The Argument of Death Penalty

The Argument of Death Penalty

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Last week America executed their 1000th person. Should we view this

as a momentous occasion or a travesty in American history? The bible

states “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” but surely murder is

not the answer in the 21st Century? The death penalty is barbaric,

primitive and inhumane. When the word death penalty is used, it makes

yelling and screaming from both sides of extremist. One side may say

deterrence and the other side may say, but you can execute an innocent

man.

Those who want the death penalty reinstated say that it can reduce

the crime rate in the UK. For example it will deter people from

committing more crimes. However it may not necessarily deter people

from committing crimes as they might view the death penalty as a

better option than being sent to prison.

The death penalty is necessary: it is the only way to make criminals

so scared that they will not commit a serious crime. It’s the only way

to invoke a fair punishment for murder for instance the murderer has

taken a life and therefore loses their life in return. On the other

hand there is always the risk of hanging someone who is innocent. For

instance, someone who has committed a crime has a chance of getting

away and there can be an innocent person who can be framed and had

their life taken away.

Families and the general public who have lost a love one by a murderer

would want to seek revenge by putting them on the death penalty. If a

criminal has murdered a 5 year old girl, why shouldn’t the criminal

die for his misdeed? In contrast, what would it accomplish if putting

someone on the death penalty? The victim is already dead, there’s no

way you can bring he or she back. If putting a criminal on the death

row, you are killing someone who has already killed; in the end the

criminal will be the victim and you are going to end up being the