Why Do People Give So Many Fallacious Responses in Anti-Capital Punishment Stances?
Question by Tracey: Why do people give so many fallacious responses in anti-capital punishment stances?
I got so many terribly idiotic responses against the death penalty in my last question, I like to dedicate a seperate one to demolishing these moronic arguments. Who’s first? And please, one at a time – we want to give all your fuzzy thinking friends a chance to get their a$ ses handed to them as well. Thank you.
(cricket, cricket) yeah I didn’t think so……
Thanks eyeball, I know what it means. That’s why I used it genius. Feel free to go back to my other question or just give dumb anti-capital punishment stances here
Struth – it’s not correlated. It doesn’t pass the common sense smell test anyways. People are more likely to kill if they think they’ll be executed for it? Come on…..check your studies a little better, brother.
I’ll be honest guys, I’ve lost interest in this question. That said, some quick arguments.
The cost issue is bullsh*t – that speaks more to the inefficiency of the court system or the methods used. For the cost of one bullet or a rope to hang, you could execute someone. The cost of imprisoning someone for life is ridiculously expensive compared to efficient solutions. That would be like saying it’s better to walk from NYC to Boston as compared to taking a car, if the car had to drive to California and back first. It’s not the car that’s the problem, it’s the nonsensical, extemporaneous sh*t.
They aren’t giving the death penalty for parking tickets. It’s got to be something pretty serious.
As far as errors, by that rationale, we should do away with prisons, since certainly many more people are wrongfully imprisoned than executed. Also, people are regularly killed or raped/contract HIV in prison, so it many ways, it’s a death sentence in it
Best answer:
Answer by Eyeball
Ok, what was the specific response and how was it fallacious?
Here’s the definition of fallacious for reference:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fallacious
Edit: Hmm, I was under the impression you were going to present one of the responses and explain exactly why you thought it was fallacious/moronic. My apologies.
Personally, I am against capital punishment unless it was a particularly heinous crime and there is absolutely no doubt(not just “beyond a reasonable doubt”) with regards to guiltiness and there seems to be little chance of rehabilitation.
First of all, I believe the purpose of punishment is not for revenge, but to promote justice and prevent further crime. It’s natural to become angry/horrified at horrible crimes, but the court must be fair and objective, and focus on justice, not revenge.
Also, courts are not perfect, and there have been many times when they have been dead wrong and punished an innocent person. Innocence until proven guilty is vital, especially when dealing with capital punishment. If there is any doubt in whether the person committed the crime, I do not agree with capital punishment.
Some people may argue that killing a criminal would make us no better than them. I do understand where they are coming from. But to me, it is ultimately a question of self-defense(not revenge), meaning society defending itself against an extremely dangerous person beyond hope. And it is more expensive to keep someone imprisoned for life than to carry out capital punishment. So, if someone is beyond rehabilitation, there is no debate over his guiltiness, and the crime fits the punishment, I am in favor of capital punishment.
But first, there should be a lot of consideration before making the decision, and if any of the factors I mentioned above are not met, I would not agree with capital punishment.
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