DEATH PENALTY
The death penalty, in other words,
capital punishment is execution of someone, for she or he has done a serious
crime, such as murder.It has always been controversial issue of system of
justice. Recently, because capital crime rates have increased, people
living in countiries which are not
applied death penalty have started talking about whether it is mandatory or not.
Many people support the capital punishment, while others are adverse to it. The
dissidents think as everyone has right of life, it should be abolished. On the
other hand, the supportives allege that
it has deterrent effect on criminals who tend to commit a crime. In my view,
that capital punishment decreases crime is certain, so it should be applied in
particular cases, such as murder,
ravishment and high treason.
First of all, there is no doubt that capital punishment has
a deterrent effect criminal rates. Scientific studies have consistently demonstrated that
executions deter people from committing crime. Criminals who plan their
crimes very carefully, will be deterred by the death sentence because they
would consider that they will be caught. The respected Thorsten Sellin studies of the United
States in 1962, 1967 and 1980 concluded that the death penalty was a
deterrent.In recent years, in New York, crime rates have decreased dramatically
because America is a country which has still applied deaht penalty. The fac t that there are a lot of evidences to support the view that it
deters criminals is good reason why
capital punishment should be applied worldwide.
Families of person who
is assaulted and murder victims undergo severe trauma and loss, which no one
should minimize. Even if executions do not end their agony, it may help taking away their pain a little bit. Families
of murder victims would benefit psychologically. Hugo A. Bedau, professor
of philosophy at Tufts University says, "The death penalty guarantees that
the person who is inflicted will commit
no more crimes. He or she is prevented
from doing so”.
Capital punishment can provide a safer
environment for us. We have watched many times in a national television show or
newspapers about a killer who walks freely in the streets because he or she
planned the whole murder plot purposely in a state where capital punishment do
not exist. Many killers plan their plots ahead of time, because they know even
if they get caught by the policeman they will not be faced with a capital
punishment. It is horrific for people living in this environment. They can be
under dangerous. When the killers, rapist or treason are captured
in the states with capital punishment they can not cause any harm in society.
One who is a killer will always be a killer unless they are not punished with
execution.
In conclusion, criminality is the illegal issue caused harm in society and no one has a right to hurt the other one.
Some people call the death penalty cruel and unusual because they tink that
innocent people may be executed due to any misunderstanding. I totally disagree
about it. Advocates of capital punishment claim that innocents are
only very rarely put to death, and that for the most part those sentenced to
die are certainly guilty. The death penalty is a justified, legal, systematic application. It is
the best way to prevent misconducts .