DEATH PENALTY

DEATH PENALTY

PRO		CON
→ guaranty, that there is no repetition of crime → after execution: no danger for society any more!		→ ethically not correct, because with death penalty, the state becomes a murder, too → no chance for the delinquent to show mercy
→ cheaper than imprisonment		→ not really cheaper, because between the condemnation and the execution, there are several hearings and trials → the whole process is 6 times more expensive → California: 137 million Dollar/year just for 20-30 executions
→ religious aspect: “eye for an eye”		→ Bible shows, that we shouldn´t play god → show mercy like Jesus did → separation of religion and state → step back in to the Medival, we live in a modern society
→ racist information: 57% of people on “death list” are white		→ 66% of any case, involving a black or hispanic killing a white, led to death penalty → blacks are 5 times more likely to get punished with death penalty
→ really really small number of people who were killed wrongfully		→ 25 people have been wrongfully executed since 2000 → Errors are unacceptable because the death penalty is irreversible
→ death penalty deters people from committing a crime		→ contradiction: when someone kills somebody wrong, but the state can kill people without being punished (no role model) → there is no declining number of delicts since the introduction of death penalty because dangerous crimes are committed in the heat of the moment → delinquent doesn´t reflect about death penalty
→ after a crime, we shouldn´t care about the delinquent, we should care about the victim → we just count the murderers, not the victims → murderers live a safety and confident life in crime while the relatives of the victims are full of sadness and grief		→ there´s no rehabilitation, no repair, restoration or redemption → no learning process or educative effect → we live in a solidarity → the public isn´t informed correctly and as a result, the people´s opinion concerning prison isn´t right → by killing somebody, we are responsible for another sad family
→ 15,000 murders/year at court, but in 30 years, there were only 1000 executions → victims have to be protected better		California: 137 million Dollar/year for 20-30 executions, but no effect → should spend the money to prevent crime and support the youth, especially to prevent gang fights → prevent murders instead killing murders who are already in prison
Father of a victim → daughter has been raped and killed → just want revenge and justice for kid → worried about kids: death penalty guaranties safety	Governor → convinced that death penalty is only way to prevent crime → in my state: no crime because death penalty deters → in a democracy, the state has to do, what the people want and in many cases, that´s death penalty → the task of my government is to protect the society and death penalty is the best way to guaranty that	Advocate → public pressure and emotions often lead to judgment: death penalty → counsel for the defense appointed by the court is a bad precondition → revenge can´t be the base for a judgment → not revenge or determent should be the aim of the state, justice is the maxim	Human rights activist → the dignity of a human has to be protected → with death penalty, we all become murders (tax payers) → state should be a role model → by killing the delinquent, we can´t reanimate the victim → the right of living isn´t fixed with any conditions