Would you agree to a Law that allows an Innocent to Replace a Death Row Convict?
An innocent person replaces a death row convict and the convict is free to walk away.
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No, this would cause more violence as gang members on death row would "force" innocent people to replace there friends through threats against their families.
No. Why would anyone support this?
Actually, that was pretty common practice amongst most cultures back in the old days (because families were seen as jural units. Which means, that ruling was applied against the family, the family then decided who suffered the punishment.)
But no, I beleive in personal responsibility.
That is a very interesting question.. I feel that if the criminal did the crime he/she should have to pay the time.. I know that sounds cheesy.. but if it were possible for an innocent to take the place of a criminal then who is to say that the criminal won't go out and do what got him/her on death row in the first place again? .. Bad Idea!!
Imposing the death penalty has several ostensible purposes. None of them would be served by executing someone other than the criminal.
Like how Pontius Pilate released Barabbas, at the behest of the crowd, who wanted Jesus crucified? I dunno... didn't seem to be such a good idea then... don't think it'll work.
Ridiculous. That does not solve the problem of the death penalty. Someone who commits a crime should be punished. Yes, there are sometimes innocent people wrongly convicted, but how can you justify an innocent person sacrificing him or herself to save someone who may be a murderer? Let a murderer go free to make a political statement? It's asinine.
I may do it but only when I'm like in a crazy state of mind like drunkedness and I em too much angered and when I don't have a clear knowledge of what's wrong or not. But then I would regret it with all my heart later when my mind returned to its 'freshness'.
I am one of those types that "strives to live every day to God"
It is from a scriptural standpoint that I say nope. But what an interesting question. Good job!
It has been done.. But here in the U.S. in these modern times it is only very bad people that get the death penalty and the reason to trade out for an inocent in the time was for crimes against a king or some power that were not crimes against the people as it is today. A person could take the place of a popular person that has more public worth than themselves etc... I think it would be a bad law for these times in the United States anyway.
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