Pro death penalty
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime The death penalty is a form of punishment used for convicted criminals who have committed a capital crime. Initially, the first established death penalty laws date as far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the city-state of Babylon. The death penalty was used for about 25 different crimes stated in the Hammaurabi Code. By the Tenth Century A.D. Britain adopted this method as a usual punishment for many crimes. Eventually, when the colonies in the Americas were starting to be created, the British brought over many cultural practices including the death penalty. The first recorded execution that took place in the colonies was in 1608, to Captain George Kendall who was a convicted spy for Spain. Yet in the 1960’s all of the sudden the death penalty was to be considered “cruel and unusual” punishment, but if it was, then why has it been used for so many centuries? When in reality, the death penalty should be used and enforced by every country and state for capital crimes, because it is a physiological deterrent and it is justifiable for the crimes committed.
To begin, the death penalty is considered a physiological deterrent. A physiological deterrent is something that prevents actions through fear of punishment. Considering the previous statement, statistics show that during the years of the Moratorium, which was basically the suspension of the death penalty, murder rates went up; but the years following the murder rates go down yearly because the death penalty makes people think twice before committing a capital crime, such as murder. According to professor Sustein, “if people know, if they do something horrible they’re going to lose their lives; the likely hood that they’re going to do something horrible is decreased.” Furthermore, “Those who favor the death penalty argue that its practice keeps dangerous offenders from committing the same crime again” (Capital Punishment);
To begin, the death penalty is considered a physiological deterrent. A physiological deterrent is something that prevents actions through fear of punishment. Considering the previous statement, statistics show that during the years of the Moratorium, which was basically the suspension of the death penalty, murder rates went up; but the years following the murder rates go down yearly because the death penalty makes people think twice before committing a capital crime, such as murder. According to professor Sustein, “if people know, if they do something horrible they’re going to lose their lives; the likely hood that they’re going to do something horrible is decreased.” Furthermore, “Those who favor the death penalty argue that its practice keeps dangerous offenders from committing the same crime again” (Capital Punishment);
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