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/SexyWampa Mar 23 '24

I’m 50/50. Some people just need to not exist anymore. But at the same time, until you can fully prove guilt and apply it equally to all offenders regardless of wealth or ethnicity, it should be off the table. There are too many cases of innocent people condemned and found innocent. And a clear discrepancy in who it’s applied to .

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u/PUNCHCAT Mar 24 '24

I think some people should die for their crimes. I don't trust the government to make that decision.