The death penalty should exist.

I have had a lot of work on and only just got the opportunity to sit down, think and say why the death penalty should exist. I have already covered that I personally believe that if the criminal (assuming has been confirmed guilty of the charges at hand) follows the list of criteria I said. .. refuses psychological help, can find loop holes and avoid the castration of society, has no remorse or is a psychopath, highly suspected to re-offend, causes more crimes within the prison, has not received justice / retribution for the atrocity he or she has committed and the sentence is appalling and in no way justifies the actions. At this point I would advocate the death penalty. I have no doubt that people have been wrongfully accused and fell through the cracks of the prison system, never to see the light of day again. To be honest, I am not a fan of how the prison system is run, I have been on a jury and was the soul reason two men didn't get imprisoned for something that could not be proven with out a reasonable doubt. Realising that two men nearly got a minimum of five years in prison, I had this feeling of nausea, my body was shaking and I began to sweat. In no way could I live with my self if people are imprisoned wrongfully. In saying that, in no way could I live with my self knowing someone did an atrocious act like harming a child or taking away a woman's confidence and security, just to be released and reoffend. The prison system simply locks people up and expects them to have the meaning of life revealed to them; apparently, an extended time out will allow them to meditate on problems and grow from it. .. not grow bitter and hateful, resentful and lose touch with reality and freedom. However, it gets to a stage where you have to ask your self, can this person get help? Is it possible for change? How many cases of re-offenses do we have to see before we change something? There is an estimated 35-54% [2] on AVERAGE that a sexual predator will reoffend, it varies in areas and can go as high as 80% [3](study in Canada suggests). I am not going to debate whether or not it's the prisons fault that the criminal has reoffended, at the end of the day. The criminal used free will to commit an act to completely change the course of someone's life for the worst. I would also like to say that I am only deeply convicted that a person should receive the death penalty if they have committed a crime that has intentionally damaged a persons life, for example, Murderer, Rapist, Child Abuser etc. As for the cost, I do not doubt that the price is stupendous, we can pay less than a dollar for a bullet, and it's arguably more ethical and moral to put a bag over someone's head, mark the body part that will be the quickest to inflict death if removed or ruptured etc, and shoot them at point blank range. However we put them under a general anaesthetic, and use muscle relaxes and the poison at the end to stop the hard and induce death. [4] Other methods were to electrocute and in ancient times, depending on location, either cutting off the head by use of a sword of guillotine or put into an arena with gladiators or large animals. The reason executions are so expensive isn't because of the chemicals used, although they have been increased in price, the big reason why everything is so expensive is due to court issues, they have to be continuously dragged through court to check numerous times if the person is actually guilty, and understandably so; but it appears that the reason for the excuse not to execute as being it being such an expense is almost a cop out, it's not the fault of the executioner or the prison. It's the fault of the justice system and the over priced cases in court. The problems we face isn't a direct result of the prison, the prison just gets the bad side of the deal due to it doing what ever the result of the law is. Unfortunately to execute someone, it costs so much money simply because, unless assured without doubt, the person could be innocent and they have to be tried for it. My issue doesn't lie with any of these areas, my entire argument is, I don't want these reoffending criminals back into society when they have already shown once that they are not to be trusted. Why should we give them a second chance? I would trust a list of professionals all vouching for the validity and authenticity of a criminal that has turned their ways, however I couldn't completely trust them, and rightfully so, at the end of the day, there is a serious reason as to why someone would have committed such an act. A child abuser or a rapist doesn't just do that crime, there is something wrong at home, at work, their friends group, the people who speak into their lives. There is something wrong with direction in life and motive, with intention and position. A healthy, confident, positive and driven person doesn't just abuse people, unless they have a mental condition. After all of this is done, whether they are put to death or not, I want a better society, I want a place where kids can go outside and feel safe, and be safe. I want an area where a woman can walk down the street wearing what ever she feels she should wear and be comfortable and confident that people will respect that she is a human being with rights, that she deserves to be treated with respect. And that she is going to be safe, I am a feminist by definition for the pursuit of equal rights and I am devastated when I see women completely thrown out of the window when it comes to respect in society. People respect women because women are human, it's a sad thing that a position determines how much respect a women gets while a man automatically gets the view of, strong, courageous, masculine, confident, leader, etc. A lot of the time, when a child abuser or rapist strikes, it's not because it's 'JUST' a child or 'JUST' an isolated victim, it's because of the innocence of the situation, the criminal feels empowered and dominant. In conclusion, I see the prison being blamed for the prices of matters where they have no say or authority. I see criminals not getting what they deserve, getting back into society only to reoffend and ruin more peoples lives. I see our legal system failing us and as a result, we blame the prison because that's the only thing most of us actually get to see. I see the rehabilitation failing us too, why are we not doing any more surgeries to remove genitalia from rapists and child molesters? Why are we not drugging up psychopaths or showing people with a bad past that their past is just that. Why is our entire method of helping this sad one way street to 'they might be better'. Why can't we be safe any more? I wouldn't be an advocate of the death penalty if we didn't have better methods. The Greeks would cut the hands and genitalia off of child abusers and rapists, why is that out of the question? We need more appropriate methods to deal with this issue. Clearly more scientific data is needed for the rehabilitation side. However our first priority should be society. I have a lot more to say, however I will leave the rest of this part over to Pro. References: . http://ijo.sagepub.com... [1] . http://blogs.wsj.com... [2] . http://www.scientificamerican.com... [3] . http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org... [4]