The death penalty sets an example by executing those who commit such unacceptable crimes and I think utilitarianism would agree with the death penalty because it makes others think twice before committing such intolerable acts. If a person believes that the death penalty prevents future crimes, then, according to utilitarianism, the consequences of the death penalty are morally justified because it benefits society. ... In order to decide if the death penalty is just or unjust; utilitarianism has to question whether the death penalty is effective in preventing future crimes compared to life im...

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Therefore, the death penalty is as unrighteous and unjustified as the act of murder itself. Proponents of this practice claim that the death penalty prevents future murders. ... People are executed under the death penalty in a way that minimizes suffering. ... Many victims" families denounce the use of the death penalty. ... The death penalty poses many problems for our nation. ...

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In the USA, thousands of Americans are serving the life without parole because of the crime they committed at juvenile age. Most of them are murderers or recidivisms. Among these prisoners, there is a man who murdered his father, stole all his parents' money, and ran away from home when he was just ...

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