1. Why do you think the Federal Government hasn’t banned the death penalty in the United States when so many states have?
His guess is the 1976 case of Gregg v. Georgia put the decision back into the states hand of whether it should be banned. It is similar to abortion how many states want to ban it. The death penalty hasn’t been looked at in a Federal Court since the 1976 case of Gregg v. Georgia.
2. Do you think the death penalty is a cruel and unusual punishment? Why or Why not?
Yes, anytime you kill someone it is cruel. And when you do it when they know that they are going to be killed is unusual, because most people when they are killed don’t know that they are going to be killed. The body reacts to the lethal injections. It lowers people to almost of an animal status.
3.Is it unconcstitutional to use the death penalty?
Your rights say that it can’t happen, but when you commit a crime some of your rights are taken away. Yes, it is unconstitutional because you don’t get a chance to think about what you did.
4. What are alternatives to the death penalty?
Life imprisonment without parole, they can realize what they did, and hopefully they realize that it is wrong.
5. What does the Bible say about the death penalty?
The Bible doesn’t specifically say whether you can use the death penalty or not.
“If bloodless means are sufficient.”
- Pope John Paul II
6. In your opinion, what emotional toll does the death penalty take on the family and friends?
The person can’t be brought back, and painful memories come back when the family and friends think of them. It is like any other death, they are sad for their loss. The family doesn’t get satisfaction of knowing that a wrongdoer is brought to justice.
His guess is the 1976 case of Gregg v. Georgia put the decision back into the states hand of whether it should be banned. It is similar to abortion how many states want to ban it. The death penalty hasn’t been looked at in a Federal Court since the 1976 case of Gregg v. Georgia.
2. Do you think the death penalty is a cruel and unusual punishment? Why or Why not?
Yes, anytime you kill someone it is cruel. And when you do it when they know that they are going to be killed is unusual, because most people when they are killed don’t know that they are going to be killed. The body reacts to the lethal injections. It lowers people to almost of an animal status.
3.Is it unconcstitutional to use the death penalty?
Your rights say that it can’t happen, but when you commit a crime some of your rights are taken away. Yes, it is unconstitutional because you don’t get a chance to think about what you did.
4. What are alternatives to the death penalty?
Life imprisonment without parole, they can realize what they did, and hopefully they realize that it is wrong.
5. What does the Bible say about the death penalty?
The Bible doesn’t specifically say whether you can use the death penalty or not.
“If bloodless means are sufficient.”
- Pope John Paul II
6. In your opinion, what emotional toll does the death penalty take on the family and friends?
The person can’t be brought back, and painful memories come back when the family and friends think of them. It is like any other death, they are sad for their loss. The family doesn’t get satisfaction of knowing that a wrongdoer is brought to justice.