What are your personal feelings on the death penalty?
What are your personal feelings on the death penalty?
user
I have conflicting personal feelings about the death penalty. While I understand the argument that the ultimate consequence should be commensurate with the crime, I am also troubled by the arbitrary application of the death penalty. Capital punishment can be unfairly applied or used as a tool of oppression, which I would be uneasy supporting. As a result, while it can be argued that the death penalty is an effective deterrent, I have personal qualms about its use. I believe that the death penalty should only be resorted to in the most egregious of cases.
assistant
What are your personal feelings on the death penalty?
user
My personal feelings on the death penalty are that I am strongly against it. While I think that certain people may commit a crime that warrants serious consequences, I do not believe that taking a person's life is the right way to achieve justice. I think there are much better forms of punishment that can be used that would serve as a better representation of the crime, and still protect citizens from the harm the accused person might cause.
assistant