The Pros And Cons Of Capital Punishment

The death penalty is a punishment in the form of execution of capital criminals. Only in the late 1600s was the death penalty first challenged, yet it still continues to be found all over the globe. In countries such as Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, the death penalty still takes thousands of lives each year. The past generated more publicized punishments such as hangings, beheadings, stonings and crucifixions. People were convicted of capital crimes upon charges such as arson, rape, and burglary (Reggio). Today, the most common means of capital punishment are found in the form of lethal injection or electrocution. While there are few states who have abolished capital punishment, many still maintain the legal right to execute those whom the state considers capital criminalists; however, the convicted crime will always be murder and will often be accompanied by other aggravating charges (“Death Penalty”). While many international countries such as Australia, Canada, and a large part of Eastern Europe have eliminated or are moving towards eliminating the death penalty, much of Asia, Africa, and the United States fail to eradicate the practice completely (“Death Penalty”). Capital punishment, in a historical view, may have been necessary as an alternative to incarceration; however, with modern developments and analysis, the argument stands that capital punishment should not be

Two hours. That’s how long it took Joseph Wood, an inmate at Florence State Prison in Arizona, to die to a lethal injection. Joseph Wood is not the first to die to a botched injection, which is thought to be a “humane” process of executing America’s worst criminal offenders. Many other people across the states are victims to the harsh and provenly inhumane laws of capital punishment. Cases like these prove why capital punishment is wrong, and should be removed from the laws of every state. Capital punishment is an inhumane punishment which is dealt from a broken and sometimes blatantly racist system, and is an economic burden on the states that administer it.

Throughout the history, the death penalty is considered to be the ultimate punishment for criminals. There are many arguments that the death penalty should be abolished because it is cruel and inhumane. Many nations have abolished it, but our country, is one of those fifty-eight nations that still practice the death penalty. Therefore, it must be maintained throughout society as a final resort against malevolent criminals, who do not fear other punishments.

The ultimate punishment is probably the death penalty as there is not harsher punishment than it. There are more than fifty-eight nations that still practice the death penalty including the United States of America. However in the US death penalty is only use in the case where someone commits first-degree murder. One of the main reasons why death penalty is not abolished is that people still believe in the fact that the capital punishment will deters murderers. There are currently five forms of execution in the United States: hanging, electrocution, lethal injection, lethal gas, and firing squad and all of these should actually be illegal. Death penalty is not a deterrent of crime; it is a crime itself and it also encourages violence besides the fact that is extremely expensive.

There have been controversies on the topic of capital punishment and its role within the society. Capital punishment is interpreted as a person committing a crime and being punished by death through lethal injection or electrical stimulus for it. Capital punishment is also referred by the term death penalty. The government implement capital punishment to control the future would-be criminals. The supporters believe that capital punishment is the only way to make criminals suffer. On the other hand, the opponents think it is inhuman and against our morals. The debate between the two sides just goes on whether to retain it or not. As a matter of fact, capital punishment is suitable for some of the crimes, but it is inhuman, and government spent a lot on it. Therefore, it should be abolished.

Capital punishment, also known to as the death penalty, has a long history in human society. It has been applied to the United State for decades. Since 1976, there are 1,446 executions have been taken place in the United State. Under the United State constitution law, states reserve the right to apply their own criminal laws, which means there are states have abolished capital punishment while others have enforced the death penalty. In states that retain capital punishment, the majority of execution method is lethal injection. But there are few states still authorize a range of other methods such as gas inhalation, firing squad, or electrocution. Clearly, capital punishment is lawfully and is accepted by many legislators. However, this idea of a legalized murder is illogical, immoral and inhumane. First, even though many people support the death penalty, but a very few of them actually witness an execution or understand the feeling of everyone who involves in the execution. An execution usually is hidden from citizens due to its reality of cruel and inhumane. A designated prisoner was brought into a room with a fulfillment of deathly equipment and people who were going to execute him, but he had never met before. These executors are usually nonmedical-trainer volunteers but will ultimately and shortly be involved in a complicated medical situation. As a matter of fact, our society has spent a lot of efforts making sure that criminals are in as least pain as possible. Thus,

