Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-11276487-20130729162631/@comment-4441359-20150130065112

Rigid Generic wrote:

JimboBumbag wrote: Well, I would think making every little crime punishable by death isn't necessarily a smart move, if someone committed a crime, they really wouldn't have anything to lose if they got caught, so no more "if I don't take this too far, I might get less time in jail", now it's "I've got nothing to lose, so how about I just do whatever horrible thing I want to". Plus if someone fell on hard times and tried to steal some food, executing that person would be unethical, and make you just as bad as the criminals. The death punishment should be entirely reserved for people who commit really bad crimes like murder or rape. Alright, maybe I'd change things. If a thief is caught stealing, they would get 15 years imprisonment. The magnitude of their crimes would influence their prison time.

Anyone who willingly takes a life, be it harmless creature or person, for no good reason, will be executed by death. If they cannot present an exceptional reason for doing so, they'll be denied bail and be sentenced to death. Where do you draw the line? If I swat a mosquito, is it "OFF WITH HIS HEAD?"