Life without parole

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As you are aware, the death penalty is a controversial topic. But did you know that many anti-death penalty activists are equally opposed to life without parole?

Would you be in favor of a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (which is pending) condemning the practice of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole?

Absolutely

Absolutely not

Not sure

Would you be in favor of a US Supreme Court ruling outlawing the internationally condemned practice of sentencing juveniles to life without parole?

Yes

If you answerd yes to the first question, what should the maximum sentence for first degree murder be?

Life with the possibility of parole after twenty-five years (like in Canada)

Twenty-one years (like in Norway)

Thirty years (like in Spain)

Forty years (like in Mexico)

If no, what is the principle reason you wish to preserve life imprisonment?

Life without parole is a necessary deterrent to crime.

Life without parole removes even the slightest possibility that the prisoner will murder again.

Life without parole is necessary for the purposes of retributive justice.

If you are opposed to the life penalty, why?

As with the death penalty, there is a risk that innocent people will be wrongfully sentenced.

Life without parole denies the humanity of the perpetrator and ignores his ability to rehabilitate himself.

It's a waste of money to keep men behind bars for crimes they are unlikely to recommit once they reach old age.

Are you male or female?

Male

Female

Are you American, Canadian or European?

American

Canadian

European

None of the above

If you are opposed to the death penalty, but unopposed to life without parole, why?

It is substantially more humane to take away a man's life than to take away his liberty.

The life penalty is a much greater deterrent than the death penalty.

If you are opposed to America's death penalty on the grounds that innocent persons may be executed, do you accept that innocent persons in the US are far more likely to be sentenced to life imprisonment given that life penalty cases receive much less government scrutiny than death penalty cases?

Yes

Not sure

Would you willing to accept the practice of life without parole if you believed that innocent persons were being condemned to that sentence?

Yes

Not sure

This poll was created on 2008-03-14 02:38:51 by An Taoiseach