Death Penalty - English version

This animation against death penalty, created by European Service Network for the European Commission, was produced in 6 languages and presented at a Death Penalty Congress in Paris.

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• death
• penalty
• campaign
• abolish
• international
• human
• rights

[jtking2504]

@undocumentedspot, restricting freedom as punishment is not against 'human rights, b/c prison is an option which balances the need for punishment with the protection of society. Vast majority of murderers don't get the death penalty so prison is considered sufficient for them, look at the Green River serial killer, he only got life in a Supermax. No one in US history has escaped from a Supermax, so there is no need to kill. Only Capital Crimes, so DP isn't about protection, it's about revenge.

[traceyrmj2]

@Apachecatdog he has the right to life in prison instead.

[alexp9999]

the old rule of "an eye for an eye" leaves everyone blind...

/agree

[jethromayham]

Yes, it does. You think letting him out and he wouldn't do it again. I bet you wouldn't want him living in your house. I bet you wouldn't want to pay his upkeep.

I bet you wouldn't want him to use you as a punching bag.

Executing is the only answer.

[Apachecatdog]

I saw on the news that a killer was eventually released, and then after being set free killed again.

Myth busted, he would have never killed again if sentanced to death.

[mst3k4evur]

1 Take a look at the new york times article "Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate," it covers a dozen studies which showed a drop in murder rates after executions.

2 No, most capital crimes involve some premeditation. In order to commit robbery murder you think ahead and bring a weapon, to commit rape-murder you first have to commit sexual assault and to commit multiple murders you have to kill repeatedly.

3 Likely the deterrence comes from the greater publicity surrounding executions.

[katiekaite]

It has been proven the death penalty is NOT a deterrent as most crimes such as murder are committed in a fit of rage, or where a lot of passion is involved. If you were about to kill someone who hurt you, would you be thinking "Hmm if I do this, I'm going to be facing the death penalty...(or a lifetime in jail, depending where you're from." No you wouldn't be.

[tednugent13]

LIBERAL PROPAGANDA

[undocumentedspot]

"but many. in a civilized country there cannot exist death penalty because 1 it is against the human right of life" hehehe. how about prison? isn't restricting someone freedom of move against human rights? but remember mass-murderers violated the "contract" that protects their rights. you have duties also not just rights.

[mst3k4evur]

"its a fact that death penalty doesnt EVER avoid murderers from killing people"

Yes it does prevent murder as executed killers cannot kill again-unlike the numerous murders committed by convicted murderers like Thomas Silverstein.

As for deterring OTHER murders, yes it DOES work. Look at Texas, it has a lower homicide rate than all the states to the east and west and Mexico to the South. The only neighbor with a lower homicide rate is Oklahoma, which executes more criminals per capita.