Trump and the death penalty

What about the death penalty for the murder of children - if a child under fifteen commits a murder and then is held accountable for life. Is that a fix for a son not being raised properly with particular values instilled by responsible parents?

In the US, the majority of those being murdered by "The Penalty" are of African ancestry. Is this the alternative motive that you were speaking of, Maybee70 and foxie48. The US laws criminalise dark-skinned people. imaround can agree on this. Is this a supremacist movement to win more Protestant votes?

Yes, even those families who have experienced psychotic mental actions that have tortured and killed their loved ones are not incapable of forgiveness. Though I have met some who are not.

Murder of a defective human is barbaric. The UK has been preaching this for decades. Emotions aside, it is not the correct way to move forward in a civilised society.

That appears to have been tbe first time a Reporter pushed back.
Maybe it could happen more often?

I do not support the death penalty. For the most dreadful crimes such as the murder of children, round the clock solitary confinement would be fitting. I believe that the USA is the only civilised country in the world to have the death penalty.

It should be obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that trump is now certifiable. He knows the midterms in November will go badly for the Republicans and he can’t have that.

Did anyone see the interview he gave yesterday which he walked out of? After being incredibly rude to the female interviewer.

It is going to take many years for the USA to recover from this dreadful man and his acolytes.

You are correct, Macaydia. The USA incarcerates more of its' citizens pro rata, for longer, and with dismal recidivism results.
Perhaps they could learn from Norway?

Think of all the people who have been wrongly imprisoned.
If the death penalty had been used, they would have had no recompense.
Think of some of the reasons why 'criminals' are executed in other countries.
Women, for adultery, men for homosexuality.
I don't agree with the death penalty.

I had heard that the Federal Government was trying to go back to firing squads, gas chambers and electrocution as well.

Barbaric.

He can choose one of those when he is convicted and sentenced.

(Though I see the the Tech Billionaires (Theil IIRC) are starting to move to Argentina.)

FWIW, it cost more to put someone to death in this country than to keep them imprisoned for life. 2.5 x 5 times more, in the millions of dollars per person.

Norway's prison system appears to have less repeat offenders than other countries.

🤬 Trump is all, what people say.

No, I could not support the death penalty tho at times I have felt like it. It's not just the risks of mistakes, nor even whether its a deterrent.

Its being a society that is potentially - a government like Trump can come in and can change the laws bad enough already once we accept the principle: meeting violence back with violence, is it good for us all?

My father in law had to preside over hanging. That’s all I’m prepared to say other than I’m totally opposed to the death penalty .

The very worst, only.
Abduction and killing children, the kind of crimes committed by fhe Wests, The moors murderers.
Sustained torturing of victims, the crimes committed by ian Watkins. .

MissAdventure

I support the death penalty.

For what offences?

What are the alternatives and are the alternatives more humane?

I support the death penalty.

I am totally against the death penalty, it is barbaric and totally wrong regardless of the crime. Trump is deranged but I also suspect there is another agenda behind this.

boheminan

To me, this is a very emotive subject. I would passionately fight against the death penalty in this country...

but knowing if anyone had in anyway hurt (or heaven forbid) murdered a child of mine, I would happily have killed them myself.

I think we’d all react this way! I know I would.

It’s a very normal, emotional reaction that few actually act on.

To me, this is a very emotive subject. I would passionately fight against the death penalty in this country...

but knowing if anyone had in anyway hurt (or heaven forbid) murdered a child of mine, I would happily have killed them myself.

Iam64

Macaydia. I’ve read the executions in American prisons sometimes go wrong and death is painful and prolonged
Why anyone would want to view this barbaric act is beyond me

I'm not sure but I think they have a law saying there must be witnesses. Hundreds of years ago, in England, there were many witnesses - the whole village and children !

Smileless2012

Because with assisted dying, the one whose chosen to do so must administer the drug themselves.

With assisted dying, they use a drug (a poison) that works.

Chocolatelovinggran

I am opposed to the death penalty.
As others here, I think that it is quite a different ask from those joining the forces with the aim of defending one's country, to becoming an executioner of a countryman/ woman.

...especially if the citizen is innocent !

You would think that in this day and age, men would have a more advanced way of dealing with mental issues than murder.

I am opposed to the death penalty.
As others here, I think that it is quite a different ask from those joining the forces with the aim of defending one's country, to becoming an executioner of a countryman/ woman.

Macaydia. I’ve read the executions in American prisons sometimes go wrong and death is painful and prolonged
Why anyone would want to view this barbaric act is beyond me

Because with assisted dying, the one whose chosen to do so must administer the drug themselves.

Why are the methods for a death penalty execution different than methods used for assisted suicide?

My understanding is that 27 USA states have the death penalty and that the governor of those states has the final say as to whether the sentence will be carried out or commuted to a life sentence, so I don't see how this could be enforceable.

The last execution by firing squad was carried out in South Colorado on November 14th 2025 at the request of the one being executed.

Another new low for Trump. The death penalty should have ended in all civilised countries now. Does he keep thinking up more ways to damage the reputation of the US.

Executing his own citizens is as bad as the regime in Iran.