Over the last decades there has been a lot of controversy about rather the death penalty should be supported. The biggest controversy revolved around society questioning if the government should reserve the right to execute murders. Many argued that murder was murder regardless of who's committing it. They believed that allowing the government to execute murders was a conflict of interest because the government suggest that murder is a cruel crime so they also shouldn't be allowed to commit it because they make the rules regardless of the circumstances. Individual thats support the death penalty believe in the “eye for eye” theory which basically suggest if someone takes a life there life should also be taken from them for the crime the committed. …show more content…
I felt this way back then because I was so focused on getting even instead of creating ways to better handle the situation and being a bigger person. I also was one to argue that if someone committed the act of murder they deserve to die. However as I grew older and begin learning more about the criminal justice field I begin thinking differently. I begin to argue that two wrongs don’t make a right. I begin saying that no one regardless of who and why should reserve the right to end a life. After spending years watching different studies and learning more in my field I begin realizing how much people change including criminals. Ive seen many criminals go to jail and come home an turn there entire life around from crime and its moments like this that make me say people deserve a second chance in life. Just because you committed murder doesn't mean you cant change who you are and start to see the wrong in what you done. I also begin looking at the people that were sitting on death row for years or had been already executed for there crimes before it was found that they never committed the crimes they were held for. Its moment like that make me nervous for prisoners sitting on death row because they may be executed when there innocent before there innocence could be proven. I think its important to consider that we can reverse a prison sentence but you cant reverse
By saying the individual on trial shall not live because they murdered another, this reflects back on the decision makers. It deems those making the decisions hypocrites. The court members are choosing whether one lives or dies, and if they choose the death option they are performing the exact crime the individual could be on trial for. Murder. The court’s final
Some criminals deserve to die because they should not have the privilege to live 30 years after, from being sentenced to death for committing first degree murder. For example, there has been a case, in 1984, where Kermit Alexander’s family was murdered. As a matter of fact, the criminals have not been executed since they have received the death sentence.
The FBI collection of articles of Famous Cases & Criminals prominently portrays the mass murder mayhem of Timothy McVeigh 's efforts to topple the government, thus making headline news in many area news articles around the world. Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to death because he took many lives, performed a terrorist bombing on a government building in Oklahoma City, and received fifteen counts of murder, and as Exodus 21:24 states, “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” This is a concept on which capital punishment is based. Personally speaking, every person should have a chance to make up for their mistakes, ensuring that their soul may go through some healing.
Being on death row often prolongs the pain for the inmate. They spend their time in prison fearing the inevitable which for them is death. Today, we live in a society that is very divided on this issue. There are many in support of the death penalty, suggesting that it acts as a positive deterrent against future crime. There are also many
As with many other controversial opinions both groups for, and against capital punishment have valid opinions. So let's dive into the philosophy of both sides and an
Whether a criminal is guilty of committing murder or any other capital offense, they should all be given the same sentence - life in prison. How is it fair to allow them to voluntarily choose the death penalty over prison? Criminals willingly sought to break the law and should endure the lifelong debt they owe not only to society but to the family of the innocent victims whose lives have been taken. As asserted by Robert Johnson, a professor of justice and law, and Sandra Smith, a professor of legal studies, death by incarceration is a more effective and suitable form of punishment than the death penalty (Cromie and Zott 174). Although some might argue that it is unfair to keep a criminal alive, they fail to understand that the freedom they once had is permanently lost.
Criminals are shielded from cruel and unusual punishments. Finding the better option for good is sometimes the only answer. More so, execution is a crueler punishment than a life sentence without the possibility of parole. The process of entrusting a jury and judge with the power to decide someone's fate and put an end to their life will always be inhumane and seen as a cruel punishment. Although the Supreme Court has ruled capital punishment constitutional, it is difficult to determine if someone really deserves to die rather than just spending life locked away with no possibility of release.
It is not hard to believe that when posed the question: have you ever taken away an innocent life? One would like to answer with a negative response, however, statistics show that at least 4 percent of all people who have received the death penalty are innocent. Therefore, if you are in support of the death penalty, and feel that you are doing what is for the better good of society, it is imperative to make note: that though the justice system is good, it is not perfect, and often make mistakes. However, those mistakes should not cause a heart to stop beating, a child to no longer see their parent, or an innocent man to be put to death for something someone else has
People cannot just "get away" with certain crimes. If a person kills another human-being, that person should not be able to live. According to Prison Policy initiative, in the United States, there are more than 169,000 inmates in prison that have killed/murdered. In the United States around 15 children and teens are being killed each day. These families do not deserve to be in pain and shouldn 't have to go through something like that.
Why have Capital punishment be a controversial issue? Capital punishment has been a controversial issue in the American judicial system for many years. Electrocution, injection, hanging, and gassing are different forms the death penalty has been used. Many people argue that fighting violence with violence achieves a useful purpose in society. Additionally, people argue that a reasonable punishment for a person that has taken the life of another is “an eye for an eye.”
They must re-enter a constantly changing society that is sometimes judgmental and unwelcoming. For some people, these wrongful convictions are the result of government misconduct, false confessions, inadequate defense and prosecutorial misconduct, and inadequate forensic science. These are just some of the causes of wrongful incarceration. Even with laws implemented to hinder these causes of wrongful incarceration; they are still prominent issues. The question does the punishment or time fit the crime of wrongful incarceration comes when it is time to prosecute those who have a hand in the incarceration of these people.
The death penalty has been a system of punishment since its establishment in 1608 when Captain George Kendall became the first recorded execution in the new colonies. As the deaths caused by the death penalty per year began to lower, the levels of controversy surrounding its use began to rise. Today the death penalty has become more of a burden than a boon to society. I believe that in its current form the death penalty is a costly, discriminatory, and cruel system that needs to be reformed. One reason the current death penalty needs to be reformed is it costly system..
(http://prodeathpenalty.com/murdock.htm) This story tells how even though they had served time in prison, they still could escape and harm more people. If they had been put to death row this could have been prevented completely. With letting people go to jail for major crimes instead of being put on death row the problem is not solved and it only becomes
The Death Penalty, loss of life due to previous crimes and actions, is believed by some to be extremely costly, inhumane, and cruel unlike some others whom believe it is just, right, and provides closure. The Death Penalty is not a quick and easy process. Most who get sentenced to deaths row wait years for their ultimate punishment of death. Some believe that it is not right to punish and kill a human for actions they have done because, they believe that the inmate should have another chance. Then others believe that it is right to punish someone for their actions especially if their actions involve killing another or multiple humans.
Waiting in a prison cell for many years, an inmate in death row doesn’t know when his life will come to an end. This is a law under the U.S. government that is allowed to kill people who have committed a crime that’s grave enough. If someone commits a capital crime, they will be punished legally under the law. Taking a rope to the neck, or charging volts to the brain, it’s what people are fighting against today. Organizations are taking action against the death penalty by researching, publishing, and exposing facts whenever officials want to abuse their power with the law.