Survey

MrPinkMrPink Join Date: 2002-05-28 Member: 678Members
As part of my final exam for morality class, we are supposed to take a survey of a moral issue in society today and use the results from 30-40 people to write a paper. I chose the topic of the death penalty. If you could fill out this short survey it would really help me out <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Please answer the questions and...
1) Email them to <span style='color:red'>mrwhite403@yahoo.com</span>
2) PM them to me on these forums
3) Post a reply in this thread
If you would like me to email you the results I can do that as well.

1) Should the death penalty be abolished?
.A) YES
.B) NO

2) Do you know anyone who has been directly affected by the death penalty?
.A) YES (please specify relation)
.B) NO

3) If you had to put a price tag on human life (assume it is someone you don't know), what would it be?
(please specify)

Thanks.

Comments

  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited May 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-MrPink+May 24 2004, 08:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MrPink @ May 24 2004, 08:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 1) Should the death penalty be abolished?
    .A) YES
    .B) NO <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    A) Yes.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->2) Do you know anyone who has been directly affected by the death penalty?
    .A) YES (please specify relation)
    .B) NO<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    B) No.

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->3) If you had to put a price tag on human life (assume it is someone you don't know), what would it be?
    (please specify)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I do not believe that human life can be regarded as an economically quantifiable value. Human life is the aim of all economies, not a means. Thus, putting a price tag on it is impossible.
  • TommyVercettiTommyVercetti Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13390Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    A) YES
    B) NO
    C) Sorry, I can't answer this. I agree with NemesisZero.
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    1) Yes
    2) No
    3) No two people are of equal "worth", so a value would be meaningless.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->1) Should the death penalty be abolished?
    .A) YES
    .B) NO<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No.
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->2) Do you know anyone who has been directly affected by the death penalty?
    .A) YES (please specify relation)
    .B) NO<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No.
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->3) If you had to put a price tag on human life (assume it is someone you don't know), what would it be?
    (please specify)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Whatever the amount it takes to raise them.
  • BergerBerger Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8945Members, Constellation
    1. NO
    2. NO.
    3. If I had to put a value to life, I suppose it would be whatever their life was insured for.
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Yes
    No
    Life has no quantible value for wihtout life there is no value.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    If life had true value we wouldn't be blowing up third world nation in the name of "Freedom"
  • Boy_who_lost_his_wingsBoy_who_lost_his_wings Join Date: 2003-12-03 Member: 23924Banned
    edited May 2004
    1) Should the death penalty be abolished?
    NO

    2) Do you know anyone who has been directly affected by the death penalty?
    NO

    3) If you had to put a price tag on human life (assume it is someone you don't know), what would it be?

    A pocket full of change. There will always be more humans, and odds are if they were tryed and convicted for something punishible by death then they deserve it and the human race will be better with their death.
  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    1) Hell yeah
    2) No
    3) Depends, if we are talking eastern womens they are probably 10 grands while african s is probably 2k

    4) No problem
  • R_A_CR_A_C Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16273Members
    1 no
    2 no
    3 Human life is priceless. However, if someone has commited a crime worthy of the death penalty or is about to commit a crime that could threaten another person's life, I would not hesitate to kill them (in selfdefense or defense of others).
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    1) NO
    2) NO
    3) The value of human life is about $1.95
  • Boy_who_lost_his_wingsBoy_who_lost_his_wings Join Date: 2003-12-03 Member: 23924Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 24 2004, 06:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 24 2004, 06:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 1) NO
    2) NO
    3) The value of human life is about $1.95 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Life not the composition of the human body. =\
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    You're right, if it were surely the raw materials would be worth more than $1.95, but when you add people's heart and mind into the equation, it brings the value down. Much like having your home located next to a crack house.
  • Boy_who_lost_his_wingsBoy_who_lost_his_wings Join Date: 2003-12-03 Member: 23924Banned
  • XiileXiile Join Date: 2003-02-22 Member: 13818Members
    edited May 2004
    1) No.

