Quote Originally Posted by prayzer View Post
Banishment to me is just giving them the chance to take their criminal ways somewhere else. Most of the criminals nowadays are criminals out of habit, need, greed, or just unconcern for other people. I am all for the death penalty and the chain-gangs that used to be. I believe the punishment should fit the crime. If you take away someone's right to live, you automatically give up your right to live as well. For lesser crimes they should have to do some hard time and some hard work. If they dont like prison, they'll more than likely make sure they don't go back.
But is it right to show people that killing is wrong by killing the killer?

And back on topic, where would these banished people go? To another country? Why would another country knowingly accept criminals? I don't think it'd work...