no man should have the right to dictate whether another should live or die.
It is not in our hands or power to decide the fate of someone. That is something only God has the power to do.
Also^ dont believe the government has the right to decide to end a life. Detain it in order to protect society yes, but not choose who can live or die
One of the basic things in a big part of the world is that humans are free and were all born equal. If your life depends of other people's choice, I'm not sure you are free.
life is sacred. Our life has been given to us by God, and taking our/ someone's life isn't right.
To conclude, I believe ( not saying you must think I al right ! this is a debate ) that death penalty is a threat to humanity, because it hurts the criminal ( who is human and can be hurted ! ), the one who kills him and everyone else. And because death penalty can't be fairly applied as long as humans can't be fully objective.
If the death penalty is wrong because no human should ever take another human's life, then you would not only have to get rid of executioners, but also disband the army, take away police sidearms, destroy the nuclear arsenal, etc.
Some people are OK with a soldier killing a terrorist to protect his/her country, yet reject the notion that the worst criminals ought to receive the death penalty.
I never said that. Lets not twist words. There is a difference between strapping someone to a chair and pumping him full of chemicals on the word of a judge and self defense. Or standing up for innocent beings not being able to defend themselves.
I myself have guns. In my car, several in my place, always when I'm on two wheels. What you suggested about taking firearms away from everyone is silly.
@Rotary
I'm not twisting words, I was referring to others who said something along the lines of "people don't have the right to judge who lives and who dies" (see quote wall above).
In the United States…
A drone pilot makes the decision whether or not to pass the death penalty when he/she gets ready to launch a Hellfire missile at a ground target.
A sniper makes the decision whether or not to pass the death penalty when his/her crosshairs line up over a target.
A police officer makes the decision whether or not to pass the death penalty when he/she aims at a fleeing murder suspect.
A homeowner makes the decision whether or not to pass the death penalty when he/she points a shotgun at a potential robber breaking in.
Judges are not the only ones choosing who lives and who dies. And executioners are not the only ones doing the killing.
In my opinion, it is foolish to rail against the death penalty in the US when we have 300 million civilian firearms and drones executing terrorists overseas, with collateral damage.
Our US army has killed their fair share of innocents (Hiroshima, anyone?). I'd also bet that quite a few terrorists (that have been killed by the US army) would be diagnosed as mentally ill.
Does that mean we should disband the army, because of those civilian casualties? Destroy all nukes? Does it make it wrong to kill a terrorist if he/she is mentally ill?
I answer no to all of those ^
