Death Penalty in the USA

[darmstadt]

Vote Ukip: Bringing back the death penalty | News | Law Society Gazette

Chief among these supporters is UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall, UKIP MEP for the north-west of England. He wants the death penalty introduced for child murderers, serial killers and those who murder police officers. Nuttall stresses that it is UKIP’s policy to hold a referendum on controversial issues which gain the support of 5% of the population.
In 2011, Nuttall signed a petition on the Downing Street website launched by political blogger Guido Fawkes which had the aim of attracting the necessary 100,000 signatures to trigger a debate. As he pointed out at the time, a YouGov poll found that 62% of people would support the death penalty for child murder and 65% for serial murder.

[Paddy]

Vote Ukip: Bringing back the death penalty | News | Law Society Gazette

If the death penalty worked as a deterrent then there would not be so many murders in the USA. The best deterrent is detection of the perpetrators.

[NotAllThere]

Or possibly if it wasn't for the death penalty, the murder rate in the US would be even higher.

[Project Monkey]

Thow shalt not kill.

[SimonMac]

Thow shalt not kill.

Thou shall

[SimonMac]

If the death penalty worked as a deterrent then there would not be so many murders in the USA. The best deterrent is detection of the perpetrators.

Some say the threat of the death penalty causes more deaths, if you think you might get caught raping someone, you might as well kill them so they can't help catch you

[VectraMan]

If the death penalty worked as a deterrent then there would not be so many murders in the USA. The best deterrent is detection of the perpetrators.

You have to detect the perpetrators to be able to give them the death penalty. By your own logic detection of the perpetrators doesn't work as a deterrent as there would not be so many murders if it did.

[VectraMan]

Some say the threat of the death penalty causes more deaths, if you think you might get caught raping someone, you might as well kill them so they can't help catch you

That's true no matter what the penalty is. But if you get the death penalty for one murder, having killed one person you have nothing to lose by going on a killing spree.

[Project Monkey]

Thou shall

feck it

[xoggoth]

Another possible problem is that juries may be less willing to convict. Some won't want a death on their conscience, especially if they have even a little doubt about guilt.