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Originally Posted by Jack_

I oppose it completely. It's a disgusting, hypocritical, inhumane attempt at 'justice' which has so many flaws that I see no positive reasoning as to its implementation.

First and foremost, it's a complete cop-out of a punishment for the criminal. Why on earth would anyone want someone's suffering to be stopped after a few minutes, when there's the option of having them suffer their entire lives? And as Nathan said most criminals on life sentences would choose suicide over actually fulfilling their sentence anyway, I know I would.

Not only that but the message it sends out is not only full of hypocrisy, but it's essentially saying that it's perfectly acceptable to murder, which it isn't. The whole concept of it just panders to the blood thirsty morons who scream and wail 'kill the evil twat!!!' every time a case is reported. And of course, there's occasions where people have been innocently executed, which is unforgivable if you ask me.

If it were down to me I'd have prisons made tougher and sentences extended, they're not perfect at the moment but they're a much better place to send criminals for real justice than executing them on the spot. I find the whole idea and the fact that some people are so desperate for others to be killed extremely disturbing.

But the ENTIRE concept of justice is guided by human emotions. Deciding to just lock someone away in a cell to prolong their suffering is JUST as irrational as ending their life because it's a decision made by other people because of something one or more persons has done to another person or persons. People are the be all and end all of justice. The difference between capital punishment and long term jail sentences is that you can slightly undo a jail sentence... but that person has still lost a chunk of their life to not being free.