A Spin on the Death Penalty Question

I don't like that the death penalty costs taxpayers FAR more than life imprisonment. There's also the fact that the former has NOT been proven in the slightest to deter crime anymore than the latter, so why bother? I also don't like that innocent people are occasionally put to death, and I'm appalled that some think that's okay/acceptable! So, for those reasons I'm against the death penalty.

I have occasionally spanked my children when they were younger - my mom/dad spanked me occasionally, and I think that in most cases it was the right thing (or at least not a bad thing) to do. I am not against spanking for certain situations and people.

Not that you asked, but others have brought up this, so... I am very much pro-choice, in large part because of the impact on the people that would otherwise be forced to have those babies, as well as the social impact that a ban on abortion has done in the past or would do if enacted again.

I tend to look at things from a logical/global perspective, rather than with passion, or from an individual or religious perspective. Unfortunately, I am in the minority there...

I support the death penalty and i do not support spanking.

Im really not understanding all these comparisons, death penalty and abortion, very different animals folks.....spanking and the death penalty, IMO even further a topic. To sum up....

Pro life
pro death penalty
anti spanking

vegetarian- co sleeping-selective immunizer- leo-blond- irish-native american.....pregnant.....sahm

I don't believe in the death penalty.

I believe spanking can be a useful tool for some kids under certain circumstances. For a fairly extreme example, my son is a little undersensitive to sensory stimulus. When he's seriously acting up, spanking helps reorganize his sensory system and get him back in control. When he's in this state, a calm conversation is actually the very worst thing in the world for him. Long before we had an official diagnosis for him I noticed that calm conversation resulted in a hysterical child for hours, while a spanking resulted in a child returned to happy and calm within 30 minutes.

I seriously doubt there is a correlation between opinions on spanking and opinions on the death penalty.

I am against spanking...it doesn't work to correct behavior over time...merely in the moment.

I support the death penalty....it works to get rid of one more evil person off the face of the earth that sucks our hard earned money dry(taxes) It also hastens their reunion with God and then judgement really begins.

I have reverted to spanking my kids about five times.

In my opinion...That was five times to many and I was at my worst with the parenting.

I came back at my kids and have apologized when I have done it.

I dont agree with the Death Penalty. In no way shape or form. Period.

I dont know if I see the direct correlation...but I believe the more you love and support your children and make them feel like the are apart of the big picture from the start...the more apt they are to become great citizens and do good things.

Interesting lead though....Something to sort of consider.

Not quite sure what spanking has to do with capital punishment ...

I am vehemently opposed to capital punishment.

I am extremely opposed to spanking.

I am vehemently supportive of the right to choose to terminate a pregnancy.

I don't agree with the death penalty (life is precious, and not ours to decide on) but I do believe in spanking, when done in love and not abusively.

Spanking does not take a life, but it might instill some awareness of consequences for actions that might spare a life down the road somewhere.... is that the correlation you are looking for? Or is it just a question to somehow try to 'trap' people in what you think are conflicting views? I really don't see any relationship between the two things, but I suppose it is possible to find a correlation. Scientifically speaking, that means nothing of course. A correlation does not a causative relationship make.

Yes, I believe in the death penalty. I actually think it should be the other way around, guilty until proven innocent. There are too many people caught in the act and get off free because prosecution's hands are tied. I also believe in spanking but it does not have to do with the death penalty. It has to do with the what God commands us to do in how we raise our children.

No spanking needed, no Death Penalty unless there is absolutely no doubt.

I believe in the death penalty but don't believe in spanking. I don't see how they correlate at all? Maybe just me but I don't get the question.

Amen, Julie B!

What she said.

I don't believe in spanking. I do believe in the death penalty for heinous crimes where the guilt of the individual is not in question. There is no reason to support someone in the penal system for 20, 30, 40, or 50 years that we would never want out and walking the streets again. Actions have consequences, and for adults who understand them those consequenses should be carried out.
For kids, violence toward them in formative years serves to place the spankers in an adversarial relationship toward the spankee. It places violence among acceptable behaviors for them and creates an atmosphere of fear. With children there are other acceptable punishments that will reform their behavior when properly applied. With those adults we are saying that no matter how they may act, as a society we can no longer trust them to be free because of what they did and that those actions are punishable by forfeiting your own life.

Hmmm, I'm also curious if people who don't believe in the death penalty also are anti-abortion.

I am anti both. I think any other way makes no sense. And I spanked my older daughter a couple times for running into the street. So does that mean I believe in spanking?

I did some spanking and do believe in the death penalty.