Virginia move to abolish death penalty part of broader wave of change - CSMonitor.com - 27 views
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ataylor074 on 15 Mar 21Do you guys think the death penalty should still be around?
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jackiegonzalez on 15 Mar 21It's hard to say because it's not right to take someone's life. I'm sure morality is a big part of why they're taking the death penalty away in Virginia. However, I've watch a lot of true crime shows to know that there are evil people in this world. Serial killers kill for fun and have no compassion for victims. It gets to the point where one wonders if they deserve their life because they've caused so much destruction. So, I guess, there's too many factors for me to have a set opinion.
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tsilva588 on 15 Mar 21I do think that the death penalty still has its uses. Though it is still flawed the most recent method of lethal injection is still done incorrectly so I believe that once we find the most reasonable way it should be in play.
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kredding147 on 15 Mar 21There are so many different factors that go into whether the death penalty is appropriate or not. Part of me thinks that if you do something horrible enough it's fair for people to want to take your life in exchange for what was taken from them. But part of me says that it's the coward's way out, that rotting in jail for the rest of their life is better than being able to just die and get away from it. You look back on cases like that of Jeffrey Dahmer and think "wow, why didn't he get the death penalty?", but he was beaten to death by fellow inmates later on in his sentence, so either way he was going to die. You look back at Ted Bundy and the horrific murders that he committed and you're glad he got the death penalty, right? A life for a life, it seems fair. There are just so many things that go into it and it's so personal and complicated for everyone.
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nick_rice on 15 Mar 21I think that if somebody did something where they truly do deserve the death penalty then it should stick around for those terrible people who only harm society.
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allisonwalker on 15 Mar 21I think the death penalty shouldn't be a thing anymore. Even this woman who lost her father at a young age doesn't want her father's killer to receive the death penalty. She wants justice, however not in the form of the death penalty. It should no longer exist anyway, it's cruel and people should have to pay for their crimes.
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peytongrenoble on 15 Mar 21I agree yet disagree with the death penalty. First, I would say that it would give certain families who are for it justice for loved ones that were lost or hurt. Second, I would say that it would prevent future crimes from occurring if that person only had received a life sentence. On the other hand, I would say it is an "easy out" and certain families could be against it for that reason. Additionally, if that person was wrongfully killed, that would be completely on the court system and no justice would be served, it would be a longer, more "drug-out" process.
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samhovey on 15 Mar 21I agree with Allison. The killing of a perpetrator is not justice. The death penalty is outdated and should be abolished.
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aidan093 on 15 Mar 21I think the death penalty should still be a thing but I think that they need to change what crimes fit the death penalty.
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eballenger on 15 Mar 21I think the death penalty should remain however I think it should only be if you killed another person on purpose or multiple people.
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bklopp601 on 15 Mar 21I think it shouldn't be abolished because there are still many criminals out there that have done several bad things and but I also think that the death penalty should change the crimes it's in.
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sydneykolln on 17 Mar 21I understand that there are bad people in the world and that the death penalty is sometimes used on those people. However, I believe that the death penalty is not morally right. The methods that are used can be flawed and not always go right. In the end, it's difficult to pick sides because I can see both reasons as to why it should or should not be used.
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milo_nordman on 17 Mar 21I agree with Sydney, I don't think the death penalty is morally right. Even though there are awful people in the world, killing them doesn't bring justice to the people they've hurt.
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saraivargas on 22 Mar 21The death penalty I feel is an oxymoron on its own. How are you going to prevent killing by killing? It makes no sense. I feel if the crime was super severe, maybe the family of the family could come up with a punishment. I just don't think it should be allowed, especially if it is for a petty crime. We are the only developed nation in the world that still has the death penalty.
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vperez191 on 22 Mar 21They should punish the people that do bad things instead of giving them the death penalty because death is not scary
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zeaksorensen on 22 Mar 21I think that the death penalty is a sort of necessity. If we don't have it, then murders and serial killers will be able to live, even though they contribute nothing to society.
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arosas733 on 22 Mar 21I think that if someone committed a terrible crime such as murder or rape, the death penalty is reasonable. How can you let someone of that nature still live? I personally believe it would be giving them what they deserve, prevent it from happening again from that same person, and save jails money rather than basically giving them free food and shelter. Of course with major restrictions on why someone should get it, but I think it should most definitely still be around.
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abbidominguez on 30 Mar 21I have mixed emotions about the death penalty. I know some families would consider the death penalty justice for those who have lost loved ones due to a murder or something of that sort. I also believe life in prison can have more of an effect on the person who committed the crime and they would have to think about what they did for the rest of their life knowing they will no longer have freedom. I don't really have a definite stance on the subject.
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mcaamal on 30 Mar 21I dont agree with the death penalty. I dont think that they should have the power to take someones life away. And in some cases people used be given death penalty for things that they did not even do. I think that a life in prison is would be better because the wont be free they wont have a life anymore and they will die there. and in my opinion that is a good punishment.
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lhunter952 on 12 Apr 21I think the death penalty should still be around. There are some extremely disgusting or disturbing things that people could do that deserve death. The only problem is that they need to be 100% sure the person is guilty so they don't kill someone for no reason.
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samhovey on 12 Apr 21I believe that the accused should be able to decide between life in prison or death in these situations.
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joeypo10 on 12 Apr 21I think the death penalty should still be around. Personally if I had one of my family members killed I would want the killer to have to suffer for life in prison rather than not having to face their consequences. The death penalty is just way of reassurance to make sure they wont do anything bad again.
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tsilva588 on 12 Apr 21I believe that the death penalty has its uses in certain situations like on terrorists or mass killers. It's simple they killed many and it shouldn't be allowed to happen again and that's the cruel but necessary action. If someone that I cared about was gone because of someone id want my peace.
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eballenger on 12 Apr 21I think they should have kept it for certain times where it was the best course of action.
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samhovey on 19 Apr 21I think that the accused should be able to choose between life in prison or the death penalty.
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vperez191 on 19 Apr 21they should not have the death penalty anymore. If someone does something really bad, they should get life in prison because they will forever suffer.