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What are the positive aspects of the death penalty?

If you commit a crime in a US state *without* the death penalty...?

  • This is probably an incredibly stupid question, but I'll ask it anyway. It's not like I'm American, so I guess I have an excuse XD If you committed a crime that was deemed worthy of the death penalty in a state that *allowed* the death penalty - Maryland for instace - then you would quite probably end up being sentenced to death. But if you committed a crime in a state which didn't have the death penalty - such as Wisconsin - which, in a state which *did* have the death penalty, would result in the death sentence, would you still not be sentenced to death? Even though the crime would be worthy of the death penalty in a different state? Or is there a way for you to somehow be 'transferred' to another state, where the death penalty is permitted? To be honest I'm pretty sure that you can't magically move state law around. But then... it seems weird that if someone murders 3 people in one state, they might get the death penalty. Yet if, in a state without the death penalty, somebody did the same thing, they would not have to die. And in case anyone is wondering, I am actually 100% against the death penalty. But that's not an invitation for debate :P

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    Whether you are from another state or another country, if you violate a state law in that state, you will be prosecuted in that state for that crime and you will serve time or be executed in that state. If you violate a federal law, it will be the same law whichever state you were in when you committed it. This does make things odd sometimes. In one state, if an 18 year old has sex with a 15 year old, that can be completely legal, but if they drive to another state and have sex again, it is a crime. What you might be thinking of is extradiction. If you murder someone in Texas (a death penalty state) and flee to another country, that country will most likely return you to the police. But if you are a citizen of a country that does not have a death penalty, the officials of that country might decide not to return you until the officials here agree not to go for the death penalty. But that isn't absolute.

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If the crime happens in Wisconsin and Wisconsin doesn't have the death penalty, then that's that. The death penalty is not an option.

You are subject to the laws of the state where the offense is committed. The defendant doesn't have options.

Max Hoopla

Committing a capital crime in one state and then fleeing to a second state will only delay actions while extradition is completed. If the individual fled the country to a country without the death penalty, then there is a problem. Country B may refuse to allow extradition, or more likely strike a deal whereby the death penalty would not be an option.

Chris H

As an American, I think all crimes that are deemed worthy of a "death sentence" will come back and bite your ****. I don't think you can teleport to another state to escape it.

Lexi

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