Capital Punishment Analysis

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In the United States just like abortion, gay marriage, capital punishment is also a huge issue. Starting with the basics that capital punishment is the worst punishment there is for committing a out of society crime. Capital Punishment is one of the worst punishment for many reasons starting with the basics that the crime they committed was intentional and premeditated. I believe that capital punishment should be used on criminals that did wrong for example killing someone intentionally, rape or put them in any harm because if you choose to intentionally hurt someone and end their life why shouldn't the court do the same to you? In my understanding it's like "An eye for an eye" you take someone's life they should have the right to take yours, …show more content…

Audrey states that although the death penalty has declined throughout the years and there is still cases where individuals still get 1st degree murder and are sentenced to death most of these individuals get life in prison. She believes that life gets cut too short and it's unfair and uneven in the United States. Audrey states that if a white male where to kill a black man the white male would automatically get life in prison but if a black male where to kill a white man she states that without a doubt they get the death sentence. She states the pros and cons about the specific case and the influence about that she believes under the death penalty. Both factors come into place that the victim never got a second chance to life was cut short and their families will grieve. But also just because on life was taken away doesn't mean that another one has to be taken to. Also, she makes a point that the victim's family should get closure for what the suspect did to their loved one and should suffer as they also …show more content…

Yaser Said "Honor" killed his two young daughters Amina and Sarah Said because his oldest daughter wanted to have freedom and wanted to live her life with what she states is the "man of her dreams". Shooting them both and abandoning his car with his two dead daughters inside because they wanted more freedom than just being locked at home all the time and wanting to be teenagers. After Yaser killed his two daughters the FBI believes he fled to Egypt where he is originally from. I believe if you even have a thought of killing a stranger that’s bad as it is but killing your own daughters is even worse and this is why people should be brought to justice and be put accountable for their

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