The Libertarian Party is the party of personal responsibility. Libertarians believe that anyone who harms another person should be held accountable for that action. Breanne agrees with this sentiment fully and thus approves of the concept of the death penalty.
Even though Miss Brislenn approves of the death penalty she doesn't believe it is as great of a deterrent against murder as life in prison is. Death would be granting mercy to someone who faces life imprisonment.. Granted, the old saying goes, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth", but what if there was another way? Miss Brislenn believes that taking away a killer's life rather than his or her "life force" would be a more effective deterrent. But, like the true Libertarian, Miss Brislenn belives that any society that lets kids grow up dependent on welfare or, rather, aware that there's something to "fall back on" if they fail; that lets kids attend schools that fail to teach, and enter into an economy where government policy has crushed opportunity, will be a society that breeds criminals. No permanent solution to stop crime can be found until the root causes are addressed. The Libertarian Party's anti-crime plan is as follows:
1. Respect the victim's rights and make criminals pay full restitution.
2. Hold all criminals responsible for their actions.
3. Double the police resources available for crime prevention without any additional governmental spending.
4. Reduce the number of criminals at large on our streets.
5. Defend the most effective crime deterrent available, the private ownership of guns.
6. Creat jobs, end welfare dependence, and improve education.
When asked about whether or not the death penalty should be considered cruel and unusual punishment under Amendment Eight of the Bill of Rights, Miss Brislenn responds, "That all depends on how you look at it. I do believe that it should be considered cruel to keep inmates on death-row for an overly extended period of time; one would think that they'd go crazy after awhile. But, I don't believe that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment by itself. If sentences were carried out quicker, there'd be no question at all in my mind."