Essays On The Death Penalty

CapitalPunishment

CapitalPunishment:akathedeathpenaltyTokillornottokillThisisanextremelycontroversial questionin

today'ssociety.Thenumberofpeoplewhoareforitstillbelieveinthesaying,"aneyeforaneye,a toothfora

tooth."Thesearethepeoplewhofeelifyouintentionallytakethelifeofsomeoneelse,thenyours shouldbetaken

aswell.Butthentherearetheothernumