Death Penalty in the Philippines
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Dhan Samson r 21
Capital Punishment
Not too long ago, all the states in America, save for Texas, were abolitionists. The death penalty was banned and humanitarians called it barbaric, racist and inhumane. Now, nearly all of those states have reinstated the death penalty because of a surge in the rate of crimes, particularly murder and kidnapping. These states have realized that there is no better way to discourage criminals from perpetrating criminal acts than to threaten them with death. In the Philippines, things are not too different. Once abolished at the urges of Archbishop Cardinal Sin, the death penalty has been reintroduced to the country only December of last year. After a shocking increase in the rate of crimes, our president finally realized that no amount of preaching and prayer from Cardinal Sin would make the wicked elements of our society abandon their criminal ways and reform. Thus, the ban on death penalty was lifted.
Abolitionists have long argued that the implementation of Capital Punishment had no deterring effect on criminal activities. They claim that no scientific evidence can back the argument that the death penalty reduces crimes, thus its implementation is useless...