The Deepest Argument For Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment, also known as the Death Penalty, has been a part of the United State’s justice system for the majority of the country’s existence. Today, 31 out of the 50 states still recognize the death penalty as a viable option when dealing with high profile crimes, most notably murder and sexual assault. While many people argue that the death penalty should be made illegal, there is also widespread support in favor of keeping the death penalty, leaving the nation divided on the issue. Both sides of the argument possess valid evidence that supports their claims, but in the end, the arguments in favor of the death penalty are noticeably stronger. The death penalty is an appropriate sentence that should continue to be allowed in the

Keeping a prisoner in jail for life will be very expensive considering that it costs $80,000 a year; and the bad news is that the money comes from the taxpayer's pocket. Thousands of people will attack the death penalty. They will give emotional speeches about the one innocent man who might be executed. However, all of these people are forgetting one crucial element. They are forgetting the thousands of victims who die every year. This may sound awkward, but the death penalty saves lives. It saves lives because it stops those who murder from ever murdering again (Bryant). These opinions represent some of the strongest and most influential views that proponents hold. However, if our prison system could rehabilitate more effectively, perhaps those who murdered once, could change.

Over the years, capital punishment has lost some of its popularity due to the cost, fear of executing the wrong individual, and people becoming more unsure if it is morally acceptable to punish someone to death. However, it is still a practiced punishment. Capital punishment is meant to serve as a deterrent towards those contemplating such crimes. Like Emile Durkheim stated, deviance is necessary for society to function; it allows society to adjust to the ever-changing guidelines- creating new ideals for right or wrong and adjust necessary consequences. No crime can be fully deterred from and no matter how severe of a punishment there is always the potential for there being no deterrent effect on someone. However, based off studies conducted, capital punishment does in fact serve as a deterrent towards committing crimes, as well as prevents murders from committing multiple murders if they are considered repeat offenders. The deterrent effect seemed to vary between studies conducted; however, capital punishment has a deterrent effect none the

In the article "The Case Against the Death Penalty," which shows up in Crime and Criminals: Opposing Viewpoints, Eric Freedman contends that capital punishment does not discourage fierce crime as well as conflicts with decreasing the crime rate. This essay will analyse Freedman 's article from the perspectives of a working man, a needy individual, and a government official.

First of all, Criminals in the eyes of the people who got hurt must not have a second chance in their life, however the capital punishment point of view is to set an example. The capital punishment like to deterrence those unforgivable criminals by killing them, so other do not commit crimes. In this world criminals take that as a challenge to survive. We as human beings fear death but either way some day death

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The death penalty is “death as a punishment given by court of law for very serious crimes. It is also referred to as capital punishment” (Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 2017). In other words, if a person commits a crime that their government, State and/or Federal, considers a capital offence then that person is susceptible to receive a death sentence as punishment for

Capital punishment dates back to 18th century B.C. in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon. Under this code twenty five crimes, excluding murder, were punishable by death. In historical data, the first death penalty was imposed to offender who was blamed for magic in 16th century BC Egypt (Regio, 1997). Unfortunately, death penalty is still practiced in some countries. For example, in Egypt recently on 24 March 2014, Minya Criminal Court imposed death penalty to 529 followers of Egyptian ex-president Mohamed Morsi for their participation in violence (Amnesty International, 2014). Nowadays, United States also practices capital punishment. According to the fact sheet of DPIC (2014) 20 criminals from different states were executed this year

This documentary made a compelling argument against capital punishment. It used a variety of methods to support its views. By showing Death Row and the room where the executions take place, they create pathos for its inhabitants as the audience sees the crude cells and the table with straps. The graveyard where all the executed criminals are laid to rest is also presented with sad, slow music in the background. A close-up of one of the crosses that mark a grave is shown; there are numbers on it, no names, no nice little quote, just the person’s inmate number. This suggests the thought that if they are horrible enough while alive to be executed, they are not worthy of so much as a name in death.

“The death penalty makes would be capital offenders think about weather committing a crime is really worth their lives” (Studyworld 3). Hence, capital punishment is the best solution to the increase in murder problem.

As an MHS twelfth grader and a student in Sociology, I humbly impart my standpoint to the Justice System regarding the case on whether or not to abolish capital punishment. There is indeed a present case as of today that one US state had declared their petition on permanently removing death penalty in the entire United States. I believe that this is a very callous appeal – one main reason we have capital punishment is to develop a sense of morality as well as protection within the whole society, not to put such great emphasis on the criminals who deteriorate the rest of civilization. Recognized to function as a restraint on committing numerous types of crimes ranging from murder to treason to theft, the capital punishment in the US should

Last but not least, from a sociologic perspective, capital punishment does not work as intended, to deter crime rate, rather, it might brutalize individuals, at the same time does nothing good to the victim’s family other than brutal vengeance. The origin of death penalty is served as a vehicle to put a warning for those potential future criminals that such kind of behavior will lead to death. However, so far, no clear evidence can be seen that capital punishment, as a mechanism of deterrent, actually cut down the local crime rate. Ironically, a reversal trend was found by Death Penalty Information Center (2010) in the USA that the death penalty leads to an increase in local murder rate. To die might be too easy for the mindless murderers. Also, for the relatives or friends of criminals put into death through capital punishment, they are more likely to be

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

If it were up to me, every murderer in this country would be put behind bars on death row and have their life taken from them just as they took the life of another. The guidelines of " an eye for an eye" go back thousands of years. Many countries still hold true to these guidelines. Although America doesn't follow the same as these countries, I believe when it comes to murder, they should.

Capital punishment is beneficial to the community. It provides the society with a sense of security. The death penalty contains a positive influence on the future. A heavily debated topic is, “Does capital punishment deter people more than a life sentence to prison?” An explanation on why will be covered later. An issues many people have with capital punishment, is when it is just or not just. This is a topic many stray away from, because it is difficult to decide. Finding the right consequence for an action is difficult. While this paper is for the use of capital punishment, it is clearly not needed for every crime, or even every murder. Overusing capital punishment, such as using it for every murder, will negatively impact the country, and not using it has the same effect.