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Time to bring back hanging?

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    #122
    friendlyfun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭friendlyfun


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    100%, way to much scum roaming the streets these days. Not enough prison spaces, and it would be very cost effective. Society has become way too soft. There is a midpoint between killing someone who has wronged you and the namby pamby "hooman rights" nonsense we have now, and punishing someone with death for a heinous crime should be that midpoint.

    Any evidence to suggest its cost-effective? how could death be a mid point?


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    #123
    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    friendlyfun wrote: »
    Any evidence to suggest its cost-effective? how could death be a mid point?

    Length of rope: €10
    Year of imprisonment: €45,000

    I’ll let you work out the maths.

    Well if lynching someone accused of a crime is point 1 and crying about some scumbags human rights is 10. Then hanging after a fair trial is about a 5 on that scale in my eyes. So the midpoint.


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    #124
    Sean.3516
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Sean.3516


    I don’t understand the argument that the death penalty is wrong as it violates the human rights of citizens.

    The concept has existed in western legal theory for centuries that govt may deny certain rights to those who violate the rights of others.

    When the government puts you in prison, they’re denying your rights.

    If the govt can take away the right to liberty and property of criminals, why can’t it take the right to life when the crime reaches a certain magnitude?


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    #125
    Infini
    Registered Users Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭Infini


    I'd be of the view of being only being used in the most serious of crimes with irrefutable proof and on repeat offenders, it's not something that should be used unless theres is absolutely no doubt whatsowever in the case.


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    #126
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    I’m in the belief that an offshore island as a prison with no guards and no way off. Just enough provisions for half the prisoners. That should be a good deterrent.


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    #127
    NasserShammaz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 886 ✭✭✭NasserShammaz


    mad muffin wrote: »
    I’m in the belief that an offshore island as a prison with no guards and no way off. Just enough provisions for half the prisoners. That should be a good deterrent.

    And absolutely no grey tracksuit bottoms,


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    #128
    NasserShammaz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 886 ✭✭✭NasserShammaz


    In terms of hanging yea bring it back who would shed a tear for Larry Murphy, Sean is Fitzpatrick ........ and any number of the feral runts


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    #129
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Only if trolls and re-regs count !


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    #130
    Hedgelayer
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Hedgelayer


    Ava Bald Apricot wrote: »
    Only if trolls and re-regs count !

    That's you swinging from the rafters so lol


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    #131
    Hedgelayer
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Hedgelayer


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    Length of rope: €10
    Year of imprisonment: €45,000

    I’ll let you work out the maths.

    Well if lynching someone accused of a crime is point 1 and crying about some scumbags human rights is 10. Then hanging after a fair trial is about a 5 on that scale in my eyes. So the midpoint.

    That's one of the most factual responses I have ever read.

    Ten out of 10


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    #132
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    NasserShammaz wrote: »
    And absolutely no grey tracksuit bottoms,

    Absolutely not.


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    #133
    Sean.3516
    Registered Users Posts: 861 ✭✭✭Sean.3516


    Infini wrote: »
    I'd be of the view of being only being used in the most serious of crimes with irrefutable proof and on repeat offenders, it's not something that should be used unless theres is absolutely no doubt whatsowever in the case.

    This is the legal standard for being guilty of every crime. “Proof beyond all reasonable doubt”


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    #134
    backspin.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭backspin.


    Yes for very serious crimes and for not indicating appropriately on the roads.


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    #135
    kowloon
    Registered Users Posts: 13,280 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    If it does get brought back they need to have a large viewing gallery for the execution so all the people with revenge fantasies about what they would do to X and Y can tug themselves dry.


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    #136
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,274 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Infini wrote: »
    I'd be of the view of being only being used in the most serious of crimes with irrefutable proof and on repeat offenders, it's not something that should be used unless theres is absolutely no doubt whatsowever in the case.

    Presumably there was absolutely no doubt whatsoever in the 160+ cases of people who have been freed from death row in the States since 1973 either?


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    #137
    John2136
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭John2136


    marieholmfan wrote: »
    Hi there

    Would you support bringing back hanging?

    It's a shame the ones who need hanging are the ones who would be in charge of it.


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    #138
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users Posts: 19,578 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    Is this about Hanging with Hector?

    Yeah, alright.


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