The Death Penalty-Is It Justice Or Just Cruel?

　 Of course, people think death penalty is not just about the punishment. People who believe in death penalty show the reason why they do is that death penalty for sure is a deterrent to homicide. They also take this as a justification of supporting death penalty system (2010). So people actually expect something out of this system other than just killing the murderers simply for what they did. This is supposed to be a great solution to make better society by lessoning the potential crime. In theory, the fact that society has a death penalty system should somewhat scares the potential murderer and prevents them from committing murder. But the percentage of murder crime shows the otherwise. Do potential murderers consider the death penalty before they the murder? The answers are likely to be No. "Most deterrence research has found that

Capital Punishment is the toughest thing a natural human being can face, but in the other hand it can bring and claim justice, it dates back to too many years. There 's many historical individuals faced the capital punishment such as Saddam Hussain, Omar Al-Mukhtar, Louis XVI. Capital punishment can be defined as the authorization of killing someone because of crimes but does this Rule/Law is really efficient or inefficient? As in usual some policies can be agreed and disagreed by the individuals. There is many countries apply this rule in such crimes, for example Saudi Arabia apply this rule on who kills innocent people, gets out of the law, and terrorists in general.

A study conducted by the Journal of Quantitative Criminology reveals that for every execution performed, fifteen murders take its place (Durlauf, et al). The study compiled execution statistics and murder rates across states in order to determine the efficacy of deterrence. Granted, executions do not directly lead to murders, but the data exposes the fact that the death penalty has not been successful in preventing them. In fact crime rates increase in states that resume the practice of the death penalty. For example, Florida had a twenty-eight percent increase in murder rates after executing a prisoner in 1979 for the first time after fifteen years (“White

2008 murder rate in death penalty states was 41% higher than the non-death penalty states, 2009 the murder rate was 35% higher than the non-death penalty states (Cooper, 2011). As you can see capital punishment had no influence on preventing criminals from doing illegal acts. Therefore, all of the work and energy that goes into executing a criminal in the name of justice is illogical and ineffective.

If a serial killer is caught and has no chance of being free, it saves lives of the people who could have been caught in their path. The death penalty will take many killers off the streets. "In summary, the recent studies using panel data techniques have confirmed what we learned decades ago: Capital punishment does, in fact, save lives. Each additional execution appears to deter between three and 18 murders," claimed David B. Muhlhausen in his testimony. Even if capital punishment only deters three murders, that is three lives that have been saved. The panel data research proves that the death penalty is not a harsh punishment because it saves the innocent lives of many citizens. It is true that, not every state agrees with the death penalty. There are 18 states that have a ban against the death penalty (Procon.org). Nevertheless, the website also states, "Throughout the 1990s, our society increased the number of executions, and the number of murders plummeted. Since 2001, there has been a decline in executions and an increase in murders." When executions are used more often, the rate of murders goes down. This also proves that the states that have the death penalty are more safe than the states that have a ban against

Reason 1- The fear of death is a real thing and affects almost everybody, even criminals. The fear of the consequences is a possible deterrent to the crimes by fear of the death penalty, the criminals may think about the negative effects of their crimes before they choose to commit them. The highest murder rate in Houston, Texas occurred in 1981, with 701 murders. Texas resumed executions in 1982. Since that time, Houston has executed more murderers than any other city or state and has seen the greatest reduction in murder, 701 murders in 1981 down to 261 murders in 1996 – that’s a 63% reduction. Because they reinstated the death penalty the rate of murders that occurred was reduced. Now, there have also been recent studies that show the death penalty is a deterrent for crime. Isaac Ehrlich in 1975 provided the first systemic analysis of the relationship between capital punishment and the crime of murder along with the first empirical analysis of the deterrence hypothesis. He found that each execution deterred, on average, 8 murders. Many other studies have found that the death penalty does deter murder and other crimes. In the United States: Ehrlich and Liu, 1999, Layson, 1985, Cloninger, 1992, Dezhbakhsh et al, 2000. All of the people I have

The death penalty has been has been questioned about whether it is a reasonable sentence based on our 8th Amendment Right which protects us from cruel and unusual punishment. In the 1976, Gregg v. Georgia case the U. S. Supreme Court has chose to uphold the death penalty. The only way an offender can be sentenced to the death penalty is if they have intentionally taken the life of the victim. A large number of Americans are afraid of putting an innocent individual to death for a crime they did not commit. Offender’s that are found to be guilty and sentenced to the death penalty sit on death row with more the adequate time to file appeals to their sentences. The average offender spends at least a decade on death row. A Direct Appeal begins with the state’s highest court when anyone is sentenced to the death penalty where offenders are given the opportunity to have the death sentenced overturned. In some states, it is required however, in other states it is the offender’s decision. After the completion of this appeal, it is the offender’s decision to attempt another appeal in a higher court, in attempt to get the sentence of death overturned. If the offender does not get the sentence overturned, the offender will remain sentenced to death most likely by lethal injection; lethal injection is a less painful more humane way to execute the offender. Some states allow

