Under a death penalty statute that is going to stand up to constitutional muster, you look at the aggravating circumstances and the mitigating circumstances.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think in some instances that the death penalty is required.
The goal is justice, not executions. We all want to make sure the process is fair and that the right person is punished. These recommendations are essential to that goal.
As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.
I believe that the death penalty is an effective penalty.
The death penalty is becoming a way of life in this country.
I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.
My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody.
The death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, and the appeals process is expensive and cruel to the surviving family members.