When there is no doubt that they are guilty, i.e. confession or DNA evidence. I'm disgusted by people who claim that a woman who kills her children shoud have her life spared because she was obviously mentally distressed.
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1 :
yes
2 :
No - two rights don't make a wrong and anyway she should just be jailed for life that is much more punishment that instant death could ever bring.
3 :
Yes
4 :
i have two answers for u one is that no one in the world has the right to take life away from another person no matter of how sane they r if they have enough thought to kill a person then they should die them selves. most of the time people fake having mental problems when being charged with murder depending on the state the crime has happened will depend the life of the person.
5 :
Absolutely not.
6 :
No. Mandatory death sentences without taking all facts into consideration is wrong. Zero tolerance policies of any kind usually end up making the enforcers look stupid.
7 :
No. While I do believe that lawyers can put a GREAT BIG SPIN on most peoples mental state, there ARE people who really do have mental problems. I do feel however that this defence is WAY over used, but you can't just give out the death penalty all across the board. We are far to quick to judge and assume in this country.
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it depends on the situiation. Many people and groups are opposed to the dealth penality regardless of mental health. If someone is dangerous and has killed but has a major axis one mental disorder then I think they should be locked up in a mental institution for life. They are still imprisoned and can't leave. It's just a prison for the mentally ill as opposed to a prison for the people who are not mentally ill. Either way they are locked up and can't hurt anyone again.
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I DON'T CARE IF SOMEONE IS SO EVIL THAT THEY COULD HURT OR KILL A CHILD THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR LIFE TAKEN AWAY SOMETIMES THEY ARE MENTAL BUT THAT MEANS THEY SHOULDN'T BE FREE THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE CRAZY HOUSE THEY STILL SHOULD BE PUNISHEDFOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE
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what is the purpose in killing a mother who has killed her children while being emotionally disturbed (is there a case where she would do this and NOT be mentally ill?)? is it to prevent her from committing the crime again? no, because she's likely incarcerated for life. so in other words, the death penalty in this case is strictly about revenge. and a country's justice system is not supposed to be an agent of revenge. i wonder if, heaven forbid, you were to have a family member who committed such a heinous act, or if YOU were to lose your mind and do something like that, you would feel the same way. don't you think this woman's life is a living hell? why isn't that enough for you?
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Anyone who takes the life of another is insane as far as I'm concerned. If they were in their right frame of mind they wouldn't consider doing something so hainus in the first place! I think they should have to live the rest of their lives in jail because at least by being alive they have to deal with the consequences of their actions. To me,being sentenced to death would be an easy way out for them and they would never be able to see the damage they have caused and they wouldn't have to live with their guilt! Personally I think they should have to deal with the pain and suffering they have caused. On the other hand though,I really have a problem with the overcrowding in prisons and that the taxpayers are paying for them to be able to use the gym or go to their libraries or whatever benefits they have in prison. I think that if you are convicted of a crime that you should lose all of your rights as a citizen.
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If this were the case there would be a lot fewer abortion doctors!
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YES! I will always believe,that when a person kills,or does any kind of harm to a child,that they are mentally ill. Mental illness is usually brought upon during birth. When the child starts showing signs of mental illness,or any kind of abnormality,then the parents should have the child evaluated immediately,instead of sitting back thinking,that the child will grow out of it. Now the child is an adult,who has committed a crime against another child. When these adults go to jail,and start talking to a Psychiatrist,about how they were abused,as children,we can conclude,that the problem started somewhere at home,school,or in the neighborhood,which are the other places mental illness stems from.
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