[kmay]

The death penalty is only used when the person is found guilty with specific proof that links the murderer, or what ever charge they had, exactly. The death penalty is a way to scare some people from doing and also a way to get rid of some of the repeat offenders killing someone, in my eyes, should be life in jail. Killing more then once or more then one person on a charge should lead to the death penalty.

Originally Posted by devonin

This is an easy question with an easy answer: There is no 100% absolutely objectively correct way to prove someone's guilt short of a direct and explicit confession. Unless offered, there should never be even the consideration of the death penalty.

There are plenty of ways to prove someone it 100% guilty. Its called evidence. If theres matching finger prints on the body, fibers from either clothes or hair found on the victim, and witnesses. Those are just a few examples.

We all know jails are being filled to there limit and the only way to empty them, other then letting criminals free, is by sentencing them to the death penalty. The death penalty is an important part of our legal system.