Should government impose Capital Punishment for major cybercrimes??

Historically there is little correlation between punishment and the crime. Unless they are watching live child porn no cyber crime is violent or bad enough to merit death. Increase in the fines and loosening the restrictions about fining the personal incomes of the individuals involved yes.

there are several other conditions that Could cause direct physical damage... Independent to the means (cyber space) it must be treated as actual crime.
Human trafficking, abuse of minors, organ trafficking's are grave indeed yet there are more serious crimes out there and honestly having the death penalty as an option would be extremely helpful.

Gayane Badalian-Very MD. Ph.D - You could also impose capital punishment for minor crimes, like speeding, and I bet it there will be a correlation in a decrease of speeding. Referencing a statistical correlation in crime is not enough of a logical argument in my view to justify killing somebody. If you have a different argument to make, then that would be more appropriate.

Well, I was not trying to be entertaining rather I intended to draw attention to serious existing threats.. Such as cyber terrorism, Organized crimes in Child exploitations, Human and organ trafficking.. Unfortunately we do not have sufficient legislations addressing these issues and we see exponential rise in cybercrimes on monthly bases..I will be delighted forwarding you census data on these.. Cyber space must not provide sanctuary to major crimes and felonies... Do not tell me they are not serious enough Private and we shall compare them to speeding...

I have got to disagree with you.. Let me explain... If you orchestrate a major crime even if you are not the person committing it personally, you could get subjected to Capital Punishment. Why should it be any different if you are using the cyber space?

Capital Punishment for major cybercrimes already exist in several countries. And , here is the surprising factor the rater of cyber crime started dropping significantly after the legislation was put in place.

Gayane Badalian-Very MD. Ph.D - How much do you trust the Government to get it right? How many people have been sent to jail for crimes they didn't commit, or forced to plea for charges because the government has escalated?

You can't undo the death penalty. And our government has been show to be untrustworthy its current arsenal of tools.

Well, it is true, we can not undo the death. but I do not think we could place the blame square on the government.. Juris tend to come to verdict and they are composed of civilians.. If governments get to decide they usually put the defendant on military court and get them shot on spot.. So it is unfair to blame the government for short comings in human nature (reliance on emotion and lack of logic!!)

Yet again one has to keep in mind major cybercrimes could lead to life loss.... And 20th century legislations are not fit for 21st century crimes. Cyber criminals are not punished severely enough and that leads to escalation of the crime. Perhaps Life sentence in absolute solitary with no access to any technology would do.. Guess they would suffer more...

Gayane Badalian-Very MD. Ph.D - I'm not blaming the government. I'm pointing out realities of the situation. No system is perfect, but we must weigh the risk of "worst case" when looking at all systems. In your proposal, innocent people die. Furthermore, non-violent criminals die because you believe them to be on the same level as "monsters." We already have laws to address people commit "capital crimes." Expanding that definition into non-violent offenses opens the floodgates and makes the system more error prone, not less.

As for your assertion that "cyber criminals are not punished enough" I'd tend to disagree. We throw the book at them. We just don't kill them. Nor should we. Nor should we lock ANYONE in solitary for life. That serves no purpose other than revenge, which is a far cry from Justice.

John, unfortunately cybercrime has a potential of mass physical damage... It is unfortunate but the potential is there...

Gayane Badalian-Very MD. Ph.D - I certainly understand that, however, unless that "physical damage" directly contributes to or causes a loss of life, the crime does not warrant the death penalty. That does not mean that the perpetrator should not spend the rest of his/her life in prison.

worked a number of child victim cases as a detective, before I was a chief and I firmly believe raping a child should be a DP bounce.

I can not agree more with you.. Unfortunately both domestic and international cybercriminals feel safe and untouchable due to lack of legislations. It is time to take ACTION..

Must correlate to the death of someone. Other than that and treason, absolutely not.

Perhaps Life sentence in absolute solitary with no access to any technology would do.. perhaps you are right, they would suffer more...

Well, it is truly complicated.. There are cyber crimes leading to loss of life and yes, the criminals must have the capital punishments for that on their plate.
Identity thefts should be analyze on individual bases, penalties must be adjusted based on the damage caused and we must go as far as LIFE SENTENCE In SOLATARY RETENTIN...

And here was my reply to her,
Judith, Precisely this type of approvals are destructive to the society.. I am astonished that people are supporting cybercriminals!!! Let me explain.. 1. Kids who are hacking for the sake of fun!! Never steal funds/data.. It is just a puberty perk for most of them... Yet again they should not be playing with fire ( you will not be approving you kid to play with actual fire as there are always consequences ) 2. Cybercriminals are criminals ( first time offenders and Felons) that Practically commit a crime in cyber space for the sake of financial gain ( they must be punished accordingly-first time bank rubbery 15 years, Felons from 25 year to life ) 3. Major cyber criminals take an step further, they do not just lead to financial damage but to physical and psychological damages... Child and Human traffickers, Organ traffickers, Act of treason are SOME examples of the 3rd group. Well, in real life they tend to get Life sentence to capital punishments I do not see why the same rules would not apply to cyber space... And just for your knowledge; Last year cybercriminals stole over 500 billion dollar from US companies and this number is estimated to reach 1.3 trillion USD in 2018!!! That is 7% of US budget!!! And guess what, these costs are compensated by US government/ and eventually tax payers like yourself... Cyberspace must not be a sanctuary for criminals and if having capital punishment as an option may help reduce the horrendous crimes we must consider it... Just that you know, capital punishment is a common practice in China for cybercriminal. In 2014 only there were 500 execution.

Mark, major cyber crimes have that potential... It is unfortunate but these jerks are using cyber space as sanctuary committing crimes equivalent to the actual crimes....

Gayane Badalian-Very MD. Ph.D - for me, personally, unless someone dies from it and dies in a horrific way, then no, it does not warrant the death penalty. someone murders someone they still do not necessarily get the death penalty. the death penalty has to meet specific criteria. I can't see a cyber crime meeting that criteria.