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No death penalty is not a solution for anything at best it can give victims/families closure and even then most of the times it fails to achieve it, a fair humane justice system would be more than effective than an unfair brutal justice system, also wtf counts as a terror attack that seems like the best way to kill all your political opponents.

SampleNo9113

for a sub which is fed up of most libbu ideologies this is interesting 🤔

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&gt;Imo it should only be there for terror attack.

So it was okay for the British India government to execute Bhagat Singh? 🤦🤦

SilentPomegranate317

Compulsory death penalty would mean less conviction rates as judges wouldnt want to be in that position where they are condemning someone to death. It will have the complete opposite effect.

GioVasari121

Death Penalty is never a solution. You can’t give the government that much power to kill the people. Plus death penalty other than making the government too powerful also has disadvantages like:

Could result in the death of falsely accused people.

Would just make the perpetrators even more brutal and make sure that they don’t leave any trace behind. 

Life sentence with rehabilitation is the best option imo.

At best, death sentence can cause only short term satisfaction.

At worst, it can lead to worse crimes and innocents being killed

mofucker20

Death penalty won't deter rapists, it will just make sure that rapists kill their victims

harambe_-33

With death penalty for rapists all you'll have is a bunch of framed innocents (from vulnerable populations) being put to death.

Attila_ze_fun

I am against death penalty *under all circumstances*. I support a reformative justice system. This includes rape convicts. 

Today people will call for blood, the state will execute them, and we will declare catharsis. This will not end the cycle of violence we see in our communities.

We need to tackle the root causes of rape. The Nirbhaya rapists were hung, and we are once again having this conversation.. nothing has changed since then.

The death penalty is barbaric, removes any chance for reformation of the criminals, and only serves to give society a misguided sense of catharsis. Criminal penalties should *always* take into account the scope for reformative measures.

taeiry

Had this conversation with a friend of mine studying Criminology in the UK.

She said that from a retribution standpoint, both life sentences and death penalty serve the same purpose. But to answer the question of which is better is not so easy to answer as to do that you would have to rationalize the criminal mind which is not really accurate always as not all criminals rationalize their actions by weighing down the pros and cons of the actions they are going to commit. For instance, a lot of violent crimes tend to be impulsive. In the instance of rape, it depends on the actions that led up to it. Like if they premeditated it by buying drugs and other stuff that could help them with the crime. A rape that was committed in the moment with no planning could be considered impulsive rather than premeditating it by rationalizing the pros and cons, so the criminals would not have thought about the punishments while doing it.

The debate of Life Sentences vs Death penalty is more based on humanitarian grounds rather than inflicting a notion onto the mass that the crime in question is not to be committed. Death Penalty is good on an individual deterrence level because that specific convict would not be able to commit the crime again, but on a general deterrence level it might not be as effective for wider societies. But this can again be achieved with a Life Sentence without any form of parole by any means.

RepresentativeItem41

Death penalty is not a solution, it's a way to get revenge that's it. 

Also even if a death penalty is put into place, it will not lead to actual hangings as our judiciary system is very inefficient.

Suspicious-Golf-4474

I know that there are going to be a lot of people who feel very strongly about this issue, and rightfully so. Many people (including me), especially women, have been disturbed by the recent developments and are emotionally attached to this case, and rightfully so. All of us are angry and all of us want change. I know I am walking on eggshells here; this is an incredibly sensitive topic. I think we should all discuss about what structural changes can be done to prevent such atrocities from happening, and perhaps reserve this death penalty diatribe for some other time. Let's talk solutions to make workplaces (specifically hospitals) a safe place for working women. We must prioritize. And having such discussions in these tender times would be unproductive.

Apprehensive_Set7366

Death Penalty is just a pacifying solution which for some reason hasn't stopped people from committing heinous crimes. Even if you bring castration law who's going to make sure that the Police and Judiciary will do their job well? Last time in Hyderabad Police had shot dead some random men and claimed they were rapists. The long term solution would be better policing, better judiciary, along with better economic conditions.

prsadr

#The death penalty should be abolished. 

* The state [has killed](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocence/executed-but-possibly-innocent), and has come close to killing, so many [innocent people](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocence) via the death penalty that they have forfeited their right to have that as an option. 

