Villain{NY} wrote:
KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
RedTwizzler wrote:
Exactly my stance.
1) What about admitted serial killers/mass murderers (people that have been witnessed by society committing murder)
2) Why should we (as taxpayers) pay for someone else's mistake for a lifetime?
3) Should a person who makes a 'mistake' (even such a large one as committing murder) be punished for the rest of his/her life?
I understand what you're saying, societies hatred for these individuals is so intense that everyone wants them dead and rightly so, however, why give them the easy way out. I find it much more cruel and fitting of the crime if the person is forced to spend the remainder of their days confined to a concrete box where their own twisted thoughts will drive them even more insane.
How are we any different from a criminal if we allow a man to rot inside a box for eternity?
My rationale in advocating the death penalty for the above is that I view these people as sociopaths- people that cannot function in our society, ever. I consider myself somewhat of a humanist, and I want what is best for humanity. To me, psychopaths such as mass murderers and serial killers have no place in our society - they will never be able to function within our morals, culture, etc. They have no place in humanity, except maybe as examples. I am aware that many (some reports put the number at 80%) sociopaths I describe are results of their molested/abused childhood, which is truly sad. That to me is one of the greatest problems in society.
I am not concerned with giving anyone an "easy way out". There is no ultimate game of chess where society 1-ups the criminal by keeping him/her in jail for the rest of their life. That being said, there are criminals who I believe should be locked up forever. I just don't agree with the idea that we can simply throw criminals in jail, provide them the bare essentials for existence (food/shelter) and blindly turn away.
I advocate a type of correctional system where otherwise helpful, productive members of society are separated from "career criminals" and "bad seeds". Too much emphasis is focused on punishment and blame instead of actually making some members of our society who are in prison beneficial contributors.
All in my opinion of course.
Last edited by KEN-JENNINGS (2007-07-30 11:34:27)