Deciding whether those who pass the death penalty are murderers, too 17 Articles

by Kevin Zarbock

I tend to think that they are. I would counter the argument for those who fill that it is a justified practice, to take into consideration a number of convicted individuals on death row who have had their convictions overt...read more

by Euryclea

Capital Punishment For and Against Many defenders of capital punishment argue that the death penalty deters people from committing the crime of murder, and that each human being has an inviolable right to life. They als...read more

by Nukunuku Shmlehbeh

Murder is defined by dictionary.com as "The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice." Oftentimes, the punishment for this crime is the death penalty. Yet the death penalty is basica...read more

by Chip Pittman

Calling someone a murderer is usually just a rhetorical trap. The assertion that execution can not be murder because of the legality of the killing can be a mistake as well. For example: Hitler made it legal to exterminate...read more

by Sam Leven

I am an opponent of the death penalty and hope to see it abolished across the entire world some day. However, I find it both inaccurate and unproductive to refer to those who pass the death penalty and carry it out as mur...read more

by T. J. Torre

Are those who pass the death penalty murderers? Well, as Martin W Schwartz put in his article, murder is indeed the "Unlawful intentional killing of another human being." That would make the death penalty a sanctioned...read more

by Kenneth Schonmeier

God gave us a commandment saying "Thou shalt not kill". What is not understood about this is that the correct interpretation is "Though shalt not commit murder". There is a difference between killing and murdering. David k...read more

by MM

Murder is premeditated killing. By definition, therefore, execution is murder. And the legality of one killing or another is neither here nor there. I've had the privilege of reading some fine arguments here both for an...read more

by Michael F. Morton

The death penalty, or capital punishment, has been a part of the justice system of almost every successful nation on the planet at one time or another. Even those countries who now detest the thought of capitol punishment ...read more

by marie almond

Whether society can actually agree to call them murderers is something irrelevant to me. If it bothers someone to pull the switch because they might be considered a murderer, I will happily take the place for them. ...read more

by Phil Hill

Nobody in their right mind wants to kill anyone. We live in a civilizes society where it is etched in out psyche that you do not murder a fellow human being. There will be times when people flip and carry out the ultimate ...read more

by Jake Berensen

Murder should never be condoned, however certain types of killing do not qualify as murder. For instance, if you can prove that you are killing in self defense, or in defense of your family, thus taking the life of someone...read more

by Idyllwilde

First of all, murder has to do with intent. Even our laws have definitions for killers. You can be sued for negligence, criminal negligence, degrees of manslaughter, and degrees of murder. Besides which we have things like...read more

by Christina Johnson

The death penalty should not be taken lightly, however it should not be judged too harshly. I think the old saying an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth comes into play here and fits very well. The punishment should fit ...read more

by Graham Mcgregor

If you are going to pass the death penalty on someone, there are many things you need to take into consideration. First of all, what has the offender done? If he or she has murdered someone, or even abused someone, then y...read more

by Monica Johnson

There would be soooo much less crime.IF...You stab someone you get stabbed.You bury someone alive,like that poor little girl Jessica Lunsford,then you should get buried alive too.I think criminals would think twice if they...read more

by Steve Martin

I find the attitude: "I hate killers so much, that I want to kill them" absurd. Let's be honest, there is no rational argument in favour. Societies with the death penalty do not have lower murder rates than those without i...read more