You know your daughter is getting off the bus just about this time. The thought of something bad happening to her never even crosses your mind--this is the same routine every day. However, a man is sitting in her closet. He knows what time you leave for work in the morning. He knows what time she gets on the bus to go to school. He knows what time she gets off the bus, and the time you get home. He knows everything because he's smart. He's calculating and he's done this before. He has been planning this for a while. He's been watching the way your family lives, and today is the day he's planning to attack. She gets off the bus and goes into her house, the same as she does every day. Later on, you wonder what was going through her mind: If she felt something strange when she entered the house. Maybe she did, maybe not. Either way, she's gone now and you know by the bad look in the detective's eyes, that she didn't go peacefully.
Imagine you're sitting in the courtroom. You are watching her killer and trying to figure out why this happened. You watch him day after day. His eyes are cold and lifeless. What is going on behind them? What is he thinking? How could a human being do something like this to another human being? You keep thinking about life in prison versus the death penalty. You keep thinking about your daughter and how she didn't get to choose. She didn't get a chance to do anything she planned for her future. You think about how you may feel as you watch him being executed. He's proud of what he's done. He's thinking, 'look at me, look what I did. You won't ever forget me.' He's right. You will never forget him. But you may get peace knowing that he will be dead. Knowing that another parent will not have to go through what you are going through because of him will be satisfying. His story, and his unspeakable crimes will die with him. While some might argue that the death penalty is inhumane and unnecessary, it has been proven to be effective in deterring crime across the country and making it America a safer place to live.
Capital punishment is a moral necessity to society. ... Even though Capital punishment is much less painful to what the victim must have dealt with. "Capital punishment is the only punishment roughly proportionate to the harm that has been done to the murdered victim." ... No other punishment could be as efficient as Capital Punishment. ... When we did have Capital punishment in the past, it was very effective. ...
Capital Punishment is not a simple issue that can easily be judged in black and white non-negotiable terms. ... There are some people who would look at the death penalty as a necessity, and argue that the benefits to society warrant its continued use. ... From the reinstatement of capital punishment until present day we have had protests and arguments for and against the institution of capital punishment. ... "Capital punishment is the ultimate denial of civil liberties. ... Governor Ryan showed bravery in admitting to the numerous mistakes made in capital punishment cases, and shed light on t...
"An Insightful Perspective On Capital Punishment" ~~~~~~~~Death is inevitable. ... capital punishment has its good sides and its bad sides, but it must be repealed. ... When the facts are added up, it becomes clear that capital punishment cannot save the state any money. ... capital punishment is a luxury that is simply unaffordable. ... But why do they care whether or not the United States uses capital punishment? ...
First of all, the punishment of the death penalty is needed to deter crime. Deterrence is the only purpose of the threats of the criminal law, therefore "legal threats of punishment would become incredible and lose their deterrent effectiveness if not carried out by actual punishment" (Capital Punishment Saves Innocent Lives). ... Retribution is the primal moral purpose of punishment and therefore a necessity to bring closure to most. ... Which has less of an effect than the death penalty "because incarcerated murderers can escape, be released on furlough, or kill other prisoner...
Capital Punishment Capital Punishment, is it right or wrong? ... No one today questions the necessity for punishing criminals by depriving them of their freedom for periods of time, however, there is ardent discussion regarding the topic of the death sentence. ... The majority of capital cases involve crimes committed against people who are white. ... In the U.S., the chief objection 2 to capital punishment has been that it has always been used unfairly, in at least three major ways. ... Jenkins said, "Capital Punishment is a dream solution to a nightmare of social despair" (782). ...
Yet while locked up, the prisoners are steady sucking the taxpayers of thousands of dollars just to incarcerate and provide them every basic necessity. ... At one time, laws deemed capital punishment too severe for non-violent crimes therefore the law was amended. Reforming capital punishment to exclude burglary and impose it on violent crimes is one example of an ethical issue of alternative penalties for lesser crimes. ... The ethical issues are cruel and unusual punishment. ... Overcrowding is considered cruel and unusual but not some forms of capital punishment. ...
The term 'capital punishment' is derived from the Latin caput, meaning 'head'. ... Australia is a world leader in seeking the abolition of capital punishment. ... £ SBS NEWS REVIEWS 2003These comments mark a significant change in Australia's attitude to the capital punishment. Over recent years, a number of opinion polls have been carried out to determine the public's attitude to capital punishment. ... On this occasion 95 per cent of the respondents were in favor of the reintroduction of capital punishment. ...
Bedau, author of "The Death Penalty in America", defines capital punishment is the lawful infliction of the death penalty. ... They demonstrate the unequivocal consensus of leading criminologists that the empirical research supports the conclusion that capital punishment does not deter any more than long imprisonment. ... The heavy price of death under the threat of capital punishment does not weigh on the minds of these criminals at the time of the crime and thus does not deter them. ... The necessity of the death penalty in order for a functioning society can only be seen in the li...