Should The Death Penalty Be Abolished In Canada

“My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody”- Steve Earle. The death penalty is an issue where many individuals had agreements and disagreements. Whether if one agrees or disagrees, you can not deny the fact that the system is flawed and innocent people can be sacrificed for another's crime. I believe that the Death Penalty should not be re--enacted in Canada for the following reasons, its immorality, due to high cost of executions, and the death penalty goes against the Canadian law.

First, the death penalty proves to be an inhumane act of moral justice. Whether the individual is guilty or innocent,

The Canadian charter of rights and freedom states that Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. Therefore every individual has the right to life, and has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. Capital punishments are cruel and unnecessary punishment that should not be supported. Speaking of rights, if the government is dealing with issues or problems of its own, cannot be trusted with the life of its own citizens. According to Samuel Gross, lead author of the study and a University of Michigan Law School professor said “The great majority of innocent people who are sentenced to death are never identified and freed.” How can the citizens maintain their trust in a government where the majority of such cases are hidden from the public eye. As it has been said that two wrongs don't make right. Sending someone on death row, and when proven innocent , it's hidden from the public eye. This goes against all the rights and freedoms of an individual. An eye for an eye should not exist in the government because that encourages more cruelty. The world is not perfect, by reintroducing the death penalty would not help in stopping crimes. Instead the the families of the victims will thirst for revenge. I believe the punishment for crimes such as pre-meditated murder, serial killing, raping and killing a child, killing a police officer should be lifetime in prison. Many argue, for intense crimes the punishment should be death. If everyone believed in such reasons, then peace and harmony would be out of this world. This could also lead into individuals thinking , that if such crimes are punished by death they might as well take matters into their own hands. Therefore promoting more crimes then stopping