Vanderbilt Law School Death Penalty Debate

Dr. Ken Haas of the University of Delaware and Joshua Marquis, District Attorney of Clatsop County, Oregon, debate the topic of capital punishment. Dr. Ken Haas of the University of Delaware advocates a view that the death penalty should be abolished in the United States. Joshua Marquis, who has served as District Attorney of Clatsop County (Astoria), Oregon argues for the death penalty.

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Education

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• Vanderbilt
• University
• Education
• Law
• School
• Death
• Penalty

[tangerinefields4]

Great debate. Kenneth Haas is a brilliant man with phenomenal hair

[nuitaridark]

so who won??

[georgeacoustic92]

6:04 You cannot win this debate without that 7up.

[2hafstylezk]

if i was given life in prison i would definantly try to escape and if i couldn't i'd go berserk hurt a lot of people and kill myself. i don't see the point 4 me to be punished for the rest of my life really unless im a siik0 serial killer that runs around eating peoples children or somethin... and as for killing people unless your 150% sure i did it then i shouldn't be sentenced to death

[TheMihong]

ha. everyone gets up and walks out the back emergency door...

[BAavella]

Ken Haas said aaaaaa..... after every sentence or even word he said..

annoing =/

[farah2619]

lol the end is such a teaser

[70scarrestoguy]

Sunsteins point may be accurate & important but I support the death penalty for another reason also. I believe the death penalty is a great tool to permanently remove violent criminals who are beyond rehabilitation from the fabric of society. I'm also tired of my hard earned tax dollars being wasted to house, feed, clothe, educate & guard violent rapists & murderers. Also; I believe that if the death penalty were abolished, more violent criminals would be killed before or while being arrested

[70scarrestoguy]

Sunsteins point may be accurate & important but I support the death penalty for another reason also. I believe the death penalty is a great tool to permanently remove violent criminals who are beyond rehabilitation from the fabric of society. I'm also tired of my hard earned tax dollars being wasted to house, feed, clothe, educate & guard violent rapists & murderers. Also; I believe that if the death penalty were abolished, more violent criminals would be killed before or while being arrested.

[pattydootles]

ken haas is the most glorious man alive.

[bigcunn711]

@coastda

I was at this debate and this is false. The students were pretty evenly divided. And to the extent there was a discernable difference, it definitely wasn't 2/3, and it definitely wasn't for Marquis. Both men performed very well, but if there was an edge, it was for Haas.

[mandrke2004]

@ab794376 And thats exactyly Mr Marquis point. That most people that oppose death penalty are hypocrites. When they are involved in a heinous crime that involves someone they care about, they are gonna vote for death penalty. And in that respect he couldnt be more right. But I do oppose death penalty for moral reasons. To me its supremely contradictory and highly absurd to state that murder is wrong on the one hand while performing institutionalized murder on the other hand.