Does One Who Kills Deserve to Die

Do people deserve to die? This is the question that society has had us ask ourselves for many years. The speaker argues that the real question surrounding the death penalty is, “Do we deserve to kill?”

The death penalty is a cruel, ineffective and a morally confusing method used to punish a criminal. For many years the death sentence has been a controversial topic. Many agree that it is wrong and unconstitutional, however, others disagree and say that it is well deserved and that one who kills should, themselves, be killed as well. I stand firm in my belief, opposing the death sentence, for many reasons and research and studies done also support my idea.

Capital punishment is a difficult subject for a lot of people because many question whether or not it is ethical to kill a convicted criminal. In order to critically analyze whether or not it is ethical, I will look at the issue using a utilitarianism approach because in order to get a good grasp of this topic we need to look at how the decision will impact us in the future. The utilitarianism approach will help us to examine this issue and see what some of the consequences are with this topic of capital punishment. For years, capital punishment has been used against criminals and continues to be used today, but lately this type of punishment has come into question because of the ethical question.

Throughout the history of man there has always existed a sort of rule pertaining to retribution for just and unjust acts. For the just came rewards, and for the unjust came punishments. This has been a law as old as time. One philosophy about the treatment of the unjust is most controversial in modern time and throughout our history; which is is the ethical decision of a death penalty. This controversial issue of punishment by death has been going on for centuries. It dates back to as early as 399 B.C.E., to when Socrates was forced to drink hemlock for his “corruption of the youth” and “impiety”.

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, otherwise known as the death penalty, is a controversial subject which has been argued for decades due to the ethical decisions involved. People believe the death penalty is the right thing to do and that it is the perfect example of ‘justice’ while others believe that it is immoral and overly expensive. The death penalty is not a logical sentence for criminals, it doesn’t give them the right type of justice and it is immoral.

In the United States, the use of the death penalty continues to be a controversial issue. Every election year, politicians, wishing to appeal to the moral sentiments of voters, routinely compete with each other as to who will be toughest in extending the death penalty to those persons who have been convicted of first-degree murder. Both proponents and opponents of capital punishment present compelling arguments to support their claims. Often their arguments are made on different interpretations of what is moral in a just society. In this essay, I intend to present major arguments of those who support the death penalty and those who are opposed to state sanctioned executions application . However, I do intend to fairly and accurately

Whether innocent or guilty, no one has the right to end someone’s life. As a civilized society, the act of killing someone as

Are there ever good enough reasons to kill a person? Killing a person is a major debate all around the world. No one should ever be killed no matter what the reasons are. Killing a person should not occur because of anger. Getting jealous over something or someone should not lead them to hurt them. Frustration often makes people do things that they should not, but that should not happen.

People that support the death penalty argued that death penalty is righteously justified when enforced in murder especially with disturbing elements such as for multiple murder, child murder, serial killing, torture murder, mass murder, terrorism, massacre or genocide. It is said that the death penalty for murder is and should be "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth".

Is life and death such a good thing, is killing someone the right thing to do. People’s life’s are meaningless and should die without any thought what so ever.

The death penalty will always be a topic some people refuse to talk about. When in fact, it is a very serious topic and people should know how and why the death penalty is not justified. I believe the death penalty is not justified in the least bit because there are people sitting up in prison just living life because the state does not want to pay for an execution, or they find it to be morally corrupt. Personally if you committed a crime that resulted in someone dying then you deserves to die as well. The idea of killing another human does not sit well with people and that is mainly the

Hannah Palmer Mrs.Ford English 5-6 2 February 2015 The Lifestyle and Mindset of a Serial Killer “I didn’t want to hurt them, I only wanted to kill them,”, said David Berkowitz, the son of Sam. David is one of the many American serial killers that have left our civilization with a destructive impact. The creation of a serial killer goes all the way back to their childhood, which leads them to have a ritual.

Assume that there was no such verdict as the death penalty. Anyone could go around committing murder with no remorse or punishment. In today’s society many commit the crimes and stay on death row for years. There should not be just cause to keep anyone on death row if they have committed murder, they must be put to death at the time they are sentenced. In theory, should anyone that goes out and purposely murders someone be able to live and be free among us? According to Claire Andre and Manual Velasquez, “Capital punishment is often defended on the grounds that society has a moral obligation to protect the safety and welfare of its citizens. Murderers threaten this safety and welfare. By putting murderers to death society can ensure that convicted killers do not kill again.” (www.scu.edu/ethics/pblications). If all evidence is available and the jury and judge have found them guilty for murder, then in any state in America they should put to death. The majority of people that commit murders do know better however, they commit the murder anyway.

If an individual did something extremely terrible, such as murdering someone else, they could possibly get the death penalty. However, there’s other cases that, if a person killed someone, they may serve multiple years in prison and are not required to face the death penalty. This is why the death penalty should be justifiable so that a criminal gets a deserved punishment. Killing another can be justifiable, in cases such as the death penalty, hunting for sport, and George and Lennie situation.