Capital punishment or better known as the death penalty is a punishment of execution, that is administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. Research proves that the death penalty should be banned from all states. The death penalty kills innocent and mentally ill people. Which makes these type of people victims of the government. Capital punishment does not decrease the crime rate and it costs taxpayers way more money than life without parole. Life without parole is a much more suitable punishment for criminals who committed horrendous crimes and made victims families suffer. The death penalty is the easy way out for many criminals and leaves no room for suffering. Basically making the death penalty a get out of jail free card for criminals.

This is proven to be false. According to the N.C. Department of Justice, the death penalty actually does not influence murderers to think twice before killing, in fact it does the opposite (Death Penalty Does Not Deter Crimes, 2015). As observed, states in the United States that don't use the death penalty have a lower murder rate that that of the states that do (Death Penalty Does Not Deter Crimes, 2015). For example, there was a forty six percent lower rate of murder in non-death penalty states than in death penalty states ("Death Penalty Does Not Deter Crimes.", 2015). When the United States is compared to countries that do not use the death penalty, such as Canada or nations in Europe, it also has a higher homicide rate as well. Generally homicides are committed in moments of anger and not even thinking. Criminals are commonly severe drug and alcohol users and do not generally think of the consequences of their actions. Homicides are usually committed in the heat of anger or deep emotion while either under the influence of substances or mentally ill. So when someone says it makes people think twice, that isn’t always the case. In the mind of a sane person they of course think of the consequences and do not continue to create violence. But an insane person who would actually commit a capital

Some people think that abolishing the death penalty would cause criminals to commit more capital crimes. Although to some degree this is true, I believe that if a criminal is going to commit any capital crime his or her first thought is how can I get away with this? Most criminal may not even think about getting caught. For me this statement applies to the mentally ill convicts, which is one of the reasons why I’m against the death penalty. Besides the execution of an mentally ill person these are the reasons why I oppose the death penalty the death penalty is racist, the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment, the death penalty is not a deterrent to violent crime, the death penalty condemns the innocent to die, and the death penalty punishes the poor. The death penalty is a punishment to execute, which is overseen to someone who is legally convicted of a capital crime.

My assumption is that the death penalty does not deter people from crime. I do not believe that the fear of receiving punishment or justice will deter murder. When people commit crimes, they do not think or care about the consequences at that time. If that were true, people would not speed on highways or do drugs in fear that they would be prosecuted. I believe that with or without capital punishment people will still commit crimes. I believe that the death penalty does not have conclusive evidence to be a tool in the criminal justice system to deter people.

What if you were innocent but put at death row? Would you still want this as a system of justice? Innocent people die every year as the “justice” system isn’t just. The death penalty should be abolished considering it is a cruel punishment, which our eight amendment is clearly against.

A man by the name of Gary Mark Gilmore spent most of his life either in trouble or in jail being punished for it. He was born December 4 1940 and he grew up in Portland, Oregon. He was abused by his father and when the family moved to Salt Lake City, he started on a life of crime. When the family moved back to Portland, Gilmore became a neighborhood tough and dropped out of school at the age of 14. His involvement in a car theft ring opened his long criminal record. He was arrested a second time, and was sent to a boy 's reformatory, where he spent most of the time in solitary confinement. After his release, he was arrested again and spent much of the two years in jail. In 1961 he moved back with his parents, but was arrested two more

Probably one of the most valid points in arguing for the use of capital punishment is justice for the families. I couldn’t imagine waking up to a phone call or knock on the door saying that my family member has been murdered by someone and won’t return. Even the thought of that makes me angry to begin with. I know my first thoughts would be to end the life that took one that was innocent. Blind rage and anger make you have irrational feelings that demand action but it is called ‘blind’ rage because that is simply blind. I realize that people would argue my feelings would be completely

At first thought it may seem that capital punishment is the right thing to do. But what most people don’t realize is that it is injustice and wrong. Capital punishment has been around since the middle ages and is used today to kill people who commit crimes it varies from state to state but one of the main crimes to receive the death penalty is murder. Also the U.S.A. has used capital punishment from it’s beginning it started with hanging and it’s changed over the years there have been many different types such as electric chair, hanging, gas chamber, firing squad and lethal injection the person who is going to be executed gets a option on which of five he would prefer most states only provide two or three. Lethal injection is the most