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I don't agree with the death penalty as I see it as an easy way out. What sounds like a better option to you: * Spending the rest of your life in solidarity wi

I don't agree with the death penalty as I see it as an easy way out. What sounds like a better option to you: * Spending the rest of your life in solidarity with terrible food and no entertainment * Death

freehunter 13y ago
>Spending the rest of your life in solidarity with terrible food and no entertainment That sounds like torture to me.
rbanffy 13y ago
Any penal system should focus more on rehabilitation/reintegration than pure punishment. The idea is to make society safer.
- andyhmltn 13y ago
  Of course. I believe in that too. But I'm talking about the criminals that are beyond help (massacring etc)
  - flyinRyan 13y ago
    So if they're beyond help you want to torture them? Why not put them into a mental hospital and try to work out what went wrong? They'll still have a sucky life, but at least we might get something useful out of it.
    - andyhmltn 13y ago
      No not at all! I don't believe in torture. When I mentioned torture in my previous comment, I was referring to spending the rest of your life in prison, not actual torture.
      - flyinRyan 13y ago
        I consider spending your life behind bars as a form of torture as well, or very close. It's certainly incredibly barbaric and I can't think of any advantage it has over a mental hospital.
        DanBC 13y ago
        The European Court agrees with you - life in prison with no chance of release is inhumane. This is causing some outrage in UK politicians because 3 murderers took their cases to the court and won. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23245254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23245254) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23251197 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23251197)
arethuza 13y ago
What about treating everyone, even convincted criminals, with a degree of respect, decency and compassion?
tincholio 13y ago
You might have missed the part where he said the maximum sentence is 30 years. And that escapes are common.

freehunter 13y ago

>Spending the rest of your life in solidarity with terrible food and no entertainment That sounds like torture to me.

rbanffy 13y ago

Any penal system should focus more on rehabilitation/reintegration than pure punishment. The idea is to make society safer.

andyhmltn 13y ago
Of course. I believe in that too. But I'm talking about the criminals that are beyond help (massacring etc)
- flyinRyan 13y ago
  So if they're beyond help you want to torture them? Why not put them into a mental hospital and try to work out what went wrong? They'll still have a sucky life, but at least we might get something useful out of it.
  - andyhmltn 13y ago
    No not at all! I don't believe in torture. When I mentioned torture in my previous comment, I was referring to spending the rest of your life in prison, not actual torture.
    - flyinRyan 13y ago
      I consider spending your life behind bars as a form of torture as well, or very close. It's certainly incredibly barbaric and I can't think of any advantage it has over a mental hospital.
      - DanBC 13y ago
        The European Court agrees with you - life in prison with no chance of release is inhumane. This is causing some outrage in UK politicians because 3 murderers took their cases to the court and won. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23245254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23245254) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23251197 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23251197)

arethuza 13y ago

What about treating everyone, even convincted criminals, with a degree of respect, decency and compassion?

tincholio 13y ago

You might have missed the part where he said the maximum sentence is 30 years. And that escapes are common.