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CCRM 306 Death Penalty Surveys
Vejith Jeyakumaran, 20

1) Should the government have the power to kill citizens?
No

2) Why should we keep a person in prison for life instead of letting them be executed?
To prevent wrongful convictions

3) Should the death penalty be reserved for only murder, or for other crimes as well? (example, kidnapping, rape)
Other Crimes as well

4) Does the death penalty work as a deterrent for those already in prison to prevent murder?
No

5) What is the best form of execution when it comes to the death penalty? (example, lethal injection, being hung, electric chair)
Being Hung

6) What benefits do you see in the death penalty?
Allows those who deserve such a punishment get the penalty these deserve instead of wasting our tax money on housing all the inmates in the prisons.
7) Would the death penalty be more cost efficient for the government and corrections?
Much more efficient
8) Would the death penalty be a deterrent for society? (to add on to #4)
I wouldn't think so, people will commit crimes regardless of what the consequences are

9) What alternatives would you suggest to the death penalty?
Something like Guantanamo Bay in the USA, to dump all our problems on an island and keep them away from the rest of society.

10) The system can make errors with wrongful convictions being present today, what impact does this have on the idea of the death penalty as a punishment?
The innocent might be affected

11) In the case of murder, would the death penalty be sufficient punishment for “eye for an eye” .
Yes

12) Is there any crime that the death penalty should be mandatory for ?

Rape, Child pornography/ Rape , Murder

Meesha Magan 20
1) Should the government have the power to kill citizens?
No
2) Why should we keep a person in prison for life instead of letting them be executed?
It's cheaper to imprison killers than to execute them, an execution requires more lawyers which , security costs are higher
3) Should the death penalty be reserved for only

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