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Beastie · 07-10-2010, 06:23 PM

Capital Punishment V LIFE in Prison.

This thread and poll was inspired by this thread.....

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...d.php?t=163722

If YOU had to choose which sentence YOU wanted which would you rather have??

Capital Punishment.. in which you WILL be killed STRAIGHT away.

Or.. LIFE in Prison until the DAY YOU DIE.

(I know you obviously can't choose in real life but lets just say if YOU could make a choice out of one or the other which would you choose)

And Why?

Beastie · 07-10-2010, 06:28 PM

I would rather have LIFE in Prison.

To be honest. I don't know what Prison is like. I could be naive to choosing this option. It COULD be easier just to have a quick death.

However.. I would risk going to prison. To be honest.. I think I could possibly be strong enough and last inside a room with only 4 walls. The thing that would scare me the most is the people. If I got beat up and that. This is a risk I would be willing to take.

Angus · 07-10-2010, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by thebeast

I would rather have LIFE in Prison.

To be honest. I don't know what Prison is like. I could be naive to choosing this option. It COULD be easier just to have a quick death.

However.. I would risk going to prison. To be honest.. I think I could possibly be strong enough and last inside a room with only 4 walls. The thing that would scare me the most is the people. If I got beat up and that. This is a risk I would be willing to take.

Lol, I thought at first this thread was about which punishment I would rather have for a paedophile or murderer.

If I had to choose for MYSELF then I think it would be capital punishment, something quick and humane, assuming I had done something terrible enough to deserve it. I really couldn't imagine spending a week in jail, never mind years and years - I would become a basket case. Besides I'd be doing the country a favour as it would only cost them the price of an injection! A kind of payback to society.

Jack_ · 07-10-2010, 06:29 PM

Life - it means they have to suffer more. Of course not in the modern prisons, it's too cushy. I mean a real prison, with no luxuries whatsoever. And capital punishment doesn't solve anything, it just promotes violence/torture/murder. I find it laughable that anyone would condone that sort of thing, especially when it comes to promoting it to children.

Beastie · 07-10-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack_

Life - it means they have to suffer more. Of course not in the modern prisons, it's too cushy. I mean a real prison, with no luxuries whatsoever. And capital punishment doesn't solve anything, it just promotes violence/torture/murder. I find it laughable that anyone would condone that sort of thing, especially when it comes to promoting it to children.

READ the question.

It is about if YOU had commited a crime.. and got convicted BUT you was given the option..

So Jack.. would you choose to die straight away or live in Jail for life. The question is about YOU.

Mystic Mock · 07-10-2010, 06:31 PM

capital punishment because the criminals didnt show mercy to the victims, so why should we show mercy to the criminals? sorry i read the question wrong i would want prison if i was a criminal because you get xbox and playstation.

Angus · 07-10-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jedward fever

capital punishment because the criminals didnt show mercy to the victims, so why should we show mercy to the criminals? sorry i read the question wrong i would want prison if i was a criminal because you get xbox and playstation.

You can also continue your studies and gain a degree or two, or learn a language, take up art classes, write several novels, etc etc - in fact it could be the best thing that ever happened to you

InOne · 07-10-2010, 06:33 PM

It all depends. If I didn't have a Conscience, I wouldn't care anyway and would just chill in jail. But if I felt remorse and it would eat away at me for the rest of my living days, then death.

joeysteele · 08-10-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by InOne

It all depends. If I didn't have a Conscience, I wouldn't care anyway and would just chill in jail. But if I felt remorse and it would eat away at me for the rest of my living days, then death.

Good point.

I wonder though what the response would have been on here had this question been, should capital punshment or a life sentence be the maximum penalty in the UK for others not ourselves.

lostalex · 08-10-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by joeysteele

Good point.

I wonder though what the response would have been on here had this question been, should capital punshment or a life sentence be the maximum penalty in the UK for others not ourselves.

wouldn't it be interesting if they chose to have more compasion for others than they'd have for themselves.

i think it's incredibly self-serving and self-righteous when people try to defend child molestors and murders, because i think showing mercy is very self-righteous.

A lot of british people seem to think that by showing mercy to horrible people, it means that THEY themselves are better people. They pardon horrible people in an attempt to seem more merciful themselves. it's so self-serving, and shows that they have no compassion at all for the actual victims of crimes.

It's so self righteous, it's sickening.

