Should The Death Penalty Be Banned?

Argumentative Essay on Capital Punishment in Australia Capital punishment is barbaric and inhumane and should not be re-introduced into Australia. Although capital punishment has been abolished, the debate on this topic has never abated. When a particularly heinous crime is committed, this debate arouses strong passions on both sides. Many who advocate the abolition of capital punishment consider the death penalty to be cruel and inhuman, while those who favor of punishment by death see it as a form of just retribution for the gravest of crimes.

Australian society has ultimately rejected the idea of the practice of capital punishment making a return into the Australian law books. However, events such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the Bali bombings have ensured that the spotlight once again shines on the controversial subject. I am in favour of the practice returning to Australia for heinous crimes such as murder, child molestation, serial rapists, and people who commit acts of animal cruelty. This is because:

Since the last execution in Australia in 1967 of Ronald Ryan and the abolition of capital punishment in Australia in 1973 imprisonment has been the only option as a sanction for murder. A survey conducted in 2009 demonstrated that a clear majority of Australians (64%) believed that imprisonment should be the punishment for murder as opposed to 23% stating the death penalty should be used and 13% did not wish to comment. The death penalty is not an effective punishment for all cases and there has not been any solid evidence stating that it is a more effective deterrent than imprisonment. Furthermore capital punishment possesses the risk of executing the innocent, which has happened or almost happened numerous times in the past such as

I am discussing the question: Should Capital punishment (otherwise known as the death penalty) be brought back in the UK? In this presentation, I will be informing you about different people’s opinions on the subject. Some of them will be MPs and others will be just members of the public. I will give you some pros and cons associated with the death penalty and find out why it is such a debated subject online. I will also be covering why the death penalty was in fact abolished in the first place in the UK. I would also like to find out what different religions think about this. I chose this subject as it is a very interesting subject that has been eagerly debated online and in parliament. At the start of this project I also had no opinion on the subject. However, after doing lots of research on the subject, I have come up with enough information to make an informed decision. This subject also relates to work we have been doing in history of how things in Britain changed through time. This project would also help me to develop future skills such as the skill of analysing sources effectively using the CRAVEN method. Plus other skills including keeping to a deadline; making sure a piece of data is reliable and not erroneous and thoroughly checking through a presentation before I present it. These are skills vital for most jobs. This will also help me to be able to create a good questionnaire and taking the

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

The death penalty is one of the greatest controversial punishments in the world. There are numerous people who agree with this practice and plenty more who do not agree and believe we should be done with it all together. Some important credential people who give compelling arguments for abolishing the death penalty is Diann Rust-Tierney and Barry Scheck, whereas; the people against abolishing it is Robert Blecker and Kent Scheidegger.

The death penalty, or capital punishment, has been around as early as the Seventh Century B.C. and is still used in many countries today, including the United States. There are many arguments stating capital punishment should be abolished for many reasons, including that capital punishment violates the Bill of Rights, and life in prison is a more effective deterrent than capital punishment; there are also counter-arguments, saying that capital punishment should not be abolished for reasons such as capital punishment achieves justice for those who have been wronged and that it brings a sense of closure to families.

The future of the death penalty lies unclear in the cross-country battle over whether or not it should be abolished. The death penalty should in fact be abolished because of the extreme costs and painful time involved to house and execute inmates, the indecision of which method of execution is the most humane, and the increasing number of innocent inmates being wrongfully executed.

Once upon a time most advance countries believed in the death penalty among those countries Australia was one of them. This is a barbaric and brutal way to be punished. For example criminals would be hanged put under the firing squad, injected with a lethal injection, be electrocuted or would be in a room with lethal gas. A lot of people under lethal gas actually died by banging their heads against the wall because they would rather die quicker than have a slow excruciating death. But now as time goes on, society has discovered that death does not teach us anything and in some cases it is the easier way out. Murders would rather die than spend a lifetime in prison, it cost more to put someone on the death row than a lifetime in prison. Furthermore what if someone you knew was innocent and was killed for something they did not do. An eye for an eye is not a Christian belief, it is a Jewish belief. Christianity stands firmly against capital Punishment.

A wise man once said, “If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well.” As most of us already know Andrew Chan and Myuran sukumaran were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle 8 kg of heroin form Indonesia to Australia. And then we might think, that the Australian government would prosecute these two Australian men. But no, they are sentenced to death in Indonesia. Thesis that is causing the most controversy is the fact that these two Australian men are being executed in a country they're not

With all the jails in the United States being overcrowded with convicts with serious crimes, and doing life without parole. I start to wonder what the impact would be if the United States allowed the death penalty to be used in all fifty states?

Central Idea: The death penalty should be abolished because it is more costly, morally incorrect, and hypocritical of the government.

Introduction~ The death penalty has always been one of the most debated issues in Australia. In most countries in the developed world, the death penalty is illegal. I, however believe that the death penalty is an important way of keeping all Australians safe.

In most cases, crimes that are punishable by death include murder, or a variation of murder. In other words, a vast majority of these crimes involve death. In a country that takes pride in being, “the land of the free” it seems unnatural that we would kill anyone, regardless of the severity of their actions. It is hypocritical for to kill someone for killing someone else. It is much like the saying “an eye for an eye.” Rather than kill someone as retaliation for a lost life, a alternative option is often life in jail with parole; not only does it teach the felon a lesson, but it prevents the death penalty from having to be used. Bethany Webb whose sister was killed in the Seal Beach Massacre says, “I wanted that man to pay for his crimes. Even to suffer. But I thought -- and still think -- that a life term in prison without parole is as close to justice as I would ever get. Why should society answer death with more death?”(Webb). Webb whose mother was also shot in the massacre, and was the only survivor, has had to deal with a great deal of hardships. However, despite this, she doesn't believe in the death penalty. Instead, she feels that the government shouldn’t contribute to the abundance of murder and death our country is faced with, and that a life sentence is a better option. Therefore, the death penalty, like most things, has it’s own flaws and one major injustice of the capital offence is it’s hypocrisy.

The topic I have chosen to argue about is whether the death penalty id a good thing or bad thing to bring back to Britain, Throughout the Assessment I will be mostly focusing on the question on whether the death penalty should be brought back. To start off the essay will on the history of Capital Punishment and why the death penalty was stopped in the first place, after it will show the wrongly convicted people of having the death penalty punishment and how it can effect on society. After that I will be describing the advantages and disadvantages of having the death penalty back and to conclude I will give you my opinion on my