The Pros:
- If a criminal is jailed, he may again commit the same crime after being released from prison. Giving him capital punishment would make sure that the society is safe from being attacked by criminals.
- It is also important for the safety of fellow prison inmates and guards, as people who commit horrifying crimes like murder are believed to have a violent personality and may, in future, attack someone during imprisonment.
- The death of a criminal gives closure to the victim and their family.
- Each execution deters an average of 18 murders according to 2003 nation wide study(concluding that giving the death penalty is actually saving lives in the long run)
- Putting a criminal to death would scare other people and prevent them from committing the same crime.
- The financial cost of putting people to death, once you consider extra appeals, additional procedures etc, can often be more than the cost of putting a criminal in prison for life.
- The death penalty violates the "cruel and unusual" clause of the Bill of Rights.
- It can be viewed that, life in prison with little freedom and poor quality of life is a better punishment and deterrent to criminals than death row.
- There is always the possibility that innocent men and women are put to death without ever having committed a crime. There will always be failings in the judicial and conviction system.
- People without social and financial advantages are more likely to be put to death roe or found guilty for a crime apposed to those with higher statuses.
When deciding what the death penalty may be we have always chosen one side, lets say we don't have to. Instead of letting a judge decide whether or not the person deserves the death penalty why doesn't the government create a set punishment for each crime giving criminals the advantage of know the repercussions of there actions. This would result in the controversy of the death penalty because the criminals will know if they get caught they will be executed.
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By: Alexis Jackson and Evan Newman
setting one punishment for every crime goes against our 8th amendment right.
ReplyDeleteeach crime needs a different punishment and its up to a judge or jury.
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ReplyDeleteI believe in th death penalty. People have to die someday anyway, why waste tax money sending them back to prison, plus space is filling up the only way out for those criminals is to die
ReplyDeleteI think that the death penalty should only be used in extreme cases where the culprit is continuing to be violent towards others. I also think that now a day’s torture has become a more popular way of dealing with criminals rather than killing them as their punishment which in some cases seems more justified. Although I would not want to ever have to make a decision to put someone to death, some of the points that are made in the pros to the death penalty are very convincing, it makes it seem like the only thing that can be wrong about the death penalty is the chance of ending an innocent person’s life.
ReplyDeleteI believe the death penalty should be legal. The death penalty is used in extreme cases only. According to the pros stated above, "each execution deters an average of 18 or more murders." Imagine sitting in your classroom, and literally everyone was murdered. Should the person who committed this horrific crime have the privilege of life, after hes taken so many on his own account?
ReplyDeleteI don't think the death penalty should be used. I think that the worst punishment should be a lifelong prison sentence. If the criminal is still a threat inside of the jail, they should isolate the criminal and put him/her in their own prison cell.
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