The death penalty. Yes or no?

[J70]

It's just as wrong to take the life of those who have murdered as those who are innocent. Objecting to the death penalty because of the possibility of a "miscarriage" is a cop-out.

Disagree. I have no problem with the state taking the lives of people for the most heinous crimes.

But I object to the use of the death penalty on account of the imperfection and unfairness of the justice system.

[easytiger95]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kye2oX-b39E

As good a take on the subject as I have ever seen, from the mighty John Oliver.

[WT4E]

An eye for an eye and we'd all be blind!

[orangeman]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0903/641082-brothers-freed-prison/


30 years behind bars and innocent.

[macdanger2]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0903/641082-brothers-freed-prison/


30 years behind bars and innocent.

Unreal to read stuff like that

[Never beat the deeler]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0903/641082-brothers-freed-prison/


30 years behind bars and innocent.

Unreal to read stuff like that

A bit more info here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/us/2-convicted-in-1983-north-carolina-murder-freed-after-dna-tests.html

These guys were literally being used as poster boys when arguing for the Death penalty

For death penalty supporters, the horrifying facts of the girl's rape and murder only emphasized the justice of applying the ultimate penalty. As recently as 2010, the North Carolina Republican Party put Mr. McCollum's booking photograph on campaign fliers that accused a Democratic candidate of being soft on crime, according to The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C.