I wanted to make my opinion on this subject, crystal clear, and would like to hear everyone's feedback.
I believe the death penalty must be abolished because no person has the right to kill another coldly in a premeditated, organized manner. Those such criminals that partake and commit murder, have an extreme illness, and they must be kept apart from society. They need to be shown that through violence, they cannot get a "free pass", or take the easy way out by being executed. They should be isolated from others who committed petty offenses, while at the same time they can think about the monstrous nature of their actions.
Never forget that all criminals are sick, and always consider them as such. We are shocked when we remember that back in the day we used to suffocate people between matresses if they suffered from fits of hysteria. Some day, when we are able to cure the sickness of crime, we will be just as shocked when we look back at how we used to kill criminals.
I like to take Jesus as an example and forgive those who have done me any harm unintentionally, and hold no "beef" with anyone who causes me harm intentionally. Those people are sick, for one must be ill to harm one's neighbor.
But if someone wants to harm you or your family, try to subdue them. If you can't, then you have the right to defend yourself to save your own life or the lives of loved ones. On the contrary, never hit with the intent to kill, even in legitimate defense. You should try only to render the person harmless- by knocking him/her out. If the blow you give turns out to be fatal, don't worry- as long as you didn't have the intention to kill.
Some violent people need to be subdued by force, and sometimes by direct action. Violent behavior is intolerable, and you should'nt tolerate it, even if you have to forcibly restrain violent people. But always use a non-violent force, a force applied without evil intentions, suffiecient only to overcome those who do harm.
Any threat of violence should be treated as seriously as the actual deed. To threaten violence is to think it possible, and to see it as an acceptable way of achieving one's goals. A person who threatens with violence, is as dangerous as someone who already has committed a violent act.
Finally, when dealing with those who take hostages, think first of the lives of the innocent people who are not in the hands of the hostage-takers. People who take hostages are sick, and you shouldn't give in to their wishes. We must never give in to them because by doing so you encourage others to copy those actions.
I believe the death penalty must be abolished because no person has the right to kill another coldly in a premeditated, organized manner. Those such criminals that partake and commit murder, have an extreme illness, and they must be kept apart from society. They need to be shown that through violence, they cannot get a "free pass", or take the easy way out by being executed. They should be isolated from others who committed petty offenses, while at the same time they can think about the monstrous nature of their actions.
Never forget that all criminals are sick, and always consider them as such. We are shocked when we remember that back in the day we used to suffocate people between matresses if they suffered from fits of hysteria. Some day, when we are able to cure the sickness of crime, we will be just as shocked when we look back at how we used to kill criminals.
I like to take Jesus as an example and forgive those who have done me any harm unintentionally, and hold no "beef" with anyone who causes me harm intentionally. Those people are sick, for one must be ill to harm one's neighbor.
But if someone wants to harm you or your family, try to subdue them. If you can't, then you have the right to defend yourself to save your own life or the lives of loved ones. On the contrary, never hit with the intent to kill, even in legitimate defense. You should try only to render the person harmless- by knocking him/her out. If the blow you give turns out to be fatal, don't worry- as long as you didn't have the intention to kill.
Some violent people need to be subdued by force, and sometimes by direct action. Violent behavior is intolerable, and you should'nt tolerate it, even if you have to forcibly restrain violent people. But always use a non-violent force, a force applied without evil intentions, suffiecient only to overcome those who do harm.
Any threat of violence should be treated as seriously as the actual deed. To threaten violence is to think it possible, and to see it as an acceptable way of achieving one's goals. A person who threatens with violence, is as dangerous as someone who already has committed a violent act.
Finally, when dealing with those who take hostages, think first of the lives of the innocent people who are not in the hands of the hostage-takers. People who take hostages are sick, and you shouldn't give in to their wishes. We must never give in to them because by doing so you encourage others to copy those actions.
