Death Penalty Debate at UT Austin [Part 2/9]

This is video of the debate between the University of Texas at Austin Chapter of Campaign to End the Death Penalty and Young Conservatives of Texas on January 29, 2007

The yays won 114 to 43 on the resolution to Abolish the Death Penalty!
Duration: 75 minutes

The debate was in the Oxford style, with alternating speakers from each side debating a resolution that the death penalty be abolished. Each side also had a "questioner" who asked one or two questions from the other side, designed to point to the weaknesses in the opposing side's argument. In the middle of the debate, there was a short break in which audience members made comments and asked questions.

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[Falloutmoon]

And how can anyone counter this argument that asks whether or not ONE mistake has indeed been done at some point. We are all aware it did happen at least once where an innocent has been excuted for a crime he/she did not commit. If we agree that it is true, then how can you possibly justify that it's still a viable way to deal with a problem knowing that at some point a mistake could indeed be made. Jail time can be stopped and a decision over turned, death can not...

[Falloutmoon]

The young republican states that capital punishement exists because there is an accepeted belief that there are crimes that can only be punished by the ultimate counter in the physical realm , death.

How can they morally consider that it is acceptable to take such a final stand to solve a problem based solely on an "acceptable belief".

[jjes693693]

wow that dude can talk...

[ad10000]

If DNA can get them out of the noose, it should as well put them in it.

[thesparitan]

this girls debate skills are lacking. even if i agreed with the death penalty i would still think she made terrible arguments.

she states that there are terrible people in the world, therefore they must die. that ignores every other consideration. life in prison is just as effective in stopping them from hurting people and if it is not then we make it so, now her argument is gone.

[Jojos2772]

The Death Penalty does NOT save lives, in fact it COSTS lives. Hundreds of millions of dollars are used in pursuing cases that so often are either commuted or person is exonerated as they are innocent. These funds can be used to CATCH more killers & actually PREVENT more murders & keep crims off the streets, instead of useless arbitrary vengeance for a handful. New Jersey spent 100 million on the DP, since it abolished it & used funds for fighting crime, murder rate has gone down each year.

[AmericaTops]

Hmmm.. (see side comments) apparently the "yays" were "yahoos!" So sorry. The death penalty is PROPER, and should be KEPT intact! Write to your elected authorities and SUPPORT them in standing strong in KEEPING the death penalty! (if you're a good citizen and care about the protection of human life!) In doing this, the state is being "God's servant for good" in this world! Let's return to common sense! SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY. Thanks

[Malecaust666]

And I'm a libertarian BTW

[Malecaust666]

I never said it was OK to kill fetuses, i just said you should have the choice to because it's not a human yet. I would never have an abortion if i was a woman, just like i would never smoke meth even though it should be legalized.

I'm agaisnt the death penalty because it runs the potential risk of killing innocents declared guilty.

If a cruel dictator for instance can not be arrested because of the position of his power, than it is necessary to kill them.

[albokiller23]

becuz you liberals believe its ok to kill people this is liberal view its ok to have an abortion and kill a innocent life but when there is a sick animal who's trying to destroy people you believe its wrong to kill them i dont understand which one is it?