The Capital Punishment Debate

[The Bread Guy]

A necro thread revival

https://twitter.com/x/status/2067728324034519284

Interesting polling

Good catch - more details from the polling company here:

Support for Return of Death Penalty Rises Markedly in Canada

More than half of supporters of capital punishment (52%) think it would serve as a deterrent for potential murderers.

researchco.ca

Detailed demo breakdowns attached - methodology:

 

[The Bread Guy]

Since we have a thread chock full of debate already in play just on Canada & capital punishment, carry on here, folks.

Army.ca Staff

 

[mariomike]

I'd be trying to figure out what to order for my Last Meal .

 

[Furniture]

Surely the majority is always right, and we should run ourselves by the will of 50%+1 in all things.

Sometimes they are right. Though maybe starting by keeping the violent offenders away from the reat of the population would be a better start.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Since we have a thread chock full of debate already in play just on Canada & capital punishment, carry on here, folks.

Army.ca Staff

Bah! I should have search capital punishment.

Thanks for the shove in the right direction.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Bah! I should have search capital punishment.

Thanks for the shove in the right direction.

If it’s any comfort, took me a bit of digging too

 

[Jarnhamar]

I'd be trying to figure out what to order for my Last Meal .

Meatloaf in the shape of an ambulance and a side that makes you really gassy would be pretty funny.

 

[mariomike]

The last execution in Canada was in 1962. I wonder how many of the people who say they want it were alive then.

 

[YZT580]

The last execution in Canada was in 1962. I wonder how many of the people who say they want it were alive then.

I was and I am. But if as Pierre said Life means life I could live with the alternative but if I recall correctly that became cruel and unusual because it didn't give the murderer a chance to redeem himself/herself. He was quite specific when it came to the murder of police/corrections officers too.

 

[mariomike]

I think many , myself included, could tolerate something like this,

If we execute murderers and there is in fact no deterrent effect, we have killed a bunch of murderers. If we fail to execute murderers, and doing so would in fact have deterred other murders, we have allowed the killing of a bunch of innocent victims. I would much rather risk the former. This, to me, is not a tough call." John McAdams - Marquette University/Department of Political Science

 

[Colin Parkinson]

I am ok with a limited amount of Capital Punishment, with strict criteria equating to a high bar to be met and a case review after conviction