Capital punishment also known as the death penalty is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. In 2004 four (China, Iran, Vietnam and the US) accounted for 97 percent of all global executions. On average, every 9-10 days a government in the United States executes a prisoner.(kathy Gill 2017) There are a lot of different kinds of capital punishment. Capital punishment was the use of long time ago, in this time a lot of country cancel Capital Punishment. In this time for Capital Punishment is used Lethal Injection.In America there 33 states have Capital Punishment, and another 17 states cancel the Capital Punishment. As of April 1, 2008, the Death Penalty was authorized by 37 states, the Federal Government, and the U.S. Military. Those jurisdictions without the Death Penalty include 13 states and the District of Columbia. (Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin).(D P) Capital Punishment should be legal and use in our country because it can help to deter against crimes, save money for the government and help us to treat everyone fair. In our country capital punishment need to be used every State.

Capital punishment, that is putting a convicted criminal to death for his or her crimes, has probably been utilized since man first began organizing into communities. Various cultures have utilized numerous means by which to accomplish this task. Early crucifixions, stonings, beheadings, and drawing and quartering have been denounced by most modern countries as ‘cruel and unusual punishment,’ although many third world countries still practice stoning and beheading. The crimes for which one might be put to death have varied over the years, but for most of the modern world, only the most awful rapes and murders are considered punishable by death. Religions vary as to their official stance on capital punishment, although Christians’ views are often dependent on whether their church subscribes to the Old Testament or the New Testament. There is considerable controversy over whether a state has the right and/or responsibility to put an individual to death, and there are many legitimate concerns on both sides of the controversy. Although some crimes, such as the Manson killings, are too horrible to even consider the possible rehabilitation of the criminal, there remains a question in some people’s minds as to the proper punishment.

Is the death penalty really the answer? Even though the criminal deserves the punishment of death, it is not always what a person deserves because death is the easy way out of the crime and the methods of killing are cruel. Some people feel that the Death Penalty should be broadened to cases such as rape, child molesters, etc.

Capital Punishment has been up for debate as early as the 1700s. Human rights activists, religious groups, and economists have been consistent stakeholders in protest again capital punishment. Human rights activists believe that no judge or jury should be able to decide whether someone lives or dies. Religious groups consider all life to be sacred. And economists have proven that the death penalty is very costly on taxpayers.

Many people follow the saying “an eye for an eye” when someone does wrong to them, but when it comes to a person’s life all the decisions made are crucial. Capital punishment is the death penalty given to someone as a punishment for a serious crime. As of 2016, 31 states allow the death penalty, 19 states don't, and 4 states have a governor imposed moratorium. Though some people see this as a fair punishment, it also comes with a lot of problems. Due to this reason, capital punishment should come to an end because of all the complications that come with it.

Cruel and unusual or appropriate and justifiable? Capital punishment is a hotly debated topic that often divides opinion. There are three sides to every story: the criminals, the victims, and the laws a society elects to have. I happen to believe that capital punishment is a justifiable consequence of horrendous crimes where loss of life occurred. Furthermore, this extreme punishment must be reserved for very specific crimes and there should be no question of guilt.

For hundreds of years, capital punishment has been the solution to crimes committed by the people of the United States and many other countries which leads to an endless debate on whether the death penalty should exist or should be abolished. Many people may support the death penalty because the convicted will get what they deserve. On the contrary, those who oppose the death penalty bring up the reasoning of the wrongly convicted. The clash of these debates has created a large amount of controversy.

The United States is considered as one of the most developed nations in the world. The United States is often linked with words such as equality, freedom, opportunity, democracy, and so on. These words used to describe the United States are all great American virtues. One practice that can also be linked to the United States, that is usually not mentioned and is a terrible reality, is state sanctioned murder or capital punishment.

As of August 2017, capital punishment is legal in 31 US states. As of April 28, 2017, since 1973, 1,458 people have been executed in total. The problem lies in the fact that, despite counter arguments, there are many flaws that lie in the concept of capital punishment. The practice of the death penalty inadvertently manages to disprove any argument in support of it and in the end, is only used to set a warped sense of false justice.