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There is nothing ironic here: capital punishment is supposed to protect life of those who are potential future victims of a crime. It also lifts imbalance betwe
by piokoch 6y ago
There is nothing ironic here: capital punishment is supposed to protect life of those who are potential future victims of a crime. It also lifts imbalance between the criminal and the victim. In a country without capital punishment criminals know that their live is protected, while victim does not have such guarantee - even if criminals torture, rape and kill a victim they know that in the worst case they will spend live in prison.
- benrbray 6y agoSome people, including myself, see life in prison as a fate worse than death.
- kbos87 6y agoCapital punishment is driven by vengeance. If we are talking about protecting potential future victims, it does absolutely nothing that life in prison doesn't do. I sincerely doubt that in the moments before committing a crime that could lead to life imprisonment or the death penalty, many perpetrators say to themselves "well I'm going to go ahead and do it because while I might end up in prison for the rest of my life, I won't have to worry about the death penalty." In many, many places, the death penalty would be the easier way out.