* [4.1% of US death row inmates are likely innocent](https://www.science.org/content/article/more-4-death-row-inmates-may-be-innocent).

* [It is more expensive in the long run to successfully try a death penalty case than simply try for life in prison](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/costs), making the death penalty not fiscally viable. 

* [State-sanctioned murder is a cruel and unusual punishment](https://www.aclu.org/other/case-against-death-penalty) and a direct violation of the 8th Amendment to the US Constitution. It is torture. It is torturing someone to death. Every method is torture.  

* In [HERRERA v. COLLINS](https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/506/390/#tab-opinion-1959135), 1993, the Supreme Court ruled that it is not unconstitutional for the state to execute a wrongly convicted innocent person. Is that a power the state should have? 

* In Brady v. Maryland (1963), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the “failure to disclose favorable information to a defendant in a criminal prosecution violates the constitution when that information is material to guilt or punishment.” These are referred to as [Brady Disclosures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_disclosure). And wouldn’t you know it? [Brady violations are rampant](https://theappeal.org/the-epidemic-of-brady-violations-explained-94a38ad3c800/) in the US criminal justice system, meaning the state is [knowingly prosecuting and incarcerating innocent people](https://www.nacdl.org/Article/May2013-FacesofBradyTheHumanCostofBrad). Is that a power the state should have?

* [The death penalty does nothing to curb crime](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/deterrence).

* The death penalty is a punitive &amp; retributivist measure. A civilized society should have a [restorative justice system](https://bjatta.bja.ojp.gov/media/blog/what-restorative-justice-and-how-does-it-impact-individuals-involved-crime), not a punitive one. Restorative Justice has [repeatedly proven](https://restorativejustice.org.uk/resources/moj-evaluation-restorative-justice) to [reduce recidivism](https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/jstc-rcdvs/index-en.aspx). The goal is not to make people suffer, it’s to make society better. No society is better off with state-sanctioned murder of its citizenry. 

* [It actually makes the victims’ families grieve for longer](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/studies-death-penalty-adversely-affects-families-of-victims-and-defendants).

* Criminal defense attorneys often [negotiate a guilty plea if it means their client wouldn’t be executed rather than risk a trial where the death penalty is a possible outcome](https://www.ncsc.org/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/17476/plea-bargaining-and-the-death-penalty.pdf). Meaning a criminal defense attorney would rather a possible innocent person go to prison than a person found guilty be executed. Eliminating the death penalty would eliminate parts of the frequent horse trading and back room dealing commonplace between judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys. These back room deals often involve [coercing defendants](https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-criminal-legal-system-coerces-people-into-pleading-guilty) into pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit. 

* The process of execution is needlessly [traumatizing to the victim’s family](https://theweek.com/articles/444189/psychological-trauma-witnessing-execution), as well as [the staff](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/south-carolina-execution-team-members-talk-of-debilitating-emotional-toll-of-capital-punishment-former-warden-calls-death-penalty-inequitable).

* The US criminal justice system is based on the [Principle of Finality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finality_(law)), which basically means that whatever the jury decides is the final truth no matter what. Showing [how many innocent people have been exonerated](https://innocenceproject.org/exonerate/) by a 30-year-old, ~90-staff non-profit, imagine how many more people are locked in jail or killed thanks to this absurd bastardization of justice. It’s this principle that’s kept falsely imprisoned people from seeking justice. 

* [The death penalty violates the US constitutional guarantee of equal protection](https://www.aclu.org/documents/case-against-death-penalty). It has never been applied fairly, disproportionately against those who cannot afford better attorneys, disproportionately upon those whose victims were white, disproportionately against people of color, disproportionately against the poor and uneducated, and [disproportionately concentrated in certain parts of the country](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview/executions-by-county).

* The death penalty was [botched more than 1/3rd of the time](https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/the-year-of-the-botched-execution-monitor-finds-death-penalty-was-visibly-problematic-35-percent-of-the-time-in-2022/) in 2022 in the US, skyrocketing from [more than 7% being botched](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/botched-executions) in the 40 years of using lethal injection, making it very obviously a cruel and unusual punishment.

