Also, I believe that ritualistic cannibalism and necrophilia are grounds for capital punishment. Along with brutal murders there are rapes and instances of child molestation.

Sorry Tim, I'm going to have to speak out against using the death penalty in these instances. You slot cannibalism, I'd be more apt to have the person who committed the offense be tried and convicted for murder over cannibalism.

Likewise any person being put to death for rape or child molestation... Again I can see if a murder took place in the commission of these crimes, anything less would just lead to more murders on the perpetrators part. Think about it, most murders are committed by people the victim knows. Rape is a crime of opportunity in most cases. Why would the perpetrator leave their victim alive to identify them and testify in their trial where the possible outcome is death?

then what of statutory and date rape? the death penalty for them? What about false accusations? Men have spent 25 years in jail for a rape that was later overturned through DNA evidence. What do we as a society say to that mans family if he turns out to be not guilty, but we had demanded his death for his supposed crime?

as for necrophilia... its gross, its disgusting, its disrespectful... but just because it is all of those things, that doesn't warrant execution, unless of course the person killed the victim in order to have sex with their body.

yeah, I have to disagree with you about the death penalty. I am against it in all situations. imprison then, punish them that way, take away some of their abilities and pleasures. but not death. no-one to me has the right to inflict death on another. they may have done terrible wrongs and deserve to be punished. but that does not give you or the state the right to take their life. we need to have a system to keep control in society to keep it civilised, but that to me is taking it way too far. so im against it in principle, then I'm also against it as Shadowgod pointed out on a practical level of we make mistakes and this is something you cannot take back.

I also have to disagree with you about the Bill. Democracy to me is about creating conversation. it is not about repressing other people's thoughts, belief's and ideas. if there was overwhelming disagreement by the american republic those that opposed it on the grounds that their constituents complained to me are the ones that are worthy. thats what its for, I thought they were supposed to be representatives. also it comes down to what sort of democracy you want to promote. and who it works for and how. to me letting the companies suffer for alittle bit more was fine. esp if this re-examining of the bill with new ideas that make the bill fairer for all not just for wall st is good. things shouldnt necessarily be rushed. and I hope that this teaches those in power about how democracy, to me, is supposed to work. for all not just for those at the top. where feedback is essential. and where more than a few opinions matter.

I meant murder cases involving necrophilia and cannibalism. I also stated that it MUST be a slam dunk. In other words, if there is even the slightest chance that another person was the perpetrator, it should not be used.

The United States is NOT a democracy. It is a representative republic. If it were a democracy, every little decision made would be through a vote. Such a system would be difficult in the US, because there are too many people. That is why we have elections. However, our representatives usually care more about special interests than they do about the concerns of the people.

to me the problem is people have different takes on, reasonable doubt. and letting people have such a power is a slippery slope. and often not regulated correctly.

What case is ever a slam dunk though? especially when dealing with some of the crimes you mentioned. Then I disagree simply because the punishment just seems out of balance with the crime. Hammurabi said an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, a life for a life.

If the creepy undertaker met his "dates" at work, he shouldn't be put to death for it.

Sorry I know this is off topic but I just had done an essay on Hammurabi Steve, haha.