Persuasive Essay On Death Penalty

Hammurabi once said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” As of April 1, 2017, there were 2,843 death row inmates in the United States. Society has changed at some point over time. At some point people have forgotten the difference between right and wrong and have forgotten that some things aren’t okay to do. People think that it is okay to kill, rape, torture, etc. They think they can do all of this stuff and not get punished for their actions. How can we as a society think that we can make a change in this world if people continue to do hateful things and think that those things are okay to do? We need to continue to punish people so they understand that they will have consequences for their actions? None

Hammurabi once said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Society has changed over time. At some point people have forgotten the difference between right and wrong and have forgotten that some things aren’t okay to do. People think that it is okay to kill, rape, or torture. They think they can do all of this stuff and not get punished for their actions. How can we as a society think that we can make a change in this world if people continue to do hateful things and think that those things are okay to do? We need to continue to punish people so they understand that there are consequences for their actions? None of the violence or hateful crimes that happen in this world will stop completely, but with the death penalty for serious crimes; such as the the murders that I will give examples of later. We are one step closer to ending it. I believe that the death penalty is a good thing and this is why.

Our forefathers fought in many great wars and struggled valiantly to craft the United States of America into the proud country it is currently. A well known, and still standing, way that they strengthened and shaped our government was through the creation of the United States Constitution. The U.S. Constitution was established in 1787, The Constitution was written in a particular manner which, if necessary, allowed for it to be amended, and over time it has. The most recent amendment that has been made was the 27th amendment, in 1992. The eighth amendment of the U.S Constitution states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” (U.S. Const, amend Vlll) The eighth amendment, although seemingly to the point, is deceitful in its brevity and contains many ambiguities, particularly upon the last phrase of the sentence. It raises the question of what constitutes as cruel and unusual. As the amendment was passed in 1791, is it what would be considered cruel then? Or rather, what is cruel in today’s society?

I agree with the death penalty because it would be nice to have because it would be great for people who did bad things to people and they don’t get punished for what they did after we got rid of the death penalty. Now they just have a life sentence and they just slowly rot away and they could also get out on good behavior or testify against their life sentence in court and get out on good behavior with parole. They could go out of jail stay clean for a while then committee another crime then they should get the t death penalty or life sentence no parole so the they can't testify in the court of law. It would be nice to have it because if someone kills a person or multiple because they shouldn’t just be in jail getting bigger, stronger, etc. they should just keep getting closer to the chamber where they die and just have that on there conisin why did i kill that that person when they are getting closer to the camber. I also think they should not have the death penalty because if you didn’t do it you should be able to testify as much as they would like to testify. If they know they didn’t the should demand tho testify and demand them to keep on looking for clues. The death penalty gives closure to the victim's families who have suffered so much. Some family members of crime victims may take years or decades to recover from the shock and loss of a loved one. Some may never recover. One of the things that helps hasten this recovery is to achieve some kind of closure. Life in

The death penalty is the worst sentence you could possibly ever get during a criminal trial. Many people think that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment because they think that no one under any circumstance has the right to take another human beings life. I personally disagree with this because there are many crimes in this world that I do believe deserve the death penalty due to the severity of the crime that was committed by the perpetrator. In the United States, the death penalty is primarily reserved for people who have been convicted of murder or other capital offenses that are to severe to let them live out the rest of their days in maximum security prison. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that capital punishment is neither unconstitutional and not cruel and unusual punishment, and exists within the boundaries of the 8th and 14th amendments of the constitution. There are some instances in which capital punishment has been approved for individuals who have raped or sexually assaulted minors in some way and i think that is one of the most heinous crimes that someone can commit and they should be put to death. Though far earlier in the history of the United States, capital punishment was used for a wider variety and less violent and heinous of crimes. Crimes such as arson, rape, robbery, and counterfeiting also resulted in this ultimate penalty and the taking of the crooks life. Many crimes which are no longer issued the death penalty in society today, such

When researching a very controversial topic the Death Penalty I came across a whole different beast and that is our Justice System. A very strong campaign “A War on Crime” is really “A War on Race”. Black people make up 6% of the U.S. Population but in prison make up 40% of U.S. general population in prisons. The U.S population accounts for 4.4 percent of the world’s population but the U.S. holds 22 percent of the worlds prisoners. To many African Americans are being put in prison. Major corporations should not have control over what laws do and don’t get passed. There has to be a problem with the U.S justice system and because of it our prisons are overcrowded.

Many people have many different opinions of the death penalty with knowing exactly the reasoning behind the penalty itself. There are pros and cons behind the every situations and everyone has their right to their own opinion. Many have been falsely accused because of loss of evidence and false statements. Some have done the crime knowing the consequences if caught and proven guilty.

There are various topics of discussion that cause people discomfort, one of those topics is the death penalty. The vast majority of people can agree that justice should be served and there should be consequences for those who break the law. The question then becomes, where does one draw the line? All crimes are punishable through either jail/prison time, community service, or fines, however larger more severe crimes are punishable through the death penalty. Such crimes include, treason, airplane hijacking, and murder. The death penalty is meant to serve as a consequence to those who committed a major crime and a warning to other criminals. However, this form of punishment should be abolished.

