CAPITAL PUNSHMENT
Crime
Will Death penalty benefited people or not?
What is Capital Punishment?
by [Christian Jerome S. De Belen]
Crime is everywhere. Wherever we
look, we find criminals and crime.
Criminals have become a part of our
daily lives. Does this mean we let
them be the darkness of our society?
No, definitely not. Eliminating crime
and criminals is our duty, and we
cannot ignore it. Getting the righty
accused to a just punishment is very
important. Some criminals commit
crimes because they have no other
option to survive, but some do it for
fun. We do not advocate death
penalty for everybody. A person,
who stole bread from a grocery,
definitely does not deserve death
penalty. However, serial killer, who
kills people just for fun or for his
personal gain, definitely deserves
death penalty. Death penalty should
continue in order to eliminate the
garbage in our society. Not
everybody deserve to die, but some
people definitely do. I support death
penalty because of several reason.
Firstly, I believe that death penalty
serves as deterrent and helps in
reducing crime. Secondly, it is true
that death penalty is reversible, but
hard to kill wrongly convicted person
due to the several chances given to
the convicted to prove his
innocence. Thirdly, death penalty
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down. Having said that, here
are the pros and cons of a
death sentence or capital
punishment.
assures safety of the society by
eliminating these criminals. Finally, I
believe in lex tallionis life for a
life.In the United States and
other parts of the world, there
are supporters and critics of
death penalty. In the U.S. it is
legal in 31 states and 19 states
have chosen to abolish it, the
most recent being Nebraska in
May 2015. This is just a clear
sign that there are compelling
arguments between advocates
and skeptics. Since the 1980s,
lethal injection is the common
practice. However,
pharmaceutical companies are
now hesitant to supply lethal
drugs to be used in capital
punishment or death sentence.
On top of this, those who are
not for the death penalty are
stating their views, saying it is
not the solution. The issue on
the availability of these lethal
drugs has triggered another
controversial issue on whether
the death penalty is slowing
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Death Penalty

1. It deters bad people to commit heinous crimes.

One reason supporters of the capital punishment are for death
penalty is its effectiveness as a crime deterrent. According to the
advocates for death sentencing, potential criminals will be scared
to suffer such harsh punishment and as a result, they will be
hesitant to commit crimes like rape and murder. In fact, for them,
it is the greatest deterrent of criminal acts. If an offender
commits a crime that is punishable by death and gets executed,
this will be known by the public, including those who are potential
criminals. For fear of suffering the same plight, they will be
discouraged to commit crimes.
2. It is what hardened criminals deserve.
Some of the crimes that are under capital punishment include
murder and rape, depending on the country or state legalizing the
practice. For pro-death penalty, there are criminals who are
repeat offenders and not scared to rape and murder again,
knowing they will only be imprisoned. These types of people and
those who cannot be transformed should be put to death to
project the majority.
3. The government need not spend for criminals who are
murderers and such.
If there will be no death penalty, criminals who have committed grave

offenses will only get life sentences and stay in prison. With the

increasing number of incarcerated individuals, the government will be

spending more and more on food and health care of these inmates.

According to some critics, spending for people committing heinous

crimes is impractical and a waste of taxpayers money.

4. It reduces the number of committed crimes.
People who are for death penalty posit that without it, the number of

major crimes like murder and homicide will escalate since bad elements

will not be afraid to do whatever they want., from dealing drugs to killing

other people. Without harsh punishments for their offenses, criminals

will be taking advantage of weaker people and victims.

5. It is humane, clean and safe.
Advocates for the death penalty claim that with lethal injection being

practiced by more states and countries over other forms of death

sentence executions, it is the better option. Death by lethal injection is

not as barbaric as hanging or firing squad that can be messy and more

painful.
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1. It is not a crime
deterrent.
Critics argue that the death penalty
does not really deter criminals from
committing offenses. This is
because there are criminals who
suffer from mental illnesses and a
death sentence will not be able to
prevent them from doing bad things
they cannot control without proper
medication.
2. It can result to punishing
the wrong people.
The legal systems in most
countries, even in the U.S. have
flaws. There are many instances
where innocent people are sent to
jail and convicted of crimes they
have not committed just like the
case of a man who was imprisoned
for 30 years for rape. If all people
who are convicted will be executed,
mistakes will be made and many
people will be put to death through
legal injection even if they do not
deserve to be.
3. It costs the government
too much money.
Critics of death penalty contend the
view of supporters that feeding the
inmates is more expensive than
death penalty. On the contrary, the
drugs used in lethal injection and
other expenses related to the
execution are more costly.
4. It can cause depression
and feelings of guilt on
people.
One of the disadvantages of this
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practice is the reality that
some of the people who
have been involved in the
process suffer from
depression out of guilt from
having to end another
persons life. Some of this
people end up committing
suicide and others have to
suffer living the remaining With the ongoing issue on the
years of their lives tormented with availability of lethal drugs and the
the thought. According to a former outcry for abolishment, the death
executioner, there are many people penalty continues to be a divided
who have participated in executions issue. Whether it is indeed good for
whose lives were later destroyed. society or a form of revenge,
Some turned to drugs and alcohol perhaps, depends on the values
to feel better. and experiences of an individual.
5. It is not humane and And for many people, though, the
cannot be undone. advantages have more weight than
There was an incident where a the disadvantages.
person who underwent lethal
injection did not die right away and
it took more than 30 minutes for him
to die from a heart attack. This was
traumatic not only for the person
being executed but also for the Heading 4
people who witnessed the incident
since they saw the man gasping for
air and trying to stand up. For
people who are against death
penalty, this is not a humane thing
to do. Moreover, they say that if a
criminal is executed and after the
execution, a new piece of evidence
comes out that would have proven
the persons innocence, he or she
can never be brought back to life
anymore.
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