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Really? If you were handed a gun, and it was your job to kill him because of what he did, would you? Talking about it, and actually being there killing him is much different - Seeing the fear in his eyes, because hes being put to death, by you. You are doing the same thing he had done. So because he did something wrong first, it is obviously OK to do the wrong to him, right? Think about it.
First I don't see it as a wrong to get rid of scum that destroy lives. Yes it is OK to get rid of him, if he ever escape, he would just rape/kill again. A dead pedophile/rapist/serial killer does not rape, kill, or molest children again. Also a lot of them don't show fear when they are about to be executed. Have you ever seen a death sentence handed over to a serial killer? Their eyes are cold, and most don't regret their actions.
Ok, but you killing him makes you "scum" as well since you are doing the same he has done. It is weird if you think of it that way. I agree though, a lot of serial killer lack the emotion of guilt altogether, and I know you killing him as revenge would be different since you have better intensions than him, but you are still commiting the act he commited weather your intensions are good or not.
Killing a serial killer does not make anyone scum. A serial killer kills innocent people, and will keep on killing. If someone kills a serial killer he is killing a monster, and that person will not keep on killing. Those are two different things, and I don't see how anyone can even related the two. What makes the difference is that the serial killer is evil and kill for evil reasons, but the person who kills him is doing it for good reasons that will save lives. A dead serial killer can not kill anyone or escape out of prison.
But wouldn't locking the dude up be wronging him to? are you an eye for an eye person? What about live & let live?
1. A serial killer is someone who kills multible people, whether the people they kill are innocent or not is irrevelent. There are plenty of serial killers that kill people who deffenatly aren't innocent, and they are prone to death row too. 2. Although the court system is fairly good, there are still wrongly convicted people that really are innocent that are killed by the death penatly. 3. A serial killers could also be killing another serial killer in order to stop him from killing more people, which would be your deffinition of killing for good reasons. The TV Show "Dexter" shows this very well. These "killing for a good cause" serial killers are also prone to the death penalty. Don't get me wrong dude, I see all your points and they do make sense, but it just doesn't all work out that well.
If it was possible to know 100% that everyone convicted did it, would you support the death sentence for kiddy fiddlers then? if not, the above argument is invalid because even if you did know they was without a doubt they did it, you would still be against killing kiddy fiddlers.
I might still disagree with it, however it doesn't mean that this isn't a strong factor in why I do disagree with. To be honest with you, if I was a criminal I would think of the death penalty as the easy way out. Personally I think criminals should suffer while alive and have to do tedious tasks, but killing I disagree with. I am not for the criminals, I am just against the killing them.
No. These freaks prey on our young. In earlier times, they would have been shot out of hand, and the judge would proclaim justifiable homicide. These are PREDATORS. They can't be changed. It's the way they are. To put them in a facility and allow them to be accorded rights and the possibility of release or escape is not acceptable. I used to work for a convicted child molester. I did not know it at the time. He was one twisted piece of trash. One day I found his picture on a sexual offender database. "Sexual assault on a minor under the age of twelve." I had to leave before I did something stupid. I no longer work there. I dream of reading about him being found under a bus.
So if someone you love suffers at the hands of a sociopath, then the criminal is to be granted a safe and long life, while your loved one is changed forever, possibly taking their own life or worse, becoming part of the cycle, then justice is served. You're okay with this?
No but I would be fine with them stuck in a hard prison having to do hard labor or something. Dieing is the easy way for them anyways.
Hard labor is considered cruel and unusual punishment in most states. Remember, these vermin have 'rights'. They get TV, free food, a warm and dry cell, conjugal visits, health and dental care, exercise equipment, etc. If their life is in danger, they get put in a special wing with all the other child molesters. They are a cancer upon our civilization. You don't put cancer into another living host, you cut it out and kill it.
Ok, so what I'm saying is I would rather prison's be made a lot less confortable for prisoners instead of death.
Yet its fine to kill people? Pretty ironic if you ask me. Why cant we just make strict prison, no tv, enough food to live but nothing tasty, and make them do some labor like construction or something.
No.. they would be in prison. Then we take them and make them work. It is arleady being done, just with minimal tasks. Have you never seen people in orange jumpsuits working by the side of the road?
Those guys are only the well behaved inmates who aren't violent offenders (at least in florida). I doubt they are going to let out a pervert or a killer work on the side of the road with a guard who barely pays attention.