As the title says folks, what do you think of Capital Punishment? I'm asking for two sorts of answers here.
(1) In theory, if we could know who was guilty of what crime, is it morally right to kill someone for this crime?
(2) In practice, is it still okay to use capital punishment? Given the fact that the justice system is flawed/imperfect.
For myself, in practice, capital punishment is not an option. If we make one mistake, and kill one innocent person, that makes the justice system guilty of first degree murder. However, I think there must be certain evidence which allows for it, such as video evidence of the crime. Or guilty plea (which I doubt would ever happen). Or...I'm not sure what else would suffice...any ideas?
In theory, well, yes. It makes me sick to hear of people getting raped, ruthlessly murdered, tortured, and so forth. I don't want people who commit such crimes walking the streets again.
(1) In theory, if we could know who was guilty of what crime, is it morally right to kill someone for this crime?
(2) In practice, is it still okay to use capital punishment? Given the fact that the justice system is flawed/imperfect.
For myself, in practice, capital punishment is not an option. If we make one mistake, and kill one innocent person, that makes the justice system guilty of first degree murder. However, I think there must be certain evidence which allows for it, such as video evidence of the crime. Or guilty plea (which I doubt would ever happen). Or...I'm not sure what else would suffice...any ideas?
In theory, well, yes. It makes me sick to hear of people getting raped, ruthlessly murdered, tortured, and so forth. I don't want people who commit such crimes walking the streets again.