Capital Punishment
Kaylinn Hillis
Research Paper
4/14/2014
Capital Punishment
What is the purpose of being punished? We take our lead from one major source, our parents, and they take their lead from their own parents. When your young child imitates what he or she just saw on an animated movie, you give them a stern lecture about what is real and what is not, and what is acceptable in real life and what is not. When your child tries some crazy acrobatic move off a piece of furniture and hurts themselves, you might spank them to be sure that they remember to never do it again. For example, when the child grows up, breaks into a home, and steals electronics, they get caught and go to prison. Their time in prison is meant to deprive them of the freedom to go where they want anywhere in the world and to do what they want, when they want. This is the punishment and most people do learn from it, eventually. In general, no one wants to go back, but if that child grows up and murders someone for their wallet or just for fun and in turn are put to death, they are taught precisely nothing because they are no longer alive to learn from it. Capital punishment is practiced in most states, yet murders still happen very frequently. Some criminals disregard this warning for various reasons, but the fact does remain that many criminals who ride the fence on committing murder ultimately decide to kill the victim, not thinking about or fearing this highest level of punishment. One of the number one ways a person gets sentenced to capital punishment is because of murder. There are many victims of a single murder. The criminal gets caught, tried, and convicted and understands that the punishment will be severe. The person that the criminal killed no longer has a say in anything which could be hard for their family and friends because they have to go through all the steps without them. The family’s grief begins with the murderer and once the murderer is put to death there could be a sense of
Research Paper
4/14/2014
Capital Punishment
What is the purpose of being punished? We take our lead from one major source, our parents, and they take their lead from their own parents. When your young child imitates what he or she just saw on an animated movie, you give them a stern lecture about what is real and what is not, and what is acceptable in real life and what is not. When your child tries some crazy acrobatic move off a piece of furniture and hurts themselves, you might spank them to be sure that they remember to never do it again. For example, when the child grows up, breaks into a home, and steals electronics, they get caught and go to prison. Their time in prison is meant to deprive them of the freedom to go where they want anywhere in the world and to do what they want, when they want. This is the punishment and most people do learn from it, eventually. In general, no one wants to go back, but if that child grows up and murders someone for their wallet or just for fun and in turn are put to death, they are taught precisely nothing because they are no longer alive to learn from it. Capital punishment is practiced in most states, yet murders still happen very frequently. Some criminals disregard this warning for various reasons, but the fact does remain that many criminals who ride the fence on committing murder ultimately decide to kill the victim, not thinking about or fearing this highest level of punishment. One of the number one ways a person gets sentenced to capital punishment is because of murder. There are many victims of a single murder. The criminal gets caught, tried, and convicted and understands that the punishment will be severe. The person that the criminal killed no longer has a say in anything which could be hard for their family and friends because they have to go through all the steps without them. The family’s grief begins with the murderer and once the murderer is put to death there could be a sense of
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