Capital thoughts

What do you think is the most serious crime that anyone can ever commit? Murder? Drug dealing? Heinous assault? Terrorism? I know these crimes are serious but does any of that deserve death? If we, the so-called rational society believe that they are senseless crimes, then why do we so senselessly follow in the criminals' footsteps and commit another crime by executing capital punishment, even in this civilised era? While I don't condone or justify any of the crimes mentioned above, I find it difficult to understand how you could punish a person by killing him. He wouldn't be there to know that he's dead, would he? Only that he would suffer in his last few days before death and that's about it! And others might not attempt such a crime in fear of death penalty, but does that really reduce crime and worse teach the perpetrator anything at all?

While I know that if one of my loved-ones got murdered, I'd want the murderer to be punished but I wouldn't like to see him dead and gone so quickly. 'Cos that's not closure to me. I would like to see him suffer every second of the rest of his life locked up in a dirty prison (no TV, music nothing) with just loads of hard work to do, and with just bread and water as food. Maybe in a special prison in Nicobar Islands, not in the US or Aus etc. 'Cos that's what I believe real punishment is, not death. They need to breathe their punishments, feel the seriousness of the crimes they committed, repent it, not just die in seconds. And for those who say they don't want their taxes looking after prisoners for life, please know the facts before you speak...death penalty costs millions, even just to maintain the law - read here. Besides I believe in human rights and I have been a strong opponent of death penalty ever since I heard of it when I was little. No one has the right to take another man's life, no matter what. How can the law allow this? If Death Penalty is the right punishment for serious crimes, then I would say there are plenty of real criminals (murderers or not) unfairly breathing around in this world!

A young Aussie drug dealer got caught in Singapore and will face death by hanging, on the 2nd of Dec...read here. It's not because he is Aussie that I brought this topic up - I felt for Timothy McVeigh too (even though he was the unforgivable Oklahoma bomber), and always for each and every other death-row prisoner around the world. While they deserve to be punished severely for their crimes, death in no way is going to make them realise what they did and it's the most violent act one could ever commit! It breaks that same law that the law authorities are preaching! It's ridiculous to carry on such a cruel and uncivilised punishment and I really feel for these people and their families. I'm glad Australia isn't that primitive and evil. We respect life and human rights.


To those who believe in death penalty:

NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE ANOTHER'S LIFE EVEN IF IT'S A CRIMINAL'S. IF YOU SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY, YOU GOT BLOOD IN YOUR HANDS...THEN YOU TOO DESERVE THAT SAME DEATH PENALTY YOU YOURSELF RESPECT - WHY SHOULD IT BE ANY DIFFERENT TO YOU? WAKE UP ALL THOSE COUNTRIES THAT DOTE ON DEATH PENALTY! IT'S A DISGRACE TO HUMAN RACE AND THE QUALITY OF JUSTICE. NOT EACH AND EVERYONE IS BORN WITH THE SAME INTELLIGENCE AND CONSCIENCE...LET EVERYONE TAKE THEIR OWN PACE TO REPENT AND LEARN...BY KILLING THEM THEY WON'T GET A CHANCE TO EVEN BEGIN TO REPENT. SAY NO TO DEATH AND SAY YES TO LIFE...