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Inside Death Row
kitty86
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While I was watching this last night I had a discussion with my boyfriend about the fact that the prisoners serve some time first before they are informed of the time and date of their execution.
My question to you DSers is do you think it's better that they serve time first before they are given the time or date or should they be given a time and date from when they are sentenced?
Hypothetically which one would you prefer?
My question to you DSers is do you think it's better that they serve time first before they are given the time or date or should they be given a time and date from when they are sentenced?
Hypothetically which one would you prefer?
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It's a barbaric system that makes a lot of US conjecture about other countries and their practices seem positively hypocritical!
Executing killers is hardly the same as stoning women accused of adultery or witchcraft.
It's the same (perceived) eye for an eye, "baying mob" satisfying mentality though.
I don't either. At least in America if you get life imprisonment, it usually means life.
It's all barbaric.
I'm not even sure that it delivers a great sense of satisfaction to those who have been affected by the criminals crimes, as it normally occurs such a long time after the event that the initial rage will turn into sadness. I mean the longing for retribution which is felt initially must lower over time.
That's true, one guy on there got pardoned from execution but was sentenced to serve 150 years instead, even though it was in essence another death sentence he was happy that he was able to die on his own terms.
I do actually believe that the death penalty should be brought back for certain crimes, but watching it did make me feel a little differently towards it.
Plenty of other culprits - Many muslim countries just love it.Or don't they count as civilised ?
Whereas China - she's the Daddy!
Fine, lock em up for life. Make them suffer but how is killing someone gonna make anything any better. It's just eye for an eye revenge.
Agreed.
And from what I've seen on telly.....
I'd rather be in death row than the big brother house!
Worth wathching C83
Part two next week.
I planned to watch it too, think I was on here instead.
Will have to try and watch it over the weekend.
Totally agree, the death penalty does nothing but satisfy blood lust and that is not what the justice system is for. I don't care how guilty they are it's archaic and barbaric and belongs in the Stone Age. And that is before we get onto the chances of killing innocent people
How about if the criminal had murdered family members?
The thing is it is not up to us to decide their fate. We can be angry and hurt but emotion should never come into the actual justice system. The justice system needs to be cold and objective, it should not be about outrage or satisfying people and their pitchforks.