A Liberal Perspective On Capital Punishment

Capital punishment has been a controversial issue that still exists in America today. Capital punishment is a law passed by the government to punish any individual that has been convicted of committed a heinous crime. The death penalty has been a method used throughout history as punishment for criminals. The punishment also known as the death penalty is a scheduled execution, which would be done with lethal injection. The reason why this punishment is chosen is because when crimes are committed that shock the conscience, the immediate emotional reaction is to retaliate with severe punishment (Schnurbush 2016). The death penalty is debated when it is brought up, opinions vary from one group of people to another, one side says the execution is murder, and the other saying that it is justice being done. Each side presents valid arguments to why people should be for it or against it; people’s opinions are formed by personal beliefs.

Australian society has ultimately rejected the idea of the practice of capital punishment making a return into the Australian law books. However, events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the Bali bombings have ensured that the spotlight once again shines on the controversial subject. I am in favour of the practice returning to Australia for heinous crimes such as murder, child molestation, serial rapists, and people who commit acts of animal cruelty. This is because:

The debate on whether or not the death penalty should be abolished has been ongoing for quite a long period of time. While there are those who believe that the death penalty does not serve its intended purpose, proponents of the same are convinced that the relevance of the same cannot be overstated and hence it should not be abolished. In this text, I examine the arguments for and against the death penalty.

Capital punishment is a sentence that is given to someone that has committed a capital crime. This is a subject of great debate; some people agree and some do not. There are times when a crime is so heinous that the majority would seek capital punishment. Susan Gissendaner received this sentence for plotting to kill her husband, although her boyfriend actually killed her husband. Since being in prison, Susan has undergone a conversion and transformation. She is now a model prisoner. Due to Susan’s transformation, they are trying to have her sentence changed. Should Susan’s sentence be commuted to life in prison is the question being asked? This paper will answer the question by providing a moral judgment viewed by two non-consequentialist theories. The strengths and weaknesses of these positions will be assessed. Whether I agree or disagree will be answered and explained.

The death penalty also known as capital punishment “is a government sanctioned punishment whereby a person is put to death for a crime.” (Kronenwetter 2001) The death penalty has been and continues to be a topic of debate in Canada and America. In Canada it was formally abolished but in America the death penalty still stands in some states. First degree murder, treason, and espionage are some of the crimes punishable by death in the U.S. Many believe that capital punishment should be reinstated in Canada and others are against it. Although there is controversy about bringing capital punishment back the House of Commons will not allow it. This essay will examine this topic by examining the arguments in favour of the death penalty

I am more of a liberal because I value diversity, fairness, and curiosity. I am unimpressed by traditions simply because they exist. I am always skeptical of authorities and have little impulse to bow down to them. I'm an independent thinker who thinks rationally about every topic rather than just resorting to what other progressives think about a topic. I oppose with death penalty because I believe the death penalty is inhumane and is cruel and unusual punishment. It does not deter crime. It would be better if the person could stay in jail for the rest of his life instead of killing him the crime he had committed. I support more regulation and services like free universal health care to be provided by the government to all citizens. The government

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Today's society is filled with many different people from different backgrounds. Some of these people can be unpredictable from doing things such as murdering, raping, or kidnapping. These people are criminals and should not be able to see the light of day for their violent acts. Violent criminals found guilty should face the death penalty.

Against the Death Penalty: An Annotated Bibliography While the Death Penalty has been historically used as a deterrent of crime, it is barbarity, is economically costly, and racially bias in the United States of America. With this research paper, I will explain how the death penalty should be abolish from our judicial system. Death Penalty Information Center. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org./ This is a website that gives lots of information about the death penalty from the history, current inmates and trials that could lead to death row.

The controversy with capital punishment has been debated for hundreds of years. The Supreme Court is likely to sway its opinion often about whether it should be abolished or instituted throughout the United States. There have been many court cases and lawsuits regarding this issue that has suggested that legislation would be the most effective way to ending the discussion once and for all. In order to abolish the death penalty, the majority has to agree in support of abolition for any legislature to repeal it. This support would have to defend itself through the occasional questions of reinstatement of capital punishment. In order to abolish capital punishment, abolitionist have to provide alternatives to the death penalty that would make sure the criminals that committed the crimes receive harsh enough punishment that would please those wanting to keep the death penalty. Whether or not they are able to accomplish such a task is hard to say. The death penalty needs to be removed on the grounds that is unconstitutional.

Capital Punishment the death penalty, it only seems fair, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Australians don’t want criminals to go unpunished, and many have started to argue that imprisonment isn’t punishment enough for crimes such as murder, rape, pedophilia, and the list goes on. Some Australians have started asking themselves the question“ Should the death penalty be reintroduced for serious crimes?” Majority of Australians still disagree, but there has been a steady incline from 2007 onwards in Australians who agree in reintroducing the death penalty(McAllister & Cameron, 2014). Which lead me to consider whether capital punishment is an effective deterrent for preventing serious crimes such as murder, rape, pedophilia etc., which seems to be the increasing opinion.

According to the basic principles of global human rights; capital punishment or death penalty is a crime towards humanity and the most crucial and important human right, which is the right to life. As a result, any form of justification attached to it is not valid arguing on the basis of the human rights organization policies. In order to successfully argue out the topic of discussion, this section uses two antagonistic perceptions of the debate namely the abolitionists and retentionists point of view respectively. The aforementioned comes in handy when trying to present the various stands that each group supports and using their stands to analyse and understand the efficiency and effectiveness of capital punishment as a way of striking justice and punishing law offenders.

The definition of freedom is without slavery, the state of being free rather than being enslaved and under physical restraint. The definition of justice is righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness and finally, Liberty is another word for independence. When it comes to the death penalty, people are killed every day and or put on death row because of a crime that they committed. To many the death penalty sounds cruel and heartless and to others people feel that it is better to kill a mass murderer for example then to keep them in prison for life. Therefore, how Americans define freedom, liberty and justice the death penalty is unjust.

In today’s society, capital punishment is a particularly controversial issue. The death penalty known for its barbaric form of punishment began in 1892 lasting for 69 years before bill C-84 was passed by the House of Commons resulting in the removal of the death penalty. Although capital punishment has been abolished for 48 years, society still has mixed opinions on whether our country would benefit by reinstating capital punishment or if it would be better to respect individual rights and keep them locked away from society to prevent harm.

This paper compares and contrasts the two different ethical perspectives for and against Capital Punishment. Capital Punishment is a very sensitive subject because it touches on many important topics such as justice, costs, humaneness and religion. People have different perspectives on these topics so it’s hard for everyone to agree on what we think the right thing is.