We're also the only country that has the Death Penalty. That's something to boast about, isn't it?
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The death penalty is becoming a way of life in this country.
As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime?
There exists in some parts of the world sanctimonious criticism of America's death penalty, as somehow unworthy of a civilized society.
Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes sense to me, and the moral question - I struggle with it morally.
I think in some instances that the death penalty is required.
In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
I'm actually really opposed to the death penalty.
I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people in the United States.
I am against 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.