Perry Clutter Case

If there ever comes a case in considering punishing a criminal with the death penalty, before the final call, multiple in-depth investigations should be done in order to determine the reasons behind the murder as well, as the individual themselves. In relations to the film, the killers did not have a direct motive to kill the Clutter family. When Perry stated that “it doesn't make sense what happen or why. It had nothing to do with the Clutters. They never hurt me. They just happened to be there. I thought Mr. Clutter was a very nice gentleman” should have been a clue to determine the actual motive behind his actions, because Perry did lose control and acted upon how he was feeling. However, “in at least some circumstances, death is seen as a justifiable punishment,” (Akers and Radelet 1996, Page 1) which in this case the death penalty was viewed as a deterrent to
The Clutter family who was murdered was a family of middle class, White Americans. Throughout the film, the reason behind the murder of the family was due to a wall safe that contained $10,000 that Dick presumed Mr. Clutter obtained. Their killers, specifically Perry, came from a mixed race and poor family which contributed to the reason behind the unlawful act committed leading to the supposition that “the difficulty of linking poverty to crime is that when thinking about a phenomenon like crime, there is a multiplicity of causal chains and pathways” (Brown and Males 2011, Page: 10). This implies that there are many motives and reasons behind the relationship of socioeconomic status and crime. Middle- class or upper- class families are inclined to be viewed as families with good socioeconomic standings that cast out a reason for criminals to set their target on these families. Socioeconomic status impacts a person’s lifestyle in the interest of wanting more or wanting what others have because of low