Ever Since It Was Abolished In Britain In 1965, There Have

Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. Since ancient times capital punishment has been a punishment for crimes like murder. Stoning, crucifixion, and drowning were old ways of carrying the death penalty out. Theses days some countries (the majority of the U.S.A., Iraq and others) say that they use more ‘humane’ ways of carrying out the death penalty. Theses include the electric chair, lethal injection and hanging. The death penalty in the U.K. has been abolished now since 1969 (1999 for treason and arson on a naval base). The last two people to be

Capital punishment is one of the most controversial topics in today’s world. Many people believe that it is morally wrong to have capital punishment as a sentence to a crime. People also do believe that it is morally permissible for a severe crime. Capital punishment is also known as the death penalty. It can be given as a sentence when somebody is convicted of an extremely violent crime. The biggest issue that can be seen with this is that somebody could be innocent and sentenced with the death penalty because of the nature of the crime that they have been accused of even if they didn’t commit it. I believe that there is a moral line between using the death penalty and using other forms of punishment.

The restoration of the death penalty for serious crimes is an issue of debate in the UK because of the recent rise in violent crime. It is said that at least 17,833 people are under the sentence of the death penalty worldwide as of 31 December 2010. The death penalty or otherwise known as the capital punishment is a legal process where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. Currently it is only allowed in 32 states and has come to discussion if the death penalty should be reinstated back in the UK.

Capital Punishment was abolished “under Harold Wilson’s Labour government in 1969” (Manton.K, 2011, P.16) in the United Kingdom, but there have been continuing debates concerning the reinstatement of the death penalty in the UK.(BBC NEWS, 2011) reports that the Conservative party MP calls for submission on capital punishment in the UK. The Brigg and Goole MP “is one of a number of Tory backbenchers calling for a commons debate of the return of capital punishment.”(BBC NEWS, 5th August 2011) Currently, Paul Staines, who writes the Guido Fawkes ‘ calls for the death to be brought back for child and police officer murderers,” he carried out a public opinion poll, which recommends that around half the population want capital punishment to be reinstated for murders ‘ this rises to 60% when it comes to child or police officer kills’, furthermore his e-petition on the government website needs ‘100,000 people to support’ it so that there could possibly be a preliminary debate on the issue (BBC NEWS, 4th August 2011). As Mr. Staines statistics poll shows, in 2011 that there is a high percent of the public that requests capital punishment to be reinstated in the UK for serious crimes such as; murder, child murder and police officer kills.

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

Before I make the argument, I would like to provide some background information regarding the death penalty. The whole idea of capital punishment was brought over from Britain, when the founding fathers

Capital Punishment was abolished “under Harold Wilson’s Labour government in 1969” (Manton.K, 2011, P.16) in the United Kingdom, but there have been continuing debates concerning the reinstatement of the death penalty in the UK.(BBC NEWS, 2011) reports that the conservative party MP calls for submission on capital punishment in the UK. The Brigg and Goole MP “is one of a number of Tory backbenchers calling for a commons debate of the return of capital punishment.”(BBC NEWS, 5th August 2011) Currently, Paul Staines, who writes the Guido Fawkes ‘ calls for the death to be brought back for child and police officer murderers,” he carried out a public opinion poll, which recommends that around half the population want capital punishment to be reinstated for murders ‘ this rises to 60% when it comes to child or police officer kills’, furthermore his e-petition on the government website needs ‘100,000 people to support’ it so that there could possibly be a preliminary debate on the issue (BBC NEWS, 4th August 2011). As Mr. Staines statistics poll shows, in 2011 that there is a high percent of the public that requests capital punishment to be reinstated in the UK for serious crimes such as; murder, child murder and police officer kills.

I do not think that the death penalty should be allowed. Anyway why not just have a life in prison without parole. It might just be cheaper to kill someone, but if it is not right for murders to kill why is it right for the government to kill. Think of it there could be many things worse than the death penalty, just imagine living with all that guilt. Also think if a child killed and got a death penalty 13 year olds have been tried as adults. So if a 13 year was killed because of a death penalty why they have to die young, because the guilt would build up over the years and be worse than the death penalty. So all in all a sentence to life in prison without parole could be worse than a death penalty.

