Do you think Capital Punishment deters crime?

In ancient times when God meted out punishment to erring humans, He stated in "Anyone shedding man's blood, by man will his own blood be shed." This was put into effect immediately after Cain slew his brother Abel (See Gen 9:6; other translations may render it using different words but the gist of the message remains the same). As the Creator then, God put into effect a punishment that would deter others from the wanton shedding of blood.

I also believe it is sinful

legal carry permits would and have

Not sure, but it prevents repeat offenders.

When its used right. This means sure and swift punishment not 15 years on death row.

What does the 14th Amendment say?

Section 1.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
ref: http://www.law.cornell.edu/co...

Kind of makes it quite plain that capital punishment IS constitutional. Aside from that argument, is it a deterrent to crime? Yes it is.

As for it's deterrence, the constitution was established for a MORAL people (per John Adams), and therefore it IS a deterrent to law abiding people.

And for those who wish to challenge that assumption, go ahead and commit a capital offense. Once convicted and sentenced to death, you'll not have the opportunity to be a danger to law abiding society again, I'll wager.

Yes, you won't be alive to do any more crimes.

But even if it doesn't. it's a final punishment.

One thing is certain. The person who is executed will never commit another crime.

Can't commit a crime if yer DEAD

Have you seen the prison systems here in the US lately??? They have a huge turn around system after your third time you get to stay forever and for free. We just pay for it with our taxes. Also I cant remember the last time someone was put to death.

- I cant remember the last time someone was put to death.-

YEAH...thats the problem

Exactly my point!!! I am up for the Eye For An Eye system you kill for a cold blooded reason then you get killed as well.

For the most part, statutory capital offenses tend to be either crimes of passion (in which deterrence isn't an issue) or crimes of calculation (in which the risks of getting caught have been coldly assessed and the risks of punishment weighed by the offender).

The prospect of getting officially and tidily executed doesn't seem to deter political terrorists (whether there's religious motivation involved or not), and the disadvantage of bumping off such critters is that "dead men tell no tales." Better to salt them away with the prospect of ripening, no?

Unless, of course, our political governing class - those "public servants" whom we have such good cause to hate - want these critters permanently silenced.

Why *wasn't* Osama bin Laden - caught in his underwear, disarmed and helpless - bagged, tagged, and hauled out of Pakistan alive instead of getting double-tapped by a SEAL assassin, anyway?

Moral considerations aside, capital punishment keeps getting proven cost-inefficient.

Besides, does any honest citizen want POLITICIANS to have anything remotely resembling the powers of life and death over anyone, even convicted murderers?

-Moral considerations aside, capital punishment keeps getting proven cost-inefficient-

Totally ILLOGICAL...ergo a LIE

No not for most. It just makes some feel things are now even or resolved. It does work for me though even the thought of being confined to a small space for my life does a good enough job.

Not as currently practiced. When the 'payoff' is uncertain, those prone to gambling are more likely to continue the behavior than if there were a certain payoff or even NO payoff. The same is true for those taking a chance with their freedom, or even their lives.

It definitely deters that criminal. LOL

Besides, it is meant as a punishment, not a deterrence.

Scott Peterson & Charles Manson are not going to kill outside of prison again! Neither is Saddam Hussein!

It doesn't matter.
When I kill a fly, it's not to deter the other flies. It's to make the world a better place with one less fly.

Does a bear sh-- in the forest

Yes and you get very few repeat offenders.

Only for the person being put to death.

That one will not do it again there goes 20% of the crime rate

You are suggesting that 1 person is responsible for 20 percent of the crime rate or that all those put to death are responsible for 20% of the crime rate? I find that to be a nearly impossible statistic to reconcile. That to say putting one person to death will deter others? If the ultimate penalty for ones actions can not halt all future perpetrators of crimes for which death is a suitable punishment, then it is not a valuable means to curtail the crime rate for such offenses. Human emotional knee-jerk reactions in heated exchanges, the plotting and planning of serial murders and rapists offer more reward than the weak thought of being put to death.

Work it out 1 person honest to god that is dumb, and Knee jerk not hardly in case you have not noticed the crime rate of murder (not of loss of control) is lower in states that practice the death penalty, sorry no Knee jerk there. You are correct to it is not much, until they are caught. but many killers kill more than once after first conviction. I have a simple rule take a life unjustly -lose your own. Deny the rights of others, lose your own. Putting a person in a box for more than 5 years is cruel and inhuman if I wear faced with a ten year sentence I would take death.

Where do you get your facts?

The threat of death can be seen effective in many places ...... statistically where the death penalty is PRACTICED (not just legal) or a higher percentage the population is well armed crime rates in general and murder rates are lower. I am going to make a guess that you also think "fast and furious" was a good plan and Holder is a "good man"

tut tut you are getting a bit wound up aren't you? So I do not think "I seen or heard" data or "even on TV" (OMG the last word) have real value, that makes you mad? Mad enough to , with my WAG barb, to overload your (supported by "two bachelor degrees in Psychology and Pre-Law" {was that 2 of each?}) self control and reduced you to fantasizing that a point of view can be copulating with ignorance. Hey that temper (lack of) will not be of benefit to your job search, but I do wish you luck on that.

Another coward , and suppose a troll is some one who does not agree with you and will not intimidate

It does cut down on repeat offenders

But it doesn't seem to prevent new ones either.

Sort of...I dont think that a murderer stops and thinks to himself "maybe I shouldn't kill this person b/c if I get caught, I might get the death penalty" prior to killing someone. I think if we used it swiftly in cases proven by DNA evidence that it might be a more effective tool. As it stands now, people will sit on death row for years and years before getting executed and after many appeals at the taxpayers expense. I think that whenever there is a sex crime committed against a child and it is proven by DNA evidence, the perp should get 1 month of jail and head straight for execution after that. Same for murderers especially in cases involving children.

It only deters the executed person. Offenders who commit real crimes or crimes of passion never think of the consequences.

It may not deter someone from acting in the first place, but it sure as heck prevents them from acting a second time. Ted Bundy killed no more woman after his execution. He escaped a first time, after being charged with murder and went on to kill more woman. He nearly escaped from the Florida prison, but fortunately, his appeals ran out and he was executed. No more women died at his hand. (edited to correct typo)

I believe they're called women when speaking of more than one.