    2) No.

    3) Tree fiddy. I mean, whatever their life insurance policy states. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Might I add: If someone has done something bad enough to award them with a happy needle to send them straight to hell, then I would be more then happy to allow it to happen. It will make the world a better place.
  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->1) Should the death penalty be abolished?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    B) No

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->2) Do you know anyone who has been directly affected by the death penalty?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    B) NO

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->3) If you had to put a price tag on human life (assume it is someone you don't know), what would it be?<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ranges from either priceless to $0. If we're talking world dynamics, it's $0, if we're talking events that effect individuals (ie not looking at things in the long term) it's priceless.
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Yes- but in certain cases, no(basically, under a state's jurisdiction, no. Under Federal Jurisdiction, a possible yes).

    Yes- One of my older friends had a dad that is on row right now.

    While I don't think you can, I would say reparations to what ever he/she is worth. You can't put a price tag on life, but whatever the person is worth should be paid off to keep life going for a while.
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    I'm very interested to know what you think you can possibly learn from two yes\no questions and a price tag. Why no questions about people's <i>reasons</i> for their answers?
  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    edited May 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->1) Should the death penalty be abolished?
    .A) YES
    .B) NO<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes. Definately. Aside from the fact that I find it completely immoral and hypocritical to put murderers to death (you too become a murderer), there are always the wrongfully convicted to are executed. It also becomes too much like a spectator event....

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->2) Do you know anyone who has been directly affected by the death penalty?
    .A) YES (please specify relation)
    .B) NO<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Nope. I thankfully live in a country with no death penalty (go Canada).

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->3) If you had to put a price tag on human life (assume it is someone you don't know), what would it be?
    (please specify)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Can you replace it? Exactly the same? Didn't think so. Therefore, no price tag can be placed on it. Until we can reanimate the dead with NO ill effects...

    Edit: spelling
  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Wait arnt we suppost to email him the answers?
  • EvenFlowEvenFlow Join Date: 2002-12-18 Member: 11046Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 25 2004, 01:31 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 25 2004, 01:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You're right, if it were surely the raw materials would be worth more than $1.95, but when you add people's heart and mind into the equation, it brings the value down. Much like having your home located next to a crack house. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Rofl!!!!, classic <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    A) No
    B) No
    C) I agree with the majority on this one, priceless.
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 25 2004, 01:31 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 25 2004, 01:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You're right, if it were surely the raw materials would be worth more than $1.95, but when you add people's heart and mind into the equation, it brings the value down. Much like having your home located next to a crack house. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Is that with tax or without? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    1) Yes. I don't believe in such "punishment" I mean once he's dead.. he can't learn from it. And it's not as if it'll bring whatever he did wrong back.
    2) No
    3) Depends who... But I don't think you can "buy" someone's right to live.
  • DarkATiDarkATi Revelation 22:17 Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17532Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    1) Should the death penalty be abolished?
    .A) YES
    .B) NO

    A tricky question. I am a christian and the Bible clearly teaches that men are not to judge, that God should be the only one doing the judging, that if someone steals from you, give them more, let them have whatever they want from you, if they hit you on one cheek, turn to them the other. However, I'm a realist. There are some messed up people in this world. So my answer is, No. The Death Penalty should stay. I'm also from Texas. lmao.

    2) Do you know anyone who has been directly affected by the death penalty?
    .A) YES (please specify relation)
    .B) NO

    Nope.

    3) If you had to put a price tag on human life (assume it is someone you don't know), what would it be?
    (please specify)

    Priceless.

    ~ DarkATi
  • docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
    1) No-there are people who deserve to die for their actions. Putting a meesed up eprson in Federal Pound Me In the Pants prison is not going to help their mental condition.

    2)No.

    3)Humanity as a whole- about two bucks. Individual people though, that's priceless.
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    killing them won't help their mental condition as well... and two wrongs don't make a right. It's not right to kill someone...
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