Do you believe some people deserve to die?

[Alpha]

No.

- It's too easy for such a power to be abused by a tyrant.
- It's too easy to make a mistake accusing someone of something for which the penalty is death,
- and impossible to reverse the sentence.
- All people have intrinsic dignity and a right to life, it's the foundation of all other freedoms.

Actually, this is something that has bothered me for years. There are many evangelical Christians in the United States who vote seemingly according to a single issue: abortion. (I don't want to derail into this topic, so please don't pick up on that word.) But why do they vote for candidates who support the death penalty? Now I don't actually know a single evangelical Christian, so is my characterisation wrong?

[Rowan]

No.

- It's too easy for such a power to be abused by a tyrant.
- It's too easy to make a mistake accusing someone of something for which the penalty is death,
- and impossible to reverse the sentence.
- All people have intrinsic dignity and a right to life, it's the foundation of all other freedoms.

Actually, this is something that has bothered me for years. There are many evangelical Christians in the United States who vote seemingly according to a single issue: abortion. (I don't want to derail into this topic, so please don't pick up on that word.) But why do they vote for candidates who support the death penalty? Now I don't actually know a single evangelical Christian, so is my characterisation wrong?

Because abortion doesnt equal murder. They just say it does to justify their belief in the bible that pre-marital sex, or sex in general is sacred or whatever.
In terms of your 4 points against the death penalty, I was of a similar mindset to that. But if only the rules were tweaked enough so that ;
-death penalty applies to those who are guilty without a doubt
-applies to heinous crimes only.(a guy running down people with his car in the street, serial killer etc)

I think the world would be safer without such people. Jill mahar would still be alive, along with many other victims whos deaths have been caused by repeat offenders. I understand the hesitation to give people the right to kill others, especially since corruption also exists.

Do you believe the system we have in place is satisfactory? Do you think prisons serve to rehabilitate or merely provide punishment?

[BronzeHeart92]

Nah, all humans are equal and thus deserve to live. Well, expect the ones that are truly heinous such as dictators and even then it might only be used as an absolute last resort.