Should Capital Punishment Be In Place For Heinous Crimes?
Capital punishment should be in place for heinous crimes because it acts as a deterrent for criminals; life terms are not effective; and rehabilitation does not help.
Capital Punishment will help criminals determine their actions before committing a crime. Ernest van den Haag, a professor of Jurisprudence at Fordham University, Adjunct Professor of Social Philosophy at New York University, and lecturer in Sociology and Psychology at the Graduate/Undergraduate Faculties, has been studying deterrence in people very closely. He stated,”Whatever people fear most is likely to deter most.” Professor Van den Haag believes that we must use their fears, so maybe they won’t murder or commit horrible crimes. Some people are afraid of death, but they can’t …show more content…
87% of criminologists do not believe the death penalty is a proven deterrent to homicide and other harsh crimes. The studies and tests normally aren’t finished or aren’t complete. This shows that its not proven to deter crimes or that it does help keep criminals.(deathpenalty.org) Life imprisonment is better from the criminal because there are botched executions. Lethal injections are inhumane and are cruel to the criminal. A paramedic, becoming a physician, failed to find a vein after a dozen stabs into Locketts arm. After stabbing and hopefully finding a vein, Lockett suffered for one hour and 57 …show more content…
“The victim is already dead-you cannot bring him back. When the opponents feel “fear of death” will prevent one from committing murder.(prodeathpenalty.com)” The criminal shouldn’t have the chance to go to rehab due to his crimes. Rehab can’t just change their way of thinking. Murdering has been their way of thinking and it's hard to relearn something. For instance, drug rehabilitation, approximately 65 percent complete the treatment but only about 30% stick with being sober.(recoveryvillage.com.) Drug users may see or smell a drug and have an urge to use again. With murderers a possible victim could have made them angry or is their soon to be victim is like the last victim they have murderer. Many murderers after they are incarcerated they had motive and will normally stick to it, for that's the only they may know. It's like a routine for them.They have an urge to follow them and kill them just like the last time. Murdering to a murderer is like a drug to a drug user, they have it have
Capital Punishment will help criminals determine their actions before committing a crime. Ernest van den Haag, a professor of Jurisprudence at Fordham University, Adjunct Professor of Social Philosophy at New York University, and lecturer in Sociology and Psychology at the Graduate/Undergraduate Faculties, has been studying deterrence in people very closely. He stated,”Whatever people fear most is likely to deter most.” Professor Van den Haag believes that we must use their fears, so maybe they won’t murder or commit horrible crimes. Some people are afraid of death, but they can’t …show more content…
87% of criminologists do not believe the death penalty is a proven deterrent to homicide and other harsh crimes. The studies and tests normally aren’t finished or aren’t complete. This shows that its not proven to deter crimes or that it does help keep criminals.(deathpenalty.org) Life imprisonment is better from the criminal because there are botched executions. Lethal injections are inhumane and are cruel to the criminal. A paramedic, becoming a physician, failed to find a vein after a dozen stabs into Locketts arm. After stabbing and hopefully finding a vein, Lockett suffered for one hour and 57 …show more content…
“The victim is already dead-you cannot bring him back. When the opponents feel “fear of death” will prevent one from committing murder.(prodeathpenalty.com)” The criminal shouldn’t have the chance to go to rehab due to his crimes. Rehab can’t just change their way of thinking. Murdering has been their way of thinking and it's hard to relearn something. For instance, drug rehabilitation, approximately 65 percent complete the treatment but only about 30% stick with being sober.(recoveryvillage.com.) Drug users may see or smell a drug and have an urge to use again. With murderers a possible victim could have made them angry or is their soon to be victim is like the last victim they have murderer. Many murderers after they are incarcerated they had motive and will normally stick to it, for that's the only they may know. It's like a routine for them.They have an urge to follow them and kill them just like the last time. Murdering to a murderer is like a drug to a drug user, they have it have