Can i reverse your answer then and ask if you would be so anti capital punishment if god forbid any family member of yours was murdered or had their life ruined by some phaedo scum.

Because you're either gulity or not, there shouldnt be degrees of guilty.

Tend to agree with the 2nd paragraph, I've no problem atall with life meaning whole life, or more stringent sentances etc etc. I just fail to see how execution can ever be justified, especially if, as in some cases it has, and will be applied incorrectly.

America is interesting, they do "life" sentances properly over there, its more than possilble to get put away for hundreds of years, I've no issue with that atall. Also, despite having the death penalty in a fair percentage of the states they still have a much higher (approx 4x) murder rate per capita

You can answer the question first.

To reference America again though they do have differing degrees or murder, i dont see why we couldnt and i dont see what they cant come with differing penalties, one of which is death. The risk is about incorrect application as you say.

See my arguement for the death penalty isnt based around it been a deterent, its based on the fact that it saves tax payers money keeping people in prison and its also a little bit ofjustice for the family of the person offended against.

They have different degrees which relate, in part, to premeditaion and such like, not different degrees of guilt or proof.

I'ts generally been shown that the whole life (good term huh ) costs of imprisonment vs capital punishment show a very signifigant saving to the life in prison sentances (again taking the US as a base model).

Taking the US as a base model again

Since the death penalty was reinstated in the U.S. in 1976, 1,020 men and women have been executed, with more than one-third--362--put to death in Texas.

Although more than 100 people have been released from Death Row in the U.S. during that time, no government authority has concluded that an innocent person was executed.

Also, despite having the death penalty in a fair percentage of the states they still have a much higher (approx 4x) murder rate per capita

and 0% re-offenders

So it's not a deterrent then?

It's just revenge

Is that a bad thing? (to play devlis advocate)

100 years for been a hacker seems a bit harsh! What did he hack..people to death?

Surprised Microsoft didnt offer him a 6 figure salary then.

Wouldnt be surprised if that happened and i wouldnt be surprised if they won the right either!