Capital punishment is the legal authorisation of killing a criminal. The death penalty was abolished in 1965 ; the last British death penalty case was closed on August 13th. Serious offences that would consequent to capital punishment are: Murder , drug trafficking , drive-by’s , murdering a police officer ,treason, terrorism and espionage. Some examples of execution methods are: Lethal injection, the gas chamber , electric chair , hangings and many more.
A number of people agree that capital punishment does not put people off from committing a crime. Scientific studies have failed a numerous amount of times that executions deter potential offenders from committing a crime. Countries …show more content…
To murder a being for committing a crime is unforgivable. On top of this, not all execution methods are painless for criminals. There have been cases where a lethal injection which contains chloride-a harmful substance to the body- had been injected into a muscle instead of a vein resulting extreme pain. Electrocutions are also very painful. Specific parts of the body are shaved to reduce resistance to electricity. However , some reductive parts of the body can be missed out whilst shaving , as a consequence, the person would experience masses of amounts pain. 500-2000 volts are sent through the body whilst the person sits on the chair. Usually, thee prisoners hands grip the char arms and move violently causing dislocated limbs. In worse cases, the prisoner’s eyeballs pop out and they vomit saliva and blood. Their body reaches a high temperature. The prisoner may even catch alight. Although murders and other crimes are committed in the UK, it is clear that the punishment should never be death. “ The main objection to killing people as a punishment ... Is that killing people is wrong” -Aberon Warigh. Murdering criminals will never be