General Chat

Lucia If you are researching the subject, I find it surprising you should state your own unequivocal views. Could it be that you need a platform? Len

In answer to Victoria's question, capital punishment for high treason and piracy with violence was abolished as late as 1999, I'm not sure whether arson in HM dockyards is still a capital offence!

What about people who fund raise for terrorists? No wonder the Americans are scared. Its never stopped them from funding Noraid though, has it? (or putting the Taliban in charge of Afghanistan in the first place)

You can NEVER have 100% certainly that someone is guilty. Even when DNA is used, it is DNA PROFILING. This basically means that you could be one of say 10,000 people in the country with the same DNA profile. Of course the use of DNA will certainlty improve (Moore's law etc), but that still doesn't help twins!! So, chances are, if you have capital punishment, you WILL kill someone who is innocent. Chances also are, that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to be executed. So given that the fact that it is NOT a deterrent, and can never be faultless, why take the certainly to kill innocent people? Not in my name thank you very much.

Hi, Execution im afraid is the only language these people understand.. at the end of the day why keep these people at the tax payers expense living a life of luxury. I have only been in the USA for 8 months and some of the Americans I have spoken to are frightened to travel into their own capitol city because of these terroists. Life should mean Life. Debbie

It is a pity really that there does not seem to be any help offered to those who know they have a tendency towards, say, child abuse, but are constantly fighting against actually doing it. Like David said. Some people are too weak to stop themselves and then are villified when they cannot help themselves. Where are the voluntary safe places with proper counselling and support?

Lucia Amazing how so many Americans proclaim to be Christian, and those who serve on death row for so long, years and years George Bush as Governor of Texas signed more execution notices in that state than any Governor I believe he is now a Methodist. castration was used on SLAVES in America, another form of punishment was the removal of tongues these serving as punishments as well as raping the women and children of course. Civilised people? Pat x

trish, its called bromide,but is only effective for about eighteen hours. bryan.

What a sort of anti-Viagra? they could call it Argaiv. From what I have heard even castration wouldn't stop some sexual attackers. It goes beyond sex which is just a part of the whole abuse and domination thing.

Yes Definately A life for a life If found 100% guilty, or if they admit to it, Now a days they are put in jail 3 meals a day Television, visitations etc, while there victim lies in a grave, or their ashes lie somewhere. Wheres the justice in that

No Jim, I didn't mean physically damage them, just wondered if there were any pills or injections which would remove the urge.

Trish, That doesn't stop them. But it does open a completely new can of worms allied with an earlier comment about it being barbaric to cut someone's hand off. Are you suggesting mutilation as an alternative to execution, Whats next, catch a Peeping Tom and put his eyes out?

I think religious people who agree with a state-sanctioned pre-meditated killing (as I put it) are not truly religious. I think that there was some confusion in the translation of the bible and that commandment should actually read 'Thou shalt not murder' and I would class Capital Punishment as murder. I don't believe in 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' retribution and I think that the bible is such a big book that you could take out any quote to justify any of your actions (if you know what I mean!). I definetely agree that the death penalty is something which doesn't belong in a civilised world. I'm shocked that America as a world superpower would allow such a backward form of punishment. Lucia :-)

I'm not in favour of the death penalty, but does anyone know if it is physically possible to chemically castrate men for rape?

Where do we stop the not killing? We are quite happy to have an old well loved pet 'Put out of it's misery', There are negotiations in progress at present to try to get Euthanasia legalised. Fox hunting is now illegal but other ways of keeping them down are encouraged. Yet we want to keep a dangerous criminal who we know is capable of cold blooded murder safe and snug for however long he lives? It really doesn't make sense to me. And in answer to an earlier question I am 64

Lucia, I agree with you, I am not religious I always find it strange that many religious people believe it is right to KILL!!! No matter what the religion. One of the Commandments of the Christian religion states 'Thou Shall Not Kill' yet many Christians believe in Capitol Punishment?. Is it right to follow the bible and have an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? How about thieves to have their hand chopped off? All these performed by States, these are religious States, who are supposed to act for the people!!! NO not in my name, it is not right for a civilised society to behave like that. My opinion. Pat x

Pat, you took the words right out of my mouth....couldn't have said it better Lucia :-)

thanks dave, well thats easy to answer,capital punishment would be a waste of time...they've been brain washed by religeous fanatics,and believe that death is pleasing their maker,for want of better words. bryan.

Again I say that is selective Capitol Punishment who is to say this murder was more horrific than another and proclaim selective Capitol Punishment is the right course of action. The taking of life by the State is wrong it is Murder too. Pat

BTW, Are any of you religious? I've always thought that if you were religious than you would be against capital punishment. I'm not religious myself, Lucia :-)