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Thinkingdeeper · 36-40, M
Mistakes happen in the justice system so no I don't support the death penalty. I do back prison reform though to ensure those that need to go to prison do whilst those where rehabilitation is possible is carried out. People should also work in prison where able and give back to society. It also means they will have skills when they leave so there is a better chance of breaking the cycle of reoffending.
@Thinkingdeeper Would you support capital punishment if proven beyond a reasonable doubt with an unrepentant murderer that killed in cold blood? Remember, they didn't give their victims mercy, why should society give them mercy? Bring back the gallows in public square.
emiliya · 22-25, F
@Thinkingdeeper Prisons were never to rehabilitate. They used to be holding pens for the criminal while they awaited corporal punishment or execution.
It is a slippery slope. The giving of inches and the taking of miles. What next? The prisoner is to be celebrated after rehabilitated?
It is a slippery slope. The giving of inches and the taking of miles. What next? The prisoner is to be celebrated after rehabilitated?
@emiliya Maybe in Russia, but in the United States after independence, prisons were for rehabilitation.