The death penalty has been carried out in several ways throughout its existence which include Lethal Injection, electrocution, Gas chamber, Hanging, and Firing squad. There has always been the thought of just which way is the best way to put someone to death. Lethal Injection has been the newest form of execution for the death penalty. It was “first adopted by the U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1977” to replace all other forms of execution because “it was considered cheaper and more humane” (Ecenbarger, 1994 and Weisberg, 1991).” During a lethal-injection procedure, a prisoner is strapped to a gurney” where three drugs are put into the person’s body (Ecenbarger, 1994 and Weisberg, 1991). The first drug is “sodium thiopental, a barbiturate anesthetic, which is supposed to induce deep unconsciousness in about 20 seconds.” (Ecenbarger, 1994 and Weisberg, 1991) The second drug is “pancuronium bromide, a total muscle relaxant that, given in sufficient dosages, paralyzes all voluntary muscles, thereby causing suffocation” (Ecenbarger, 1994 and Weisberg, 1991). The last drug is “potassium chloride, which induces irreversible cardiac arrest” (Ecenbarger, 1994 and Weisberg, 1991). The result is “death usually occurring less than two minutes after the final injection. In truth, lethal injection is a better way to give someone the death penalty” (Ecenbarger, 1994 and Weisberg, 1991). Although recently there has been much controversy over lethal injections becoming “botched” to where it

Due to changing attitudes in American society, the use of the death penalty, especially for certain crimes, is decreasing and controversial. Currently only 31 states use the death penalty, as a legal punishment to killing someone else (Capital Punishment in the United States). From a high of 98 executions in 1998 to a low of 23 in 2017, the trend for the death penalty is that it is being used less and less in the United States. Yet, as Time magazine also reported in its June 8, 2015 issue, 70% of Americans agreed with the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarndev, one of the brothers responsible for the bombing in the 2013 Boston Marathon. There are certain crimes that the American public say warrants the death penalty, such as child killers and mass murders. But the unmistakable trend for capital punishment is down significantly in the past 20 years. (The Death of the Death Penalty).

The death penalty, otherwise known as capital punishment, is the punishment of execution given to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. While many argue that the death penalty is an efficient way to punish criminals, studies and academic journals have proven this to be false, as there are many preffered alternatives.

What does Iran, China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States all have in common? All five countries lead the world in executions. In America the farthest line of justice is court sanctioned murder, more appropriately termed the death penalty. The death penalty should be abolished because of its outrageous expense, lack of purpose, racial prejudice, and toll on innocent lives. Since its reinstatement in 1997 the death penalty has been a horrible scheme and abuse of government power.

Capital punishment is the government practice of punishing a criminal by execution that dates back to the 18th century, however times were very different back then. Nowadays, the death penalty is carried out by lethal injection and in some states the electric chair, while in the early years of this practice it was hanging, stoning, being torn apart, etc. Some crimes that are punishable in Florida by the death penalty are First-degree murder; felony murder; capital drug trafficking; and capital sexual battery. Pennsylvania was the first state to move capital punishment out of the public eye and into correctional facilities. William Kemmler lived in New York and was the first person in the United States to receive the death penalty in 1890 for the murder of his wife with an ax. As mentioned, the electric chair was a form of capital punishment and when the first electric shock was delivered to Kemmler at approximately 700 volts, he did not die right away. A second shock was needed at 1,030 volts for two minutes, afterwards there were clear signs that Kemmler was deceased. Doctors then stated after the execution that they would have been better off using an ax instead of the electric chair. Over the years the death penalty has been a very controversial topic. Some say that this should be illegal and abolished while others state it is more effective than life in prison.

The death penalty should be enforced because of overpopulation, resources, money, some crimes being so monstrous, and for the irreversible mistakes. Overpopulation is a problem in some places and slowly becoming a problem in others. This added with the fact that this population is graphicly “useless”. They also always have the chance of escaping or even killing or hurting others. This can be either other prisoners, security, or visitors. Most aren’t helping anything, in fact taking away from society, especially if they have done something so heinous to earn them even the consideration of a death penalty. Leading to my next point these people are using resources and space which sadly shouldn’t be worth the commonwealth’s taxes and consideration. Following that is why waste the money on these people who have taken away from society and earned their punishment. As inhumane as all this sounds in reality they have done more harm than good; hurting society. For even the local Michigan's sake the death penalty brings down some of the costs of maintaining these prisoners. There are 11 states that spend more on prisons than education. These states consist of Michigan being the largest following smaller states such as Rhode Island, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Other bigger states include Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Oregon, Arizona, and all of this is as is since 2015. Some crimes are so heinous and take so much from people why should they be allowed to stay alive

The problem with the death penalty is that it is a big waste of money. Yes, in some cases it can make people feel better, like they are getting revenge on the people that did the crime to their loved one or someone they know but that is really cruel. In the article, The Price of Justice it shows how the price were a few years ago and it can only of up from there “in 1988, The Miami Herald reported that the cost of the death penalty in Florida was $3.2 million per execution compared to $600,000 for life imprisonment.103 Similarly, The Dallas Morning News reported in 1992 that the trials and appeals of a capital case alone cost Texas $2.3 million per case on average”. Making the criminal sit in a jail cell that is not that big with other bad people is more of a punishment then just killing them. And it is a lot cheaper to do it that way as well. The cost of the death penalty is not reasonable because the state can’t even perform the death penalty the right way. And we can use the money for better things for our states and for our society so we can improve our comity’s so