Originally Posted by
Moop
I would be in favour of the death penalty for particularly heinous crimes (e.g. premeditated murder) if it weren't for how common wrongful convictions are. (I'm not sure how common they actually are, I've watched a lot of documentaries on this recently so probably have a skewed idea.)
I'd also be in favour of chemically castrating convicted rapists and child-molesters, but again, probably not a good idea for the same reason.
Overall the idea of killing/physically incapacitating someone as punishment for the crime is flawed due to this exact reason. Unless there's recorded evidence, there's no way we can be 100% sure someone iswhat they are accused of, and getting a background history of that person may be harder.
For the time being, excluding these people from society while assuring the safety of the general population remains the best option.