Worst criminal punishment

Gael23

Is life in prison a harsher sentence than death?

frag420

Death by Snu Snu is much worse...

jacksie66

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corner of hells

jacksie66 wrote: »

3rd option, get a sliotar to the bollix..

On a cold day.

Stanford

Worst of all......forced to listen to Joe Duffy or Marian Finucane

corner of hells

Gael23 wrote: »

Is life in prison a harsher sentence than death?

It might be difficult to compare as one of the participants is dead , so couldnt give you an opinion.

brevity

Back to back episodes of The Big Bang Theory

K.Flyer

A fate worse than death would be having to listen to Vogon poetry, in particular, anything by Grunthos the Flatulent, a Poet Master of the Azgoths of Kria.
During a reading of one such poem, "Ode to a Small Lump of Green Putty I Found in My Armpit One Midsummer Morn' " four audience members died of internal hemorrhaging and the President of the Mid-Galactic Arts Nobbling Council survived by gnawing one of his own legs off. Grunthos was reported to have been "disappointed" by the poem's reception.

Stanford

Wha..?

Stanford

Michael D singing Sean Nos...?

Roger Hassenforder

brevity wrote: »

Back to back episodes of The Big Bang Theory

A fate worse than death

Stanford

Brendan O'Connor shows?

Chris_Heilong

I support the death penalty in extreme circumstances, Rapists and Child molestors should be castrated, and a 3 strikes and you are put away for life regardless of crime should be standard.

Also none of this holiday camp style "wont you please think of the children" BS that goes for prison now a days, white collar crime sure but criminal gang members, Drug dealers, Serial Murderers and Rapists should be sent to a hellhole or a work camp to spend their lives away from normal people.

The Backwards Man

Scaphism

valoren

A term sentence to work in a Call Centre 7 days a week.

Reoffending levels and stats would plummet.

jaxxx

Death isn't a punishment, it's an eventuality and something that's fated to happen to every living organism simply cannot be described in any way as a form of punishment. Punishment should be about making people regret their actions (in an ideal world, obviously most criminals don't give a f**k, which is exactly why this whole 'reform' nonsense is a load of BS). So instead you take away that which they have taken away from others: their freedom. Ultimately freedom is the one true thing that any organism can have, everything else in the scheme of things is irrelevant. Without freedom, there's nothing. So your title is very apt, because death as a form of punishment is the worst criminal punishment, because it's got sweet f**k all to do with punishment, and there's absolutely no justice in it whatsoever.

But unfortunately most prisons nowadays in the so called Western world are more like poor quality hotels.

KevW24601

Solitary confinement in an empty room, bare minimum of food served through a letter box and no contact with the outside world.

Stanford

KevW24601 wrote: »

Solitary confinement in an empty room, bare minimum of food served through a letter box and no contact with the outside world.

The US already has this and it doesn't work

KevW24601

Stanford wrote: »

The US already has this and it doesn't work

Is that so?

frozenfrozen

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Scaphism

the blind boy book scaphism story is good

well good as in the story is good

scaphism isn't good

well, if you are looking for a terrible thing to do then scaphism is great

Stanford

Yes, there is a lot of evidence that some of these people are so mentally deranged that they don't appreciate their freedom, also a lot of evidence suggests high rates mental illness which prevents any feelings of guilt following horrendus crimes

Gael23

corner of hells wrote: »

It might be difficult to compare as one of the participants is dead , so couldnt give you an opinion.

Rephrase the question. Would you like to siege the rest of your life locked up in a tiny cell or get a quick injection and it’s all over?

Stanford

Gael23 wrote: »

Rephrase the question. Would you like to siege the rest of your life locked up in a tiny cell or get a quick injection and it’s all over?

Thats not a fair question because the average person is not thinking with a the mind of a seriously deranged killer

Ten of Swords

Gael23 wrote: »

Rephrase the question. Would you like to siege the rest of your life locked up in a tiny cell or get a quick injection and it’s all over?

In the Soviet era there was a mixture of the two. If you were convicted and sentenced to death you were locked in a solitary confinement cell and you awaited execution, but they didn't tell you when it would happen. One day they just came for you, took you into the next room and shot you in the head.

I read about a man whose execution was carried out 4 years after his conviction, I think that would be the worst. You would be terrified every time someone came to your cell, wondering if they're bringing you your dinner or if this is it.

branie2

Back to back Fair City - from the very beginning

KevinCavan

Seal your anus with a hot poker and feed you curry for a month.

Stanford

Ten of Swords wrote: »

In the Soviet era there was a mixture of the two. If you were convicted and sentenced to death you were locked in a solitary confinement cell and you awaited execution, but they didn't tell you when it would happen. One day they just came for you, took you into the next room and shot you in the head.

I read about a man execution was carried out 4 years after his conviction, I think that would be the worst. You would be terrified every time someone came to your cell, wondering if they're bringing you your dinner of if this is it.

Not as bad as us Limerick people having to watch endless interviews of Marty Morrissey since last Sunday

Capt'n Midnight

Remedy this situation, restore spice production, or you will live out your life in a pain amplifier!
- Dune, Frank Herbert

Your Face

Gael23 wrote: »

Is life in prison a harsher sentence than death?

Have you seen the uniforms?
I would just die darling.

Itineoman

Stanford wrote: »

Wha..?

You don't know where your towel is:D:D:D

Gael23

KevinCavan wrote: »

Seal your anus with a hot poker and feed you curry for a month.

That strikes me as cruel and barbaric.

Stanford

Stanford wrote: »

The US already has this and it doesn't work

The same could be said for rehabilitation or any attempt of dealing with them. Nothing is completely successful. And using the US as an example isn't terribly useful considering their culture is so different from ours, and the existence of gangs to the extent that the US has... seriously changes the dynamic of crime.

Personally, I'm of the mind of a gradual increase in terms of imprisonment based both on the nature of the crime, and the number of previous convictions. Once someone reaches a certain number of convictions, say 10, then it's off to capital punishment they go. Something quick and simple like a modern version of the guillotine.

So, go with imprisonment initially, but have the death sentence for repeat offenders who obviously have no interest in rehabilitation. Still, we do need to provide better options in employment and education for those who are willing to be rehabilitated, so that they're not forced back into crime simply because there's no viable way to get past it.

mynamejeff

Stanford wrote: »

The US already has this and it doesn't work

id say their ability to commit crime is vastly reduced though