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	DEATH PENALTY- Most states say that executions are too expensive and that is why the criminals stay on death row so long. Do you think that we should make executions "PAY PER VIEW" to cover the cost and give the left over money to the families? By ogreford70 Asked Feb 3 2007 12:55PM	23 Pts Rate Question

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by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on Jun 15, 2009 at 2:21 am Permalink

No. It is simply barbaric. What are we, ancient Rome?

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by jin jang on Feb 3, 2007 at 1:14 pm Permalink

No, I think the death penalty is cruel and should be abolished.Anyway I think,from my point of view,it would be demented television programming.No station would pick it up.

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boogysplit May, 13 2009 at 08:06 PM

tell the families of the children Wesley Alan Dodd raped, tourtured, and ate peices of that you think it was cruel to execute him....hell, he even said if he where to be let go, he would do it to another child right away, and that he should be put to death. Or how about Gacy? Burkowitz? Geins? Bundy? Hell, how about we all be sympathetic to all the poor ol' child raping serial killing waste. because after all, ill be able to sleep better knowing they have 3 square meals a day, no bills to pay, a hot shower....oh yeah, and all the soda they can drink too right?

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by KingLeonidas on Jun 15, 2009 at 2:23 am Permalink

Im for the death penalty, against it being televised. Why should they get some sort of Fame in their last moments, just kill them and let people forget they ever lived.

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KingLeonidas Jun, 16 2009 at 03:51 AM

im from the uk too. I agree there are some criminals who should get the death penalty. I disagree that we should throw more people in prison though. Some of the things people can go to prison for are crazy. Going to jail cause you smoked weed or took a line of coke is insane.

GingerRav Jun, 16 2009 at 08:29 AM

Im with you definately. I smoke weed myself. If I could change our leagl system, there would only be one crime and that would 'Infringement'. How much you have infringed on another persons life and the sentance would be determined by the degree of it. One of my mates went to prison for constantly fighting. It was a good experience for him and he's completely turned his life around.

GingerRav Jun, 16 2009 at 08:29 AM

However, I was walking through Newbury last year and I overheard a gang of lads laughing and bragging that rather than go to jail for a number of convictions, the court instead decided to pay one of them to be a good boy. I'm sure there will be bail conditions with it, but that is an absolute joke. Give the lad the chance to go inside, realise what real life is and then he can turn his around like my mate did. The fact is that there isn't enough room because the likes of Ian Huntley are taking up the space.

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by hemiman on Mar 5, 2007 at 2:27 pm Permalink

The cheapest and best way is a bullet to the back of the head. Just git-er-done!

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by timetogetserious on Feb 3, 2007 at 1:19 pm Permalink

Not a good thing you are proposing here, letting the familities profit from the killings of criminals.

Furthermore, i would be surprised if any TV network would pick up the coverage.

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Nomasain Feb, 03 2007 at 03:44 PM

True, Mirage RF. When broadcasting executions, the families don't PROFIT, they are COMPENSATED. But I still see it as a last resort; when there's no job on the chaingang, nor a kidney to spend...I think criminals should pay for all "damage" they cause, instead of innocent citizens by insurance premiums. Money=labour=livetime/lives too...

VOD Feb, 04 2007 at 01:12 PM

I think broadcasting an execution would just be wrong.

Mirage V2.0 AWOL Feb, 04 2007 at 09:57 PM

KDAWWG: As I recall my answer, I did call it horrific. If not, i should have. Really just reacting to the word profit vs damages.

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by Firebrand on Feb 3, 2007 at 3:40 pm Permalink

Do I want murderers to pay for their crimes?---Yes

Do I believe in the Death penalty?-------------YES

Would I enjoy watching them die? -----------NO

Would I pay to watch them die?----------Hell No

The suggestion lacks any form of humanity

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by Little Miss Dangerous on Feb 3, 2007 at 2:46 pm Permalink

No. If there was an easy answer to the death penalty vs. life imprisonment and prison overcrowding we certainly haven't found it yet. But I don't think PPV is the answer either. Regardless of whether it is cruel or inhumane to the prisoner, it is certainly cruel and inhumane to the prisoner's innocent family members who are grieving.

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by Hardcore Conservative on Jun 15, 2009 at 12:05 pm Permalink

It's too expensive because they are given too many appeals. It should be easy. Judge says, "Guilty. Bailiff take him out back." BLAM! One in the back of the head. No muss, no fuss.

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by leetmeat on Jun 15, 2009 at 12:02 pm Permalink

Any attempt to do this could be easily thwarted thanks to the Eighth Amendment. A stay on death row actually varies on the state, as it is up to each state to regulate capital punishment as it chooses. Some states have inmates that spend twenty years on death row before being executed (or being vindicated in court/pardoned). However, in Texas inmates are usually executed within a year or two of being sentenced.

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by The Caretaker on Jun 15, 2009 at 2:39 am Permalink

How much did it cost some of these murderers to go out and kill, I bet it didnt cost near the amount of taxes the government is collecting off of cigarettes lately; just use some of that cash to crank up old sparky instead of that Bill Clinton secret german hydeaway some of these senators go to enjoy.

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