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... Capital punishment, the death
penalty, is the maximum sentence used in punishing people who kill another human being
- and is a very controversial method of punishment. ... Capital punishment is a subject that can be counted upon
to stir emotion and controversy into any conversation or argument. ...
Todays daily world of crime and violence calls for punishment of a severe nature,
and many citizens argue that the punishment necessary is the death penalty. ...
Some people take the neutral position that there is no right or wrong answer,
that each opinion on capital punishment is valid in its own way. ...
Proponents of capital punishment tend to defend their opinion mainly on two grounds:
death is a fitting punishment for murder, and executions maximize public safety
through incapacitation and deterrence.
The view of proponents of the death penalty in reference to the "let the punishment fit the crime" ideal is that, in the eyes of many law officials and citizens of the United States, if a crime is so serious that it causes irreversible damage or the loss of human life, then the only penalty for such crimes would be death for the individual that committed this act. Many also feel that if an individual can possess the strength and will to take the life of another human being in a planned manner, then they must also in turn be able to face their punishment which could only be a punishment of the same magnitude as the crime they have committed; that being for their life to be ended for the common good. These people feel that, while it is the cruelest punishment, it is the best way to penalize heartless, cold-blooded killers.
The ideal of executions maximizing public safety through incapacitation and deterrence
explains that such a punishment as the death penalty would keep callous and
dangerous murderers from roaming the streets of our children and innocents.
It would serve to "scare" criminals into not commiting their crime for fear
of the ultimate punishment. ...
The problems associated with this controversial form of punishment are uncountable --
morality, innocence, money, unjustified retribution, racism -- and
cannot be resolved without the abolition of such punishment.
In response to the "eye for an eye" concept, opponents of capital punishment inevitably
take the standpoint that killing one another is wrong in every manner regardless
whether it is just or not. ... It is unjustified retribution
Capital punishment is cruel and unusual punishment , being a relic
of when slavery, branding, and other such corporal punishments were common.
Approximate Word count = 1976
Approximate Pages = 7.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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