* In January 2024, the US State of Alabama used nitrogen gas for death-by-hypoxia, an untested method deemed [too cruel to animals](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/24/alabama-death-row-nitrogen-kenneth-eugene-smith-execution/) by vets, not overseen or recommended by any medical professional, and [approved by the US Supreme Court without providing any opinion or justification](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/supreme-court-conservatives-alabama-execution-torture.html). Witnesses to the execution [described it as torture](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kenneth-smith-dies-nitrogen-gas-b2485080.html), noting that the man struggled for 4 minutes, writhing and thrashing, indicative of torture. A jury sentenced him to life in prison, but [the judge overruled](https://jacobin.com/2024/01/death-penalty-alabama-kenneth-smith) the sentencing and condemned him to death, making the sentence legally dubious. The practice of judicial override is now banned in every state, but the execution still went through despite this. 

* **It is not possible for any death penalty system to exist that only executes guilty people 100% of the time. Such a system has never existed, does not currently exist, and could never exist in reality. For that reason alone, it should be abolished.**

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aerlenbach

The entire death penalty thing is purely based on detterent theory of punishment. A theory which has  failed time and time again in genuinely reducing the crime rates in the society[where it is applied].

So, no death penalty is not going to achieve anything meaningful, it's not going to prevent sexual predators from commiting sexual crimes.

NewTransportation665

***Solution to the rape problem is education and education only. Punishment does not solve the problem and STATE should not have the power to kill someone ever.***

RoxanaSaith

Read a similar thing about castration law being introduced in one of the States in th US, the main concern being false convictions and lack of evidence 

Death penalty should be seen fit in some cases, at least as a way to have fear stopping rapists because they aren't gonna be stopped by morals

No, and it never will be, even if the crime is extremely heinous.

31_hierophanto

Social reformation is long overdue here. 

Sadly the rise of the RW and its ruling party in the country made us focus of multiple other issues that branched out. But violence against women has been there for far too long now. Like others are pointing out, killing them or castrating them maybe the resolution for the rage everyone’s feeling rn, it’s not a long term solution. They’ll learn to adapt and get craftier cz they’re criminals and monsters at the end of the day. 

The outrage now is primarily due to her being in a professional setting and it happening in a non-BJP state. So one must account that these are again agendas at play here. There’s been a rape and murder in the same week in Bihar against a Dalit girl too and nobody is even speaking about it other than a few that actually care or are horrified by these acts. 

Again, I reiterate. Social reformation. Re-education for adults on how a civilised society should behave. Rid the society of religion and caste. Maintain culture and history all you want, but enough of this Ram, Allah, Jesus bs. They are not worth it. If they were good or real, we’d be a lot happier than we are today listening to gatekeeping lecherous monsters who’ve rewritten religion to suit them best. Write laws and punishments around these regressive shit and make life safer for everyone… including women, children, trans people and men.

BevarseeKudka

Nah. It's expensive, increases the severity of crimes, and trust me, hanging is an easy way out for these human scums. Solitary confinement till death OTOH....👀

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Bright-Till5059

Short term solution. For long term, it's education for the young and mass campaigns throughout india, every street and even in offices, reataurants and other business venues.

jokermobile333

Death penalty is a easy out if you ask me.  something painful slow and grotesque should be done. Prevention of rape should be done rather discussion punishments, heavy censorship is required regarding objectification of women.

talking about penalty is barking at the wrong tree

the problem is that we as a society vote for people with rape, murder and riot cases

that we do not do change our values so that the men don't turn out to be incel

that our police force sits on its pot belly until its too late

TomoeKon

remember most criminals r ppl who victim already knows

enlightened_georgist

I won't say death penalty would reduce the number of incidents happen and it will be a solution. But if a women dear to me got assaulted and killed means I would want that mf to get die. It's the ground reality and mentality of every victims family. They don't deserve to live in my opinion. I saw many people against death penalty over rapists. They are highlighting some points which would not help society reduce the number of incidents. You see in reality people never understand the pain until they experience. Do you think a raging person in pain would understand that even though the rapist gets hanged to death there will be no change in society. They fucking not. They want a verdict which would make them feel that his/her victim got their justice.

