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A majority of Boston residents believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should not receive the death penalty for his admitted role in the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, according to a new poll released Monday.
There are many reasons the death penalty should be abolished. It is a complex issue and it is difficult to point to any single fact or argument as the most important.
Question 1: In this PARTICULAR case, do you believe he deserves death penalty?
Question 2: According to The American Civil Liberties Union believes the death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees of due process of law and of equal protection under the law. Furthermore, we believe that the state should not give itself the right to kill human beings – especially when it kills with premeditation and ceremony, in the name of the law or in the name of its people, and when it does so in an arbitrary and discriminatory fashion.
When it comes to the death penalty, the USA has company of only the worse countries (China, Yemen, Iran and North Korea) in the world. Countries like Australia and those in Europe exercise more civility. Just not as blood thirty.
What are you after, lily? Do you want to discuss the Boston bomber, public opinion or the death penalty in general? Of what relevance is Nuremberg, and why did you mention it?
What are you after, lily? Do you want to discuss the Boston bomber, public opinion or the death penalty in general? Of what relevance is Nuremberg, and why did you mention it?
1) No, I do not think he should be executed. He committed a horrible crime, but I don't think he would have done it had he not been involved with his brother. Had he distanced himself, I think he would be a normal person like anyone else. That doesn't absolve him of guilt, but I think it should be taken into consideration when dealing with the punishment. Life in prison with maybe the possibility of parole is satisfactory.
2) I do not believe the state has the right to execute people. While in many ways, life in prison is almost more cruel than execution, it's still more humane. It allows a person to better themselves, even if they will never be released. Prisons have libraries and such; perhaps he can be a good person in prison, maybe help other inmates better themselves who won't be their for too long. Never know. But I do not believe the state should be allowed to decide who can live or die. I think it's immoral to believe harsh punishments are acceptable just because it gives us a sense to retribution.
A majority of Boston residents believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should not receive the death penalty for his admitted role in the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, according to a new poll released Monday.
When the conclusions agree with out perceptions, most people accept them.
When conclusions are in conflict with our perceptions, most people dismiss the poll.
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