Would you be able to execute somebody sentenced to death?

[Heretic_Cata]

I would, without any second thoughts. The only thing is it will probably haunt me for a long time. I always find it hard to trust my emotions in a moment. I am usualy cold-blooded and remorseless, but i may try to find resons not to do it, so that helps in certain cases ... but in this case it wouldn't.

 

[Rambuchan]

Did you have a chance?

No, I never had the chance and I deliberately avoid the possibility of stumbling into such situations.

 

[Urederra]

No, I never had the chance and I deliberately avoid the possibility of stumbling into such situations.

Ah... OK. I missunderstood, I thought you were talking in the past. Me no good English.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

Weird poll. I don't understand how there can be a difference in one's ability to execute a murderer and a political prisoner.

 

[Urederra]

Weird poll. I don't understand how there can be a difference in one's ability to execute a murderer and a political prisoner.

Well, If you read the posts in the thread, you will notice that some people says, "I wouldn't do it, in any case, My religion does not allow me to do that" or "I wouldn't, I have moral issues, I cannot kill people, in any case"

Others don't have any problem to admit they could execute a serial killer or a rapist, but not a political prisoner.

I voted "no, in any case" so you have to wait for somebody who chose the second option to answer your question.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

My point was that this talks about willingness, not ability.

 

[Evil Tyrant]

I've no moral objections to it, as for being able to carry it out, the only way to know is for me to get a job as an executioner and give it a try. As for prefered methods, I would go with hanging, electrocution, or a gas chamber. I wouldn't do well for carrying out a lethal injection because I don't like needles and have no medical training on where to put them.

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

Perhaps if they supported Chelsea or, to a lesser extent Everton. Being an Everton Fan may be punishment enough.

To avoid Spamming, the answer to the OP is no. Simply because I don't agree with the Death Penalty on the basis that Life Imprisonment is a much harsher sentence IMHO.

 

[Dann]

Do you think it is a job that everybody can do?

No. There is a reason why medieval executioners wore hoods, and why the firing squad was invented.

If you were the executioner, would you have moral issues after killing a person?

Would you be able to execute a person? Are there any circumstances where you won't be able to execute him/her? What if you interviewed him beforehand? and if he/she is a political prisoner sentenced to death?

In my experience, its one thing to say, "sure I would do it" and completely another to face the cold, hard, reality of it. Most kids (and a lot of men) who say they would would probably freeze up at the point of impact.

Its one thing to say it.....but to do it? Thats a line a lot of people wont cross.

My thoughts exactly. Killing a human being in cold blood is not as easy as people imagine.

The exception is when the person to be executed has harmed someone related to me, in which case it becomes personal and I'm sure my anger and desire for vengeance will see me through.

 

[Rambuchan]

To avoid Spamming, the answer to the OP is no. Simply because I don't agree with the Death Penalty on the basis that Life Imprisonment is a much harsher sentence IMHO.

How about exile to Wigan as an (albeit quite brutal) alternative? Much harsher.

Sorry, forgot, they've been doing this for years.

 

[ComradeDavo]

Whilst I am opposed to the death penalty, that is because I don't believe the state should have the right to kill someone, not because some criminals don't deserve to die.

I think i could execute someone like a child rapist or someone who commited a brutal hate crime, I think that they deserve death and i'd probably have enough hate for them to kill them for their crimes.

However, I wouldn't want to execute on behalf of the state, and I would not do so.

So I guess the only time I would execute someone would be if they had commited the worst of crimes and there was no legal system to punish them.

Of course tehre would need to be 100% proof of their guilt.

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

How about exile to Wigan as an (albeit quite brutal) alternative? Much harsher.

Sorry, forgot, they've been doing this for years.

That's right, people have been deporting thieving cockney street urchins for many years. A time in Wigan would no doubt teach them some civility.

On Topic: Agreeing, strangely enough, with MobBoss, anyone who claims "I could do it" either hasn't grasped the gravity of what they are doing or has a much greater sense of detachment that I would give them credit for. Same goes for anyone who would claim to be able to "shoot someone in battle" having never been in such an emotionally charged situation. I would imagine that without a serious amount of training most people would react on instinct. Would instinct allow you to drop the charge on someone whilst their loved ones stare you in the eye?

 

[IglooDame]

it all comes down to emotions and opinions...at the time

@ Dawgphood001 just a question hmmm. what if that political group that the political prisoner was associated with led to the death of someone you knew and care about? just kidding though

i think the system in determing death for the death penalty is not a good system nor will it ever be so i am against the death penalty.. who gets to decide killing a X person is morally worse then killing any other X person? or what crimes should the death penalty apply to... it is just to complicated and can not logically be worked out and the death penalty will always be about opinion

i am conflicted as i am trying to become officer in marine corp but i think it is morally wrong with just being able to execute somebody in cold blood regardless the reason in which they should be executed .. but yet i am trying to be an officer in marine corp, a bit contradicting

Trust me, no contradiction there at all.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

I could do it. I have a strange ability to "harden the heart" as I've heard it's been called.

 

[Gladi]

The first option, "Yes, in any case" also includes not fair trials, obviously.
You can take the second option, "Yes, but not political prisoners" as if were a "yes, but only if the trial is fair", since I don't think political prisoners can be sentenced to death fairly.

Bright day
Political prisoners can be acomplices in murder and other crimes too..., already voted 1)

 

[Leonel]

I'm not sure if I could if I was sound of mind. I mean I weeped for several days when I unknowingly killed my pet rabbit as a kid. Heck I still feel REAL bad about it even to this day and that was over 10 years ago.

However if I saw the murderer do it and remained totally unremorseful, and I mean TOTALLY unremorseful, like "Oh yeah I showed your dad how good I gave it to your mom" and all that, I probably could. However if the murderer genuinely felt remorseful, I'd probably request jail time and if the person did it again and still felt remorseful probably request the person go to a psychiatric(?spelling?) hospital as he/she doesn't seem to be able to control their actions.

 

[shortguy]

I'm sure I could do it, though I certainly would be scarred by it, especially if the person were a political prisoner. Hopefully, I would decline in such a case.

 

[luiz]

Well put, I completely agree.

I'd sooner die than kill.

I wouldn't do it either, unless the criminal harmed me personally.
However I would much rather kill a guilty guy than die, if those are the choices.

 

[MrCynical]

I would have to be certain beyond all doubt of their guilt, and morally agree that they deserve death (I believe there are some crimes deserving of death, most obviously cold blooded, and unrepented murder, but not just that). Executing political prisoners is not on though unless they had comitted such a crime (a difference of political opinion is not going to be anywhere near enough, and may often not be morally wrong at all). Given that, I think I could probably do it (if he had personally harmed me then yes, no question).

I would probably want to interview the criminal beforehand (especially if his crime affected me personally), simply because it would be necessary to make a personal judgement of the morality of the execution. As to method, something quick like the guillotine (firing squad, lethal injection and electric chair are all somewhat unreliable).

Would I have moral issues after the execution? Probably not. If I had a shred of doubt as to either the criminal's guilt, or deservingness of death I would not go through with the execution in the first place. If I am certain of those, I doubt I would have moral issues. Of course I cannot be certain, and however strong my moral opinions there is the issue of squeamishness, but there are individuals I would have no reluctance to execute.

 

[Blazer6]

A bullet to the head will solve many countries problems. What society deems their fate, we must act on it. Get rid of all the expensive red tape and make the courts accomplish the peoples will.