Opinions about the Death Penalty?

[Malong]

It also offers not a single way for Criminals to actually improve and not commit any other Crimes...They want to reintroduce the Death Penalty. Erdogan is quite dictatorial. I´m pretty sure he would have no worries about changing the Death Penalty,so that even minor Thieves have to face it.

I'd say them being dead is a pretty big deterrent to not committing any other crimes. The people in this thread that have supported it have stated only when it's beyond any doubt. This means the burden of proof is set more highly, but it's worth it in my mind. About the improvement and not committing other crimes, to reiterate: in the US, the recidivism rate from 400k people released in 2005 (in the form of rearrest) is a bit over 2 in 3 within 3 years, and a bit over 3 in 4 within 5 years. Those are horrible rates.

First i want to thank you for the way you responded to my rather bad written Opinion,i was kinda in a rush,but lets see if i can answer some of your concerns/questions. Regarding to "failed execution leading to hours of pain" the first thing that comes up in my mind is the failed Execution of "Romell Broom" sentenced to death for raping and killing a 14 year old girl.

The execution failed because they couldn´t find a proper Vene. After 2 hours they stopped the attempted Execution and he left the Room with punctured Venes and swollen Limbs. I assume its quite painful to get "stabbed" over and over with a Syringe.
No clue how they even failed that one. Its an example of a failed Exection.

Broom himself even said "I was screaming in pain,i was crying. I couldnt move my arms due to the various stabs in my arm"

But keep in mind,this happened in the USA and im sitting in germany,and we all know how media´s love to turn around storys to make it more attractive.

I can't imagine how painful that must be! I hope he didn't suffer as much as the 14 year old girl he raped and murdered! </sarcasm>
Seriously though, if you want to prevent their suffering, just have them kneel over a mass grave, shoot them in the head, and kick them into the pit. Bang, problem solved (literally).

In regards to the "miscarriage of justice" i have Carlos DeLuna as an example,executed 1989 with 27 years. He was accused of murdering "Wanda Lopez" in 1983. After 20 Years it was clear,that he had nothing to do with the death of Wanda Lopez.

Yeah, again, the few people who supported this added the "beyond any doubt" phrase. Also, forensics has improved quite a bit from 1983 when the crime happened.