Capital Punishment

EDIT: I thought I should also mention, though I am against the Death Penalty, I do understand why it is useful. I don't feel strongly about it either way. I would love to debate people on this subject, and I will try to go back and forth with all of the arguments, but please make an intelligent argument. Give a reason for why you are for/against Capital Punishment, and don't say stupid things that just make you look like an idiot.

This is a speech that I gave last year for my AP Lit class about Capital Punishment. It seems a little short, and there was a lot more that I could say, but we had a time limit. This speech tied into the the 'The Stranger' by Albert Camus but I don't remember who translated the version we read, so if you want to know, look it up yourself.

The pics are just there to be there, they aren't meant to go along with the speech, but give you something to look at while I talk.

If people want, I will put up the written form in the discription... Let me explain, before someone jumps at my throat for it, that the reason why I threw Morgan Freeman in there was because he played God in Bruce Almighty, so it's for the athiests... My brother was athiest and said that Morgan Freeman was the closest thing to God that he believed in, so I was trying to be fair to everyone.

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[spitss]

you oppose the death penalty on a moral basis ?

[SaturnsEthics]

In all honesty, I do oppose the Death Penalty, but I'm really close to the fence on this one. My main thing is that I don't see it solving any problems, which makes it pointless and a waste of time and money. What we should really be doing is working on prison reform instead. Although, since I've taken philosophy, it also doesn't make sense on an ethical level either.

[1000FeatheredOwl]

morgan freemon as god? is this some sort of inside joke? a ref. to bruce almighty perhaps? did I forget to laugh?

[SaturnsEthics]

It actually is just that, although not a joke. When my brother was atheist, he said that Morgan Freeman was the closest thing to god he believed in because he played God in a movie. I listed several gods for several religions, so I also listed one for people who don't believe.

[MrStarheart]

Its really simple ... push the death penalty, and train murderers to murder murderers -- now you may argue this has a deterrent effect .. in fact, in some cases, it urges people to act as an inducement instead .. since the caprice inherent results in inducements along the "kill 'em all" lines. Not even to mention the other 85 % of superstitions people operate off of under the guise of logically sublimed rationalization of positions that result in an awfully amazing capacity to overlook truth

[Submanca]

The death penalty is a punishment just like prison is a punishment. It is quite obvious to me that prison is not a strong enough punishment because it doesn't deter the crimes it meant to prevent. Punishment by definition needs to be strong enough that the criminal thinks is the crime worth the risk of the punishment answers no and does not commit the crime. Capital punishment should only be used in the cases of multiple offenders where it is clear that prison is not enough of a deterrent.

[PALOMITA694]

ONCE THE DEATH PENALTY IS ABOLISH, I AM GOING HUNTING FOR HUMAN MEAT! I DONT EAT MEAT BUT MY CATS DO. LOL

[edwardd6681]

fuck the death penelty

[cupcakespasm666]

Death penalty cannot be put so bluntly, it is based on a situation alone.

[scotlandftw]

@Arbow1986 Learn to fucking spell.

[RedneckRosso]

who the fuck came up with the electric chair ? the rope is cheap and reusable and bullets are cheap and quick. The chair uses alot of power which is to good for the scum strapped to it.

[KMarieW101]

Thank you for this video (: I have to make a movie maker on capital punishment and this video gave me an idea on where to start (:

[SamuraiX496]

capital punishment is sick and wrong enough said

[ChicagoCorruptCops]

These corrupt cops and FBI criminals frame everybody they control ever lawyer in the state so they are not defending anybody just taking directions from corrupt cops.

They can screw with evidence, witnesses and lawyers check out my channel corrupt cops can do anything they want, I have 16 broken federal laws and no lawyer in 2 years