[RIghtwardHo]

I was a Prosecutor for 25 years and prosecuted my fair share of Capital cases.

We should abolish the death penalty for 2 reasons:

1. Innocent people are executed. We as a Christian society should never kill someone’s loved one to exact punishment on another.

2. The State (especially a burgeoning Police State such as ours) should NEVER EVER have the power to execute it’s citizens.

Are there people that deserve the death penalty? Absolutely 100% yes. I saw them first hand and they are even worse than you think you know they are. However, if we are to remain a civilized Christian and Conservative society we need to abolish the death penalty completely. Period.

[Sherman Logan]

Innocent people are executed.

My understanding is that there is not a single confirmed case of this, at least since capital punishment was reinstated.

If you have evidence to the contrary, I'd very much like to see it.

Would also like to point out something you're probably well aware of. Most of those claimed as "innocent" are more accurately described as having gotten a court to agree their trial was conducted improperly in some way.

To my mind, at least, there's a really big jump from "His trial didn't meet standards," to "He actually didn't commit the crime."

[rjsimmon]

However, if we are to remain a civilized Christian and Conservative society we need to abolish the death penalty completely. Period.

What a load of horse crap. We, as a civilized society, MUST put the price of innocent life as the pinnacle and state to those who deprive others of innocent life that NOTHING but their own life will recompense the victim. Christ never once argued against the death penalty, so your fallacious use of "Christian society" falls flat.

[Patriotic1]

I won’t argue your points - but as a devout Catholic I disagree or at least question them, but what about those who hurt/maim/kill other inmates and guards? What about those who somehow how later get paroled(rare but it does happen)?

[Mark17]

Are there people that deserve the death penalty? Absolutely 100% yes. I saw them first hand and they are even worse than you think you know they are.

I spent time on California's death row. I can assure you, that is 100% true.

if we are to remain a civilized Christian and Conservative society we need to abolish the death penalty completely. Period.

I strongly disagree with that statement. I don't think we can have a so called Christian/conservative society without the death penalty.

[steve8714]

how will you protect prison inmates? It’s unconstitutional to segregate murderers to solitary. Their blood on your hands.