I am against the death penalty, and I strongly believe no country should have this mediaval rule. I also think that putting someone in jail for ever is a harsher punishment. I am sure I am not alone in believing this, there are lot of people in this world who think like me. There are many countries like Europe where death sentence is abolished and there countries like USA, China and middle east it is still there. Punishing someone to death is like taking revenge to what that person has done and certainly it is not state's duty to take revenge. WHile I am opposing death sentence, I should not be mistaken to to soft towards the culprits, they can be given sentences like 100 years of imprisonment without parole. I am sure I will get many replies to this message, and many of them should be abusive.....
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by annie phoebe on Jul 27, 2007 04:27 PM Permalink
I agree with you. Maybe people who had actually suffered at the hands of criminals or had their loved ones suffer, may not agree with this, and if I was in their position, maybe my position also might change.Paedophiles, psychopaths etc really deserve to die, but I really feel that no one has the right to take a fellow being's life.
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by champak on Jul 27, 2007 04:22 PM Permalink
sanjay no one is gonna abuse ur msg death penalty is not to take revenge. it's to put forth a lesson before public that how serious can be the results of crime. so that no one ever think of doing the same thing.
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by jagat mahapatra on Jul 27, 2007 04:46 PM Permalink
That fear can be created in 100 years no parole jail punishment also, isn't it ?The person given death sentence dies, does not get time to repent and accept that he has done some mistake. How can anybody else be horrified through other's punishment ? Others will think of it momentarily and again forget and think let the world run as it is running. Thats human nature. Also, assume, a convict has not really done a mistake but unfortunately all the proofs and witnesses are against him. If the convict's judicial proceeding is week in defence. Wht would you do if after sentencing him death a fact comes out where it is proven that the convict was not the culprit ? Isn't it prudent to leave space for 100 rights instead of doing 1 mistake ? Please dont laugh..it happens, and nobody is above mistake. I have known a few practical cases.
my idea [my personal, of course]
1. life long [not 14 years... whole life till his death] with some constructive works in jail [or outside jail in police supervision], which can be donated to various charity purposes.
2. consideration for them being needed in sacrificial lambs in military and intelligence operations, with due strategic analysis, of course.
3. Use them in medicine, biological tests, etc which goes into research, with their concent, of course.
4. urge them to donate their organs.
5. use them to catch and punish other criminals.
I am sure there can be so many chances to give them more chances.
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by Sanjay Baxi on Jul 27, 2007 04:32 PM Permalink
Thats is a very wrong belief, death sentence is being given fo thousands of years all over the world. If what you are saying is true, then there should not be any criminals anywhere. I will give you a good example, take the case of USA, maximum death sentences occur in that country, but that does not deter the criminals. USA is a very violent country with lot of murders, rape etc. Quite clearly this logic does not work there. When someone is commiting a crime he/she does not remember that he/she will be punished for it. Then he/she will not do it.
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by anirban chakraborty on Jul 27, 2007 04:32 PM Permalink
Although I believe that these ppl have done heinous crime not worthy of forgiveness, i doubt if death sentence would be of any use.
As to being a deterrant, explain how even after giving death sentence to these terrorists, we cannot promise that there will not be any more terrorist attacks.
Society does not have peace because criminals are killed; but because, the citizens respect each other, they cry for others problems and rejoice at others good fortune.
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by fact comment on Jul 27, 2007 04:32 PM Permalink
abs right, what lord krishna said you can forgive for some extent after that if you keep quite then thats not forgiveness thats your failure.... culprits should be punished eventhough its death...
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by floydgonsalves on Jul 27, 2007 04:32 PM Permalink
Men were hung not because they stole horses but because horses would not be stolen
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by purna on Jul 27, 2007 04:30 PM Permalink
There is nothing wrong in holding a view against death sentence. The argument put froward is 'hanging has not reduced the number of killers and murderers. This logic will apply for any form of punishment nad for any type of criminal act like theft, assault, rape etc. We must also give weightage to the suffering caused to the victim by the culprit. Keeping a person in jail os also torture of the individual. Even in western countries the families of the victims are in favour of death sentence.
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by Prithwiraj on Jul 27, 2007 04:31 PM Permalink
Mr Sanjay Please move to the house of those nears and dears of those died in the Parliament attack and then give all sorts of openion or so called Gayan.
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by Raam on Jul 27, 2007 04:35 PM Permalink
I beg to differ with you Mr Sanjay Baxi. The death penalty is given not only to punish the criminals but also to prevent others from indulging in heinous crimes against the society. The death is the only event which a person fears most in life. The life sentence always gives a hope to convicted person that he would come out from Jail one day. Some criminals do not deserve to live in this world. When a person does a criminal act knowing the fact that by doing so hundreds of families will lose their right to live with happiness and comfort in this world such persons deserve to be wiped out from this world.
In cities like Dubai where because of the stringent punishment of cutting the limbs of the convict for act of robbery is in force, today people there live happily without fear of robbery or decoity. In India the corrupted system has given an upperhand for all criminals to do whatever they wish and in most cases the crimes are repeated without fear of punishment. The death sentence is a must to preven crimes.
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by Sanjay Baxi on Jul 27, 2007 04:40 PM Permalink
You have all the right to differ, and tell you what, you are the majority, after all India is a democracy.....
Cold blooded murderers and terrorist must be given death penalty. Can you trust the system and authorities to keep these scoundrels in side jail for such a long time? Other terrorists might attack prison to release these scoundrels or kidnap son or daughter of so called, good for nothing Muslim leaders and demand release of these terrorist. This has happened in the past and would continue in future.
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by Dkapil Sharma on Jul 27, 2007 04:40 PM Permalink
Aapka to naam he baxi hai to aap to un gunahgaaron ko bax hi doge.
What if the war breaks out with Pak / China or something ?? we have to kill the intruders who want to harm our national interest. its the same this dastardly act was a war on the nation and the culprits have to pay with their life.
