack35]

What the fuck? No! That's horrible!

 

[Trivun]

Not so sure about doing it in public, but in the UK they should definitely bring back the death penalty, corporal punishment (especially in schools), and National Service. And I say that as a lazy 19 year old who would have to do said service myself in that case. What's wrong with the young today is no discipline, and what's wrong with criminals is that there's no deterrent. To quote the great Terry Pratchett, we should embrace a system that provides "the maximum of deterrent with the minimum of re-offending". The death penalty will make that a reality and prove that we won't tolerate serious crime anymore.

 

[KamachoMcSagget]

how could so many people vote yes? that's messed up

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

Even excluding the massive number of things that make Capital Punishment reprehensible, ineffective, costly, inhumane, and just plain dumb, Public executions will do 4 things. 1) Make Martyr 2) Tell the world that killing people is acceptable if you think you have a good reason. 3) Inhumane pain and suffering on the families of the executed 4) Be seen as a truly egregious miscarriage of justice when someone publicly executed is later exonerated.

Your first 2 points make good sense.

3) Yes because the families of the raped/murder feel less pain than the family of the person who murdered somebody.

4) Yes and somebody who has been behind bars for 20 years exonerated is such an improvment.

 

[Alpha Centauri]

Sure. Let the suckers hang.

 

[Jamash]

The problems with public executions is that, because they're public, the Health and Safety executive would have a field day with them.

By the time they passed all the planning applications, zoning permits, hangman's license etc. the person in question would have already served a life sentence.

Also, how could you ensure that no children and people of a nervous disposition witnessed the pubic murder?

If somebody was travelling home from work, and as they got off the bus someone was executed in the high street, they could potentially sue the Council for being caused undue distress. Also, if you start allowing children to watch public executions, then that blows the entire rating system for violent films and video games out of the water.

On the other hand, if you start censoring the public executions and holding them in places where people had limited access, then that defies the whole point of public execution, since anyone who would be deterred by such an act would choose not to go and see it, plus the only audience for your state funded 'Faces of Death: Live' stage show, would be sick fuckers, exactly the kind of people you don't want to encourage.

Public executions would cause a lot more problems than they would solve.

 

[axia777]

And my answer is: Hell Fucking No. In fact, it makes me think less of you as a person if you think we should do public executions. It means that you get a kick out of it and are no better than the person you're supposedly punishing.

Really? No better than a rapist/child molester/murder? Is that so? That makes no sense. Unless the person calling the execution has actually done the crimes a fore mentioned then yes, they are a better person. Your logic makes no sense at all.

 

[electric_warrior]

no, but i'm against the death penalty anyway on the whole so public executions would definitely be a no

 

[RollForInitiative]

I'm all for public executions. Death is a far greater threat when you've seen it in action. It helps to illustrate the gravity of the punishment.

Unfortunately, the Government would inevitably turn it into a form of profit by charging for tickets and the people likely to commit the crimes are probably unlikely to buy tickets to see their potential fate, thus rendering any potential gain I'd hope for null and void.

 

[gremily]

Yes. That should strike some fear in criminals. Standing in front of everybody about to be killed. I would be embarrassed.

HOORAY FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!

 

[ZSF]

If your going to execute someone, theres no need to let other people miss out on the action.