Pope Francis blesses a prisoner as he visits the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia Sept. 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See POPE-PRISON Sept. 27, 2015.
Sir..we have always defended the right/s of these criminals. What about the victim/s and their families? It seems they are being taken out of the picture – like, bahala na kayo magforgive? When you say death penalty is not, and never will be, a deterrent to killings, what can stop them from killing again once they are set free?
KILLING THE CRIMINALS IS NOT DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIMS. INSTEAD IT WILL MAKE YOU… IT WILL MAKE US SIMILAR TO THE CRIMINALS. PAREHO NA LANG KAYO O TAYONG MAMAMATAY TAO ANG MAGIGING LABAS NIAN.
OUR SOLUTIONS MUST BE DIFFERENT FROM THE WAYS OF CRIMINALS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT VIOLENT PEOPLE. WE ARE CIVILIZED PEOPLE. THE CRIMINALS USE BRUTE FORCE AND EVIL WAYS BUT WE USE REASON, SENSE OF JUSTICE AND PEACEFUL MANNER OF SOLVING THINGS.
THE RIGHT OF THE FAMILY OF VICTIMS IS TO GAIN JUSTICE, THAT IS TO PUT APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT TO THE CRIMINALS. THAT IS BEING ACHIEVED BY IMPRISONMENT.
HINDI KARAPATAN O RIGHTS NG MGA VICTIMS ANG PUMATAY DIN AT MAGPATAW DIN NG KAMATAYAN. EVIL CANNOT BE RETURNED OR CORRECTED BY ANOTHER EVIL. SO KUNG PINATAY ANG MAHAL MO SA BUHAY PAPATAYIN MO RIN? KUNG NINAKAWAN KA MAGNANAKAW KA RIN? KUNG GINAHASA KA GAGAHASAIN MO RIN? NAPAKA-HAYUP NA PAMAMARAAN IYAN. HINDI MAKATAO AT HINDI MAKA DIOS.
ANG UNDERSTANDING NG DAIGDIG SA DIGNITY AND VALUE OF THE HUMAN PERSON AY MASYADO NANG ADVANCE NA PINAGYAMAN NG EVANGELIO NI CRISTO AT NG KAHALAGAHAN NG BUHAY. WAG NATING ITAPON ITO PARA BUMALIK SA MAHARAS NA PAMAMARAAN NG NAKALIPAS.
ACTUALLY LONG TERM IMPRISONMENT IS WORSE THAN DEATH. KILLING SIMPLIFIES THE PUNISHMENT BUT LONG TERM IMPRISONMENT MAKES THE PRISONERS SUFFER FOR 30 OR MORE YEARS. AT THE SAME TIME, MANY OF THESE CRIMINALS ARE BECOMING TOUCHED BY GOD’S GRACE DURING IMPRISONMENT AND MANY OF THEM ARE BECOMING GOOD PERSONS THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD.
DEATH PENALTY IS NOT THE SOLUTION BECAUSE IN COUNTRIES WHERE THERE ARE DEATH PENALTIES BEING IMPOSED YEAR AFTER YEAR THEY KILL AND KILL YET IT NEVER STOPS.
THE GREAT MAJORITY OF CIVILIZED NATIONS NOWADAYS HAVE ABANDONED DEATH PENALTY. UNFORTUNATELY SOME PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY WANTS TO REMAIN BARBARIAN.