Lee. · 08-10-2010, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lostalex

wouldn't it be interesting if they chose to have more compasion for others than they'd have for themselves.

i think it's incredibly self-serving and self-righteous when people try to defend child molestors and murders, because i think showing mercy is very self-righteous.

A lot of british people seem to think that by showing mercy to horrible people, it means that THEY themselves are better people. They pardon horrible people in an attempt to seem more merciful themselves. it's so self-serving, and shows that they have no compassion at all for the actual victims of crimes.

It's so self righteous, it's sickening.

This is so true...

You talk sense

setanta · 08-10-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lostalex

wouldn't it be interesting if they chose to have more compasion for others than they'd have for themselves.

i think it's incredibly self-serving and self-righteous when people try to defend child molestors and murders, because i think showing mercy is very self-righteous.

A lot of british people seem to think that by showing mercy to horrible people, it means that THEY themselves are better people. They pardon horrible people in an attempt to seem more merciful themselves. it's so self-serving, and shows that they have no compassion at all for the actual victims of crimes.

It's so self righteous, it's sickening.

Again, it has nothing to do with compassion or mercy - the law has a responsibility to protect people from themselves sometimes because, in my opinion anyway, killing another human being, whether they're beyond help or not, never changes anything and only adds to the collective fear and anger that a society feels.

lostalex · 08-10-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by setanta

Again, it has nothing to do with compassion or mercy - the law has a responsibility to protect people from themselves sometimes because, in my opinion anyway, killing another human being, whether they're beyond help or not, never changes anything and only adds to the collective fear and anger that a society feels.

i think there are 2 major mistakes you make in your opinion.

1st mistake - that keeping someone alive is the default. Being alive is not a default, in fact the vast majority of life on this planet is dead, so death is the default, not life.

2nd mistake - Assuming that any kind of social or governmental program can "reform" anyone. where is the research for this reformation? is there any kind of program on the planet that has shown any significant success rate in reforming criminals??? no thre isn't. infact in every ingle country, from canada to new zealand, no country has shown any truelly sucessful rehabilitation program what we see in every country, is that criminals go on to commit more crimes.

there is NO SUCH THING as REHABILITATION. it doesn't exist.

i am a man of science, and there is no science that supports rehabilitation. IT DOESN'T WORK.

All of the research done about crime around the world shows that no program of rehabilitation has worked. Criminals tend to remain criminals, forever.

Jordan. · 07-10-2010, 06:34 PM

Id rather just die.

Niall · 07-10-2010, 06:35 PM

I would choose life in prison. I am absolutely petrified of death. I couldn't just choose to die. At least with life in prison my life would be lived out normally-ish rather than being killed off.

Also there would be a chance of parole in prison (or is that not allowed here?) which would mean I could return to the normal world.

Beastie · 07-10-2010, 06:37 PM

[QUOTE=Me!;3832201]I would choose life in prison. I am absolutely petrified of death. I couldn't just choose to die. At least with life in prison my life would be lived out normally-ish rather than being killed off.

Also there would be a chance of parole in prison (or is that not allowed here?) which would mean I could return to the normal world.[/QUOTE]

No. READ the question again!

Sorry to be harsh!

Niall · 07-10-2010, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thebeast

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Originally Posted by Me!

I would choose life in prison. I am absolutely petrified of death. I couldn't just choose to die. At least with life in prison my life would be lived out normally-ish rather than being killed off.

Also there would be a chance of parole in prison (or is that not allowed here?) which would mean I could return to the normal world.

No. READ the question again!

Sorry to be harsh!

Ah ok.

Well then I still pick prison lol!

MissKittyFantastico · 07-10-2010, 06:35 PM

If I'd done something THAT bad then I would take the life imprisonment and deal with it.

Jack_ · 07-10-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thebeast

READ the question.

It is about if YOU had commited a crime.. and got convicted BUT you was given the option..

So Jack.. would you choose to die straight away or live in Jail for life. The question is about YOU.

Oh, sorry, I just read the title and skimmed the OP.

I guess I'd chose life inprisonment. I was going to pick capital punishment but then I remembered that I'm absolutely petrified of death, and it would a terrible ordeal. On the other hand I'd be absolutely petrified of the people inside prison, but I'd much rather be alive than dead. I don't think I could deal with the thought of leaving my family behind either [well, in the sense that I'd died anyway].