Lennie Small Murder

Esteemed members of the jury, your honor, what you will hear is the story of human tragedy. This is a case about a promise broken, a dream ended, and a life shattered. Lennie Small is responsible for this, Lennie Small is responsible for the brutal death of Curley’s wife. She was a beautiful woman, in the prime of her youth, who had so many things to accomplish. None of that is possible now. She was a wonderful, vibrant flower ripped from existence. The defense will argue that Lennie has a diminished mental capacity and therefore does not know right from wrong. This however, is not true. You will hear testimony that he did indeed know the difference between right and wrong, life and death.

Would it be true that capital punishment saves lives? Edward Koch, in his article “Death and Justice” believes it does. Koch, using common techniques to influence his audience, suggests that killers should be handled within this tried and avenged form of punishment. Koch opens his article by quoting convicted murderers Robert Lee Willie and Joseph Carl Shaw, both in the last moments of their lives pleading for the justice system to put a stop to the endless cycle of killing. Using simple logic, Koch argues that the sudden changing of the killers’ moral character is not a result of remorse for the victims, but rather an attempt to save their own lives from the killing hands of the justice system. Koch effectively uses these quotes to suggest to the reader that a killer might have thought twice about his/her own actions if the death sentence were a belief.

Capital punishment or death penalty is usually imposed on persons who committed heinous crimes and are those that endanger the safety of the society. Some countries and societies implement capital punishment while others do not. There are various reasons for this policy of countries, including the social view on the

     A perfect example of the death penalty going awry is the state of Illinois. Former governor George Ryan has put a stay on all executions. This came as a result of finding thirteen death row inmates not guilty of their convicted crimes. Also, by staying

Throughout the novel Lennie is heavily discriminated against. He is different than the rest of the men that work on any of the farms. George tells Lennie to be quiet when meeting new bosses because he doesn’t want people to jump to conclusions about Lennie before they get a chance to see the work that he can do.””O.K. Now when we go in to see the boss, what you gonna do?” Lennie thought. His face got tight with thought. “I…. ain’t gonna say nothin’. Jus’ gonna stan’ there.” ”Good boy. That’s swell. You say that over two,three times so you sure won’t forget it,”” (6) George treats Lennie like he is a helpless little kid who can’t think for himself, so George always tells Lennie how to act or what to say. George wants to get the job and if he says the wrong thing about him and Lennie being together or why he won’t let him speak it could cost

Many other workers on the ranch recognize that Lennie is very caring. Both Lennie and George lost their job working in Weed because Lennie touched a girl in an inappropriate spot accidentally. While George was explaining this, he told Slim, “ He never hurt her,”. The ability to be caring affects the story because Lennie’s actions might be inappropriate and misplaced, but it was not his intention to execute those actions. He wasn’t able to show that he was not trying to hurt the girl, but his mental situation does not allow him to show that it was all a misunderstanding. Being a caring person helps Lennie’s relationships with other characters because most of the people who work in the ranch believe that Lennie is a kind and very caring person and understand that he is not very bright. Although many people are scared by Lennie based on his actions, his ability to be caring helps him succeed in

Capital Punishment, also known as the Death Penalty, is described as a government practice where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for crimes such as murder, treason, espionage, and genocide.

The murder case of Lennie Smalls is currently deeply being further investigated. High speculations grow of George Milton intentionally murdering him counted as 1st degree murder or proven innocent as mercy killing. 1st degree murder is also known as unlawful,planned killing meaning a murder was committed after planning or lying in wait for the killing to begin. Mercy killing (also known as euthanasia) is when someone legally kills someone because the person that is getting killed thinks it’s their best interest to relieve their agony and to end their terminal, irremediable condition.

Was the killing of Lennie Smalls justified? Many people struggle to determine if George should have or should have not killed Lennie. I believe that when George killed him it was justified. He could of let him go, but he knew Lennie would of been better off. If Lennie lived George knew the cycle would have repeated itself if they escaped, that if Curley had gotten ahold of him his punishment would have been worse, and that George won’t always be there for him.

The death penalty which is also known as capital punishment is the punishment of a crime by execution. (Washington Post 2008: e.data) Such extreme sentences are awarded for very serious crimes such as premeditated murder, multiple murders, repeated crimes, rape and murder and so on, where

He explains it in the quote, "Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to." They are different from all the others and George knows the have a special bond. Even though George gets frustrated by Lennie's mental disability, he also feels compassion for him. Lennie gives George the opportunity to lay plans and be in charge, that way they can figure out their problems easier. Without Lennie, George would be just like the other people, but with Lennie, George has a responsibility. In the end he takes responsibility for Lennie's

Capital punishment is a custom in which prisoners are executed in accordance with judicial practice when they are convicted of committing a “capital crime.” Capital crimes are crimes considered so atrocious that they should

Capital punishment has in the past been practiced in virtually every society, although currently only 58 nations actively practice it, with 95 countries abolishing it and the remainder of 101 countries keep it as a law for really serious crimes.

Capital punishment has been around for many years as a way of executing criminals. Despite what most believe, capital punishment is not functional in the American society. Defenders of the death penalty often claim that the execution of criminals will teach others not to do bad, initially decreasing crime rates. Unfortunately, statistics prove that thought to be wrong. Capital punishment also has great flaws. For example, many innocent people have been put to death because of capital punishment. There also is no consistency. Two of the same crimes can be convicted in two different states and the consequences with be different for both offenders. The death penalty shows to be

Obviously, the execution of a murderer deems him/her incapable of murdering again. However, those who support the concept of rehabilitation say that imprisonment is effective in preventing murderers from killing again. Murderers have the lowest rate of re-committing a homicide than people who have served time for other offenses (Johnson, 1990).