The Death Penalty should be illegal

1. "The "eye for an eye" way of thinking is not always immoral. If a kid were to steal something and then you steal something from him. That would not be the correct way to punish him. However, when a person kills another person, something needs to be done. "My opponent failed to provide any thorough debate in this porition. He, quite simply, restates that he believes in the death penatly. More is needed, my friend. "Dying is a very final thing, and allowing a person that ended someone else's life to live out his entire life even if it is in jail will not fully punish him." I will agree with Con on one thing: Dying IS a very final thing. That's why I am so firmly against the Death Penatly. As I stated in Round 2, I believe that a life jail term is a more fitting punishment than death, and Con failed to tell me why that is untrue. "Let him face the death penalty and be judged by God."Now we are entering an top in which I wish not to be included in this debate. Please leave religion out of your arguments. You cannot simply kill a man and use the excuse "God will judge him". No, your given only one life and you should be able to keep it. Regardless of if you killed a man or not. 2. "How would you feel knowing that the person that murdered your family member is still living, breathing, and walking on this planet? "Once again, I will inform Con of my views on the subject, since he failed to pick them up in the first two rounds. I would feel fine. Sure, I'd be struck with grief over my dead family member, but I wouldn't want the person killed. Killing is wrong and having murderer killed would just make me feel worse. "Not all people have issues that can get fixed by sitting in a cell." Very well, I agree. But, if they can't be fixed by spending time thinking about their crime, they are beyond repair, and are truly messed up. a fitting punishment would be a lifetime of boredom, much more fulfililng than death if you ask me. " People don't enjoy watching other humans being killed. However, sometimes it is necessary."Necessary to what, watch people die? It's never necessary to watch anyone die. As I stated before, that's just sick. "It allows the family to finally end the dreams that haunt you after a family member is killed. It also allows them to see the face of the murder and if he does apologize and feel bad for what he did. "What about watching a man being killed comfort anyone. It's an act of revenge. I can almost guarantee that the bad dreams will stop once you watch a person die. If you truly loved that individual, you will keep getting bad dreams until the day you day. And you probably wont even had bad dreams unless you witnessed the event. "May God have mercy on him."Again, enough of this garbage. 3. "Dying doesn't have to be worse than confinement. Dying can be a new beginning. If the person feels bad for what he did God will forgive him." I am appaled by my opponent's statement on this topic. You CAN NOT kill someone and think it's okay because your mother brainwashed you into believing these fairy tales. You are given only one life! Enough the religion please. "Also, a life in confinement is not full of opportunities. It is just torture. That is immoral."At this point in the debate, I wish to ask my opponent what's immoral about living in confinment. You are given food, recreational time, and you make friends. Something this person could never achieve if he/she was killed before ever given a chance. Please, do explain... If he has to take his entire life to realize that what he did is wrong then he really has problems.I don't think it takes to much brain power to assume that the individual charged with murder already has to some big problems in their life. As long as the person realizes what he/she did, no matter when they do it, it is just fine. "It also sounds like you feel that locking a man away for his life is a better form of revenge. It isn't about revenge. It is about the correct punishment." I failed to find anywhere in my previous statement that indicated that I feel that confiment in jail is an act of revenge. I believe I DID state: "That, in my opinion, is the best possible punishment for a murderer."My opponent is obviously extremely misinformed in this debate and I pity him. It has been fun debating though, and I wish to thank my opponent for taking the time out of his day to participate. Vote Pro!!