Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of James L. Wilkins

Defences for Murder There are only three partial defences for murder; suicide pact, provocation-the loss of self control and reaction must be instantaneous and diminished responsibility. Amongst the three mentioned two are most frequently used, these are provocation and diminished responsibility, and only one full defence, self defence. These defences are used to reduce the sentence charge by the defendant to manslaughter from murder. In the following text I will be examining how men use provocation and diminished responsibility to walk free from murder.

Why is the death penalty used as a means of punishment for crime? Is this just a way to solve the nations growing problem of overcrowded prisons, or is justice really being served? Why do some view the taking of a life morally correct? These questions are discussed and debated upon in every state and national legislature throughout the country. Advantages and disadvantages for the death penalty exist, and many members of the United States, and individual State governments, have differing opinions. Yet it seems that the stronger arguments, and evidence such as cost effectiveness, should lead the common citizen to the opposition of Capital Punishment.

Capital Punishment is an issue that has been argued over from the dinner table in

For fans of the Netflix documentary, Making a Murderer, Brendan Dassey’s recent ordered release from prison may come as good news.

Since the earliest times, man has struggled with the concept of justice. The controversy of capital punishment has weighed on the minds of humans since the beginning. When we are wronged it is our natural instinct to demand compensation. This thirst for revenge can be seen in the earliest civilizations and societies. Ancient Hammurabi code states “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” (History of the World). For many people this little axiom seems fair. Others however, think otherwise and warn of a blind and toothless community. What is it about capital punishment that divides so many Americans? Is it the possibility of an innocent man being executed too much of a risk? Should our current

On January 31, 2013, while walking to the courthouse in Kaufman County, Texas, Mark Hasse was shot and killed. Two months later, on the Saturday before Easter 2013, Mike and Cynthia McLelland were murdered in their home. Medical examiners testified that Mike and Cynthia were each shot numerous times (“Eric Williams Murder Trial Begins in Rockwall”). Prosecutors said the couple died in a “torrent of lead” (“Eric Williams Found Guilty in Kaufman Co. Murder Trial”).

The Murder of Emmett Till is an incredible documentary about the harsh reality of life for African Americans in the U.S. in the 1950’s. The documentary does an amazing job of shedding light unto this terrible period of American history by showing it’s audience a very graphic example of this time period’s prejudice against African America. The Murder of Emmett Till focusses on a case in 1955 in which a 14-year-old African American boy was ruthlessly murdered for supposedly flirting with a white woman. The documentary has an incredibly powerful way of getting its message to the audience, by harnessing raw emotions. It gives the audience a series of short video clips and photos from the time period and the case itself, successfully integrates

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The Murder Of Malcolm X A man once lived who could see things that needed to be seen, he could find things others could not, he could be the person people should trust, he was Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a civil rights activist who believed in racial superiority. He made a movement for black nationalism and Pan- Africanism. He spoke on behalf of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was a man who believed things others did not, created ideas that others had not discovered, and was murdered because of those laws.

Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana; however, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. That he was born a female and Brandon falls in love with a girl. Local authorities seen a warrant for the arrest of him , but the poster has a female and the police tried to figure what he/she was , but the girl that he falls in love with finds out but doesn’t care because she loves him. Brandon was suppose to leave back to the town here he from but he came back because he couldn’t leave without the girl that he love. Her brothers don’t agree with the situation so in the end all turns out to a big tragedy of death.

Edward Earl Johnson was put in death row when he was eighteen. A documentary was made when he was twenty-six, called “fourteen days in May.” Edward claimed all along that he was innocent yet he was still executed. The documentary showed he had lived for eight years at the Parchment state penitentiary, Mississippi (death row.) Edward was put to death row for the attempted rape of an elderly white woman and the murder of a white Marshall. The documentary tried to show his innocence, the process of this is what this essay will be about.

A murder of a young girl getting brutally murdered by her boss may not have been as the police said it was. Leo Frank, the superintendent of pencil factory, was accused of murdering a 13 year old girl by the name of Mary Phagan who was an employee of the factory (Knappman, Frey). This incident was during a time where the South was against industrialization and was xenophobic of other cultures and races, other than Christian Anglo Saxon. The police department was corrupt and the city of Atlanta, GA grew too quickly for the police force to keep up with. There was even instances where police would arrest tens of thousands of innocent people to force them into free manual labor for the police (Dinnerstein). In the midst of all of

(Slide 1) Capital punishment, or as most of you know it as, the death penalty, has been used for centuries for the violation of rules and laws in society's. But it's use is nearly to at an end in the modern world. England's last death sentence was done on the 13th of August 1964 against Peter Anthony Allen, Australia's done the 3rd of February 1967 on Ronald Ryan and New Zealand’s last was Walter Bolton, 18 February 1957. The era of the death penalty is coming to an end. (Slide 2) Most of the country's in the world have realized that problems can't be solved by a gun to the head or a poison that runs through your bloodstream. 1 third is left, which includes the United States.

Capital punishment is a harmful form of retributive justice that perpetuated the myth of redemptive violence and harms the families of the victims and the perpetrators. Capital punishment, the execution of individuals convicted of serious crimes, usually murder or treason, is often justified by saying that it provides closure for victims families and is a deterrent for crime. Recently more families of murder victims have been speaking out against the death penalty. One example is Lorrain Taylor. Her two sons were killed while working on their car which had broken down on the side of the road. In a quote from the ACLU Taylor said “Taking another person’s life does not stop violence. “There’s a contradiction in responding to murder by executing people.” Another murder victim's family said “We do not think that the execution of Jojo’s killer will make the world a better place. “We honor Jojo’s life by working for peace and social justice – goals that were important to him (ACLU of Northern California).” There many website and groups of murder victims families who are working to end the death penalty.

The death penalty, death as a consequence given by law due to the committing of a serious crime. The death penalty is given to those who commit serious crimes such as treason, terrorism, drug trafficking, and murder. The death penalty is a horrific consequence that has an abundance of improving to do for the sake of everyone. If the death penalty system isn’t changed soon more innocent people will continue to die due to the mistake of the court.