When turning on the television, radio, or simply opening the local newspaper, one is bombarded with news of murders, homicides, serial killers, and other such tragedies. It is a rare occasion to go through a day in this world and not hear of these things. So what should be done about this crime wave?. Today, there is a big controversy over the death penalty, whether it is morally right or wrong. We, as human beings, have a certain privilege on our own lives, but do the lives of others belong to us as well?. Do we have the right to decide the kind of lives others can or cannot live?. In the United States and in some other nations such as China and Iran, the death penalty is commonly applied. However, since 1990, the death penalty has been abolished by more than thirty countries because it was considered a cruel and inhuman punishment. Though, some supporters of the death penalty consider that if a person takes another people's life he should be killed, there are certain reasons that question the immorality of the death penalty. First, it violates religious beliefs. Second, it is not a means of dealing with crime. And lastly, innocent people may be wrongly condemned.
The Old Testament clearly calls for the death penalty on many occasions. In Exodus 21:14 is the simplest statement mandating society to punish their fellow beings for murder. Jesus states, "if a man schemes and kills another man deliberately, take him away from my altar and put him to death" (Good News Bible, 1976). Advocates stress that this verse is not a suggestion, but instead a command that is not to be questioned. God demands, therefore, one should obey. The murderer must suffer for his actions because murder is denying the image of God in the harmed individual. To murder a man is equivalent to murdering God since man is created by him and in his image. The murderer, thus, did violence to God himself. However, many of the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament readily denounce it.
It stands for the total abolition of the death penalty but allows states parties to retain the death penalty in time of war. ... Some states have already abolished the death penalty. ... Some people think the death penalty is fair. ... The death penalty is a global issue. ... The death penalty isn't a way to prevent crime. ...
Between 2012 and 2013 Connecticut and Maryland both repeal the death penalty resulting in 18th state against it (CNN). ... There are many different reasons as to why people are against the death penalty. ... The Catholic religion is the religion most against the death penalty. ... People are against the death penalty because of theses mistakes that have been made. ... I personally am against the death penalty because it is what my religion tells me. ...
I am against the death penalty. ... I will explain those reasons n the following paragraphs why I"m against the death penalty. The first reason why I"m against the death penalty is the deterrence that it should cause. ... Another reason why I"m against the death penalty is the possibility of a wrongful execution. ... For the reasons explained above, are the reasons I am against the death penalty. ...
(Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Website) The main argument that advocates for the death penalty have is that the death penalty deters crime, that the threat of execution is enough to make criminals think twice about committing a capital crime. ... Clearly, by the time he has decided to commit his crime, he has already disregarded other forms of punishment besides the death penalty, such as lengthy imprisonment. ... Also, states that do not have a death penalty experience lower number of murders each year than that of the states who do. ... (Death Penalty Information Ce...
Capital Punishment Capital Punishment is the lawful procedure of the death penalty. ... In the 1500's in England, only in major crimes was the death penalty used. ... In the end the death penalty is a very controversial issue. There are many ways to argue for or against. But the fact remains that the death penalty is final. ...
Annotated Bibliography The Death Penalty for Juveniles The following research draws upon different opinions and perceptions for and against the further enactment of the death penalty for juvenile offenders. ... Secondly, why does the death penalty for juveniles remain? ... Juveniles and the Death Penalty. ... The main idea that Friedman presents is that the death penalty should maintain many of its current restrictions to set barriers against executing the innocent, juveniles, and mentally disabled. ... Currently, the US Supreme Court's death penalty jurisprudence ...
The Death Penalty: Right or Wrong? ... If trial is swiftly followed by execution, they reckon, Americans will turn against the death penalty. ... Does death penalty deter crime? The death penalty is a big thing now a days because there are some many people for is and so many against it. ... Another group against the death penalty is Amnesty International. ...
The death penalty has been shown to be a very discriminate consequence. ... The Death Penalty can also burn a hole into the taxpayers" wallets because it can be quite expensive. ... Most of all the death penalty doesn't deter crime! ... One smart man said, "Until the infallibility of human judgment shall have been proved to me, I shall persist in demanding the abolition of the death penalty.**" Many statistics have stood beside this man showing that the death penalty doesn't deter crime. ... If the death penalty doesn't deter crime then will we abolish it like many other co...