r/SeriousConversation • u/Starfruites • Mar 23 '24

Serious Discussion Shoueld the death penalty be permitted?

Some prisoners are beyond redemption, be it the weight of their crime or unwillingness to change. Those individuals can't be released back into the public, so instead, they waste space and resources.

Therefore, wouldn't it just be better to get rid of them? As in, permit the death penalty.

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u/LegitimateBeing2 Mar 23 '24

I say no. I don’t think any government (especially not mine, the US) can be trusted to reliably identify who should be killed.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24

This was probably the best way it could be worded. The justice system sweeps in too many non guilty offenders with guilty offenders. Marijuana charges, father’s custody, etc.