The Death Penalty
Death Penalty
October 23, 2013 The death penalty has been the highest form of criminal punishment in the American judicial system since the 13 colonies (ideas.com). It has taken the form of hanging, stoning, drowning, burning, beheading, gasing, electrocution, and injection. The taking of a man's life as pennance for criminal behavior is wrong. The moral injustice of murder, the cruelty of execution, and the death of innocent men are all concerns that make the death penalty wrong. The government should abolish the death penalty in order to observe morality, end cruelty, and protect innocent men. The death penalty is a controversial topic in the United States today and has been for a number of years. The death penalty was overturned and then reinstated in the United States during the 1970's due to questions concerning its fairness. The death penalty began to be reinstated slowly, but the rate of executions has increased during the 1990's.(ontheissues.com) There are a number of arguments for and against the death penalty. Many death penalty supporters feel that the death penalty reduces crime because it deters people from committing murder if they know that they will receive the death penalty if they are caught. Others in favor of the death penalty feel that even if it doesn't deter others from committing crimes, it will eliminate repeat offenders. Death penalty opponents however feel that the death penalty actually leads to an increase in crime because the death penalty desensitizes people to violence, and it sends the message that violence is a suitable way to resolve conflicts. (gallup.com) Death penalty opponents also condemn the death penalty because of the possibility of an innocent person being put to death and because it can be unfairly applied. While support for the death penalty is strong among Democrats, opponents of the death penalty are a fraction of the Democratic base; while a large majority of Republicans support the death penalty. The
October 23, 2013 The death penalty has been the highest form of criminal punishment in the American judicial system since the 13 colonies (ideas.com). It has taken the form of hanging, stoning, drowning, burning, beheading, gasing, electrocution, and injection. The taking of a man's life as pennance for criminal behavior is wrong. The moral injustice of murder, the cruelty of execution, and the death of innocent men are all concerns that make the death penalty wrong. The government should abolish the death penalty in order to observe morality, end cruelty, and protect innocent men. The death penalty is a controversial topic in the United States today and has been for a number of years. The death penalty was overturned and then reinstated in the United States during the 1970's due to questions concerning its fairness. The death penalty began to be reinstated slowly, but the rate of executions has increased during the 1990's.(ontheissues.com) There are a number of arguments for and against the death penalty. Many death penalty supporters feel that the death penalty reduces crime because it deters people from committing murder if they know that they will receive the death penalty if they are caught. Others in favor of the death penalty feel that even if it doesn't deter others from committing crimes, it will eliminate repeat offenders. Death penalty opponents however feel that the death penalty actually leads to an increase in crime because the death penalty desensitizes people to violence, and it sends the message that violence is a suitable way to resolve conflicts. (gallup.com) Death penalty opponents also condemn the death penalty because of the possibility of an innocent person being put to death and because it can be unfairly applied. While support for the death penalty is strong among Democrats, opponents of the death penalty are a fraction of the Democratic base; while a large majority of Republicans support the death penalty. The