CRT 205 / Supporting a position
The question asked is: Should the United States continue to use capital punishment? In my response to this I would have to say yes. Convicts that have committed a severe crime like murder get the death penalty. I would have to say that this is fair in this particular case. An eye for an eye would be the expression. From the article that I read I have no idea of the crime that Angel Diaz committed. I did Google it and found that Mr. Diaz committed first degree murder. The fact that he did take longer to die and possibly received pain from the injection, I would still say this is fair. Think of the people and family members that Diaz hurt by murdering this man. If the manager was a father then his children would have to grow up fatherless. I guess my opinion on this subject is kind of like the country that cuts off your hand for stealing. If there was more severe punishment in the United States then there would be less crime.
For the lethal injection that went wrong. It was said that it took Diaz longer to die and probably felt severe pain. The only thing that bothers me or would need to change is the time frame it took for Diaz to die. A medical examiner stated that none of the materials injected went to the right place. This means that the executioner had to use more than one lethal injection. This is something that needs to be improved. Tax dollars pay for pretty much everything that has to do with the government. The goal is to keep cost low and results high. I do think that a doctor should be present to oversee the execution. One fact stated that it is hard to find a doctor willing to violate their ethical code to participate. I think if enough money is presented to certain doctors they would be willing to do it. Doctors have to pull the plug on people every day that are in a coma and the family wants this. Basically they should get a stronger dose of lethal injection or use one of the newly developed chemicals to get the job done. As for the death penalty
For the lethal injection that went wrong. It was said that it took Diaz longer to die and probably felt severe pain. The only thing that bothers me or would need to change is the time frame it took for Diaz to die. A medical examiner stated that none of the materials injected went to the right place. This means that the executioner had to use more than one lethal injection. This is something that needs to be improved. Tax dollars pay for pretty much everything that has to do with the government. The goal is to keep cost low and results high. I do think that a doctor should be present to oversee the execution. One fact stated that it is hard to find a doctor willing to violate their ethical code to participate. I think if enough money is presented to certain doctors they would be willing to do it. Doctors have to pull the plug on people every day that are in a coma and the family wants this. Basically they should get a stronger dose of lethal injection or use one of the newly developed chemicals to get the job done. As for the death penalty
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