If death sentence won't make any change means do you think life imprisonment would do?

arkam_uzumaki

20 years of solitary confinement with worst weather conditions.

siddharth3796

Weekly-Cicada8690

In this country? Good luck with that XD. Poor/lc people will be framed just like that

arthur_freemann

Death penalty is not a valid deterrent, but medical castration definitely is...

The idea of raping someone is to exert power over someone and it is closely linked with the ability to get an erection (or rather, the inability to sustain one). Therefore it is absolutely necessary to get their ability to have an erection be removed and then have them publicly shamed for it by putting them on a registry of sex offenders, that is easily accessible alongside the court case report for how the court came to the conclusion (the court case listing is there for avoiding false cases be put on the list to malign anyone). This way, anywhere new cases happen, there will be an instant listing available to check against.

Of course, this will lead to cases of rape AND murder, in which case, the only solution is life imprisonment with zero scope of parole or rehabilitation.

AlexDavid1605

yuch centrist.

 [https://youtu.be/oaZrLr7FLZs?si=aUqBcnDYeD3IccEu](https://youtu.be/oaZrLr7FLZs?si=aUqBcnDYeD3IccEu)

this is a much better video on this topic.

vizot

I am not against the death penalty for some crimes, as long as there is no scope of any doubt

I believe crime rates would have dropped in those countries anyways as they progressed.

Even less liberal countries with harsh laws are safer place

CulturalSituation-

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Ritika2485

File the execution petition where the registered office is present.


Court will direct them to produce 

10010000111100

third degree is only against the poor, the rich babus get the chai nashta treatment

onomatopoeia619

Cuz there's no law that prohibits them from doing as such! Which is why significant changes have to me made to laws that govern police.

harshety

tldr; According to police accounts, one of the major reasons to turn to third-degree interrogation is the duration of custody. "Under the CrPC, the Indian police are supposed to complete the investigation, his interrogation within a period of 24 hours. For investigation you get hardly 3, 4 hours with the accused before heâ€™s produced. So as to those 3 hours, they would rather choose to resort to third degree or abuse and try and get things out of him," said Jinee Lokaneeta.

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UltraElectricMan

Problem with lethal injection is that doctors refuse to administer it since it breaks their oath. You leave untrained people to do it which causes more problems. Read up on the issues with it in the US.

Electric chair also has issues even setting prisoners on fire. Really the most reliable and fast way to kill someone is by shooting them but then you cause trauma to the person doing the shooting.

There really isn't a humane way to execute someone. That's why more and more countries are abolishing the death penalty.

thebaldmaniac

&gt;The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Centre appears unwilling to replace hanging with lethal injection as a method of executing death row convicts, saying “the problem is that the government is not ready to evolve.”

&gt;The petition, filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, argues that execution by hanging is “extremely painful, inhuman and cruel,” and should be replaced with less painful methods like lethal injection, shooting, electrocution, or gas chamber — options that cause death within minutes.

&gt;Malhotra also contended that death by hanging violates the constitutional right to life and dignity under Article 21, which courts have interpreted to include the right to a dignified death. He further pointed out that the process of confirming death in a hanging can take up to 40 minutes, whereas other methods cause almost immediate death.

&gt;However, the Centre opposed the idea. Representing the government, senior advocate Sonia Mathur said that allowing such an option was “not practically feasible” and that the question of changing the mode of execution was a policy decision, something the government, not the court, must decide.

one_brown_jedi

Hanging is far more humane than lethal injections. Guillotine is even more humane, since death is instantaneous. 


The most humane thing to do is elimination of the barbaric death penalty. 

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Sri_Man_420

These are the real freedom fighters, not that british slave Mohandas Gandu

CXsteine

As executions go, this is relatively quick. 

Read about how the Brits used to have their prisoners Hung, drawn and quartered. 

Or the blood eagle from Norse mythology. Or keelhauling.

SnooSeagulls9348

British atrocities are nowhere near as much discussed as that of the Nazis while they were just as bad if not worse and since they "won" all their crimes are whitewashed and now preach ideals to the rest of the world

Lorne_Soze

leaving aside the barbarity involved, wouldn't this be a problem for the folks behind and for folks to clean up, the body will be blown to pieces, it might be smeared all over the body of the executioner, giving him nightmares on top of his existing ones.

darthveda

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