Capital Punishment Persuasive Speech

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Capital punishment is a controversial topic all around the world, and has been a prominent punishment in several centuries to deal with criminals committing the most heinous crimes. However, every year some of the most gruelling things in the world occur and are committed by people simply because they ‘can’ do it. Horrific things such as murder, rape and bombings are some of the many actions done every day, which devastates the lives of millions of families and friends all over the world. Some, if not all of these events can leave a person tremendously frightened, scared and extremely terrified. There has to be a way to place the restless minds of innocent people at ease, to make them feel comfortable within the bounds of their own life. …show more content…

Anders Behring Breivik, who was the main perpetrator behind the attacks, is only facing a 21 year jail sentence, even though he purposely killed 76 people and injured a further 92 in two separate locations. How can someone face such a short sentence, when they premeditated to end the lives of innocent people? So, can the Norwegian punishment really fit the crime? On the local front, in Port Arthur, on 28th April 1996, Australia’s most ruthless killing spree took place, which resulted in 20 people laying dead on the ground in less than a minute. However, instead of being executed as I believed he rightfully deserved, Martin Bryant, the convicted killer, faces 1,035 years in prison. As far as I’m aware of, Males only live an average of 82 years, so the sentence can never be fulfilled, is that the right way to say sorry to the family and friends of the slaughtered? In conclusion, capital punishment doesn’t just contain benefits to the society; especially on the families and friends of the executed. But that is when public decision comes into place, what is more important? Either getting rid of a convicted murderer, which further puts millions of minds at rest and means they will never do it again, or should they be kept alive as them to have families, where they will rot in prison for a life time and hardly …show more content…

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