Is there any other examples you want to use or are you just going use the same one over and over and over again?
How many examples do you need to illustrate the problem?
Our system is flawed, there is no doubt, but were all of the people you refer to convicted of capital crimes? If not, then capital punishment would have done nothing to prevent them from committing these additional crimes.
Thank you – you’re making my point for me.
How about some hard statistics? Maybe the number over prisoners w/ life sentences who committed homicide while in prison? I think thta would show how much of a problem there is.
I was refering to these criminals (not your specific example) and I was pointing out that many repeat crimes are committed by those who were not previously convicted of murder. Thus, where would you draw the line when executing prisoners? First-degree capital murder cases only? Well, that might have taken care of the individual you refer to, but it wouldn’t address those who were killed by escaped convicts whose previous crime wasn’t a capital offense. It also wouldn’t necessarily address those who participated in gang rapes and infected others with AIDS.
My deepest sympathy for your sister – but many crimes are committed by those who have nothing to lose.
Having nothing to loose is a state of mind that occurs in and out of prison. Crimes can be committed by people who see “normal” life as a dead end where going against the system can be rationalized because you are not one of the beneficiaries of it. When people see no escape from the ugliness around them they lose hope, and with that they lose respect for themselves. If you don’t respect yourself you can’t be expected to respect others.
That’s kind of like saying people have flats all the time, so it’s not wrong to go down the street slashing tires.
That’s a pretty theory – but no one is forced to commit crimes. When Sammy commits murder, it isn’t because Johnny was more successful in life.
If dying is not much of a threat for these criminals, why do they go to such great lengths to make improvised weapons?As to prisoners sentenced to life without parole lacking a deterent because there is no death penalty, I would ask you to consider that for people having nothing to lose dying is not much of a threat. It depends on your point of view, wouldn’t you say. To be caged as an animal with other animals more or less vicious than myself would be intolerable and well worth the ending of my misery.
You picked the wrong example – I used to live in Singapore, and took an interest in issues like that.
I lived in Singapore for 14 years and also took an interest in that and I don’t agree with you. People are still being hanged for drug dealing. It didn’t stop.
Is it your position that the drug cartels took over Singapore and now rule that nation?
The drug cartels have never ruled Singapore.
Because Singapore took drastic measurs to stop them.
When you say Singapore’s approach doesn’t work, shouldn’t you have some idea?
Or “unemployed Hokkein speakers.” http://forums.catholic-questions.org/images/icons/icon12.gif
Why would so many countries allow unfettered abortion?
Some of these people, like serial killers, have no conscience. They will seldom if ever repent. Some of them are criminally insane. Not even psychotherapy will help them. Religion will not help them, of course it does no harm to give them a Bible (softcover) to keep in the cell.
Some people are so incredibly dangerous that we must question the wisdom of keeping them incarcerated.
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