In this essay I will be discussing both the pros and cons of re-establishing capital punishment into the UK justice system. Capital punishment, abolished in 1965 is the punishment by euthanising a criminal. There have been many debates of whether or not capital punishment should be re-introduced. I will focus mostly on the positive outcomes of re-introducing this punishment, for this is where my ideologies lie. I believe that the death penalty should be re–introduced into the UK to prevent crimes from being committed which will decrease crime rates, to provide a better justice for the victim and the victim’s family and to reduce over population in prisons.

First, it tends to be very hypocritical. People tend to be against the death penalty because it seems misfitting that a nation would condemn the practice of murder by committing the same act. To some, it seems by executing the criminal we are dishonoring the right of life by taking it. It’s true, we aren’t killers and we don’t want to be labeled as a killer either, but depending on the seriousness of the crime it may be the best option to execute. Second, prison tends to be known as “Hell on Earth.”

The death penalty is a much talked about subject. While some have strong reasons to be in support of it, others have strong reasons to be against it. The reading by Nathanson, the news article I have selected, and the movie Last Dance either implicitly or explicitly gives reasons to be against the death penalty. Berns presents an argument in support of the death penalty.

When something changes in our life time it does make a difference in our lives, the death penalty will change our way of living; criminals will need to be smart and think twice. I personally think that if someone should be convicted for any crime to be put to death, the crime should for murders, abuse and for any rapes to harm another person for life. I believe that the death penalty should be back but not used a lot or limited so Britain can lower any wrongly convicted and get the proper punishment for murderers who have killed. The death penalty is a cruel ting I agree with that but not for murders they deserve it no questions needed even though the victim of any murder could of had an even horrible death than the murderer who could be convicted of murder. This will act as a major deterrent, it will stop criminals killing to get a better life in jail than their

Death penalty sends a bad message to the society. The people in the society are made to believe that human life has no value, and when one commits a heinous crime like murder, they deserve to die. This is a bad message to the society because, the society should be taught to respect each others life and that every individual has a right to life. A humane society does not kill or support the killing of their fellow human beings, therefore, capital punishment is a violent homicide that teaches the society the permissibility of killing in order to solve social issues, and this is a bad sign. Hence, death penalty should not be allowed because it is the worst example to the society.

This essay explores the ‘death penalty’ and why it no longer exists in the United Kingdom, but does in other countries worldwide, and whether or not it should be reintroduced. Capital punishment is a practice of which criminals, when convicted of a serious crime known as a ‘capital crime’ are executed. Capital punishment was abolished in 1969 in the United Kingdom. The term capital was derived from the Latin word ‘Capitalis’, meaning the head and a ‘capital crime’ was originally punishable by the severing of the head. The death penalty dates as far back as the Ancient Laws of China, where the death penalty was established as a punishment for crimes. Focusing on the United Kingdom, before the death penalty was abolished, crimes such as rape, murder, treason, espionage and arson were considered punishable by death. In today’s day there is no crime worse than murder that can be considered punishable by death. ‘A Life for a Life’ some would say, whereas others would ‘forgive but never forget’. There are concerns that innocent people are getting convicted and later executed only to be found not guilty afterwards. For example there are southern states in America, particularly Texas, that hold the highest death penalty rates making the likelihood of convicting and executing the wrong person at its highest. Although not always used, 58 countries, worldwide, still support capital punishment as a sentence according to Amnesty International’s figures in December 2009, and, since 1985,

The issue of the death penalty is widely disputed. So disputed that maybe I shouldn’t have picked this topic. But nevertheless, the death penalty is an issue that needs to be addressed. Should the death penalty be abolished from our criminal justice system? Well, that depends on whom you ask. If you ask me… no. I personally don’t see anything wrong with the death penalty because there are a lot of criminals that are just too dangerous to society and death is the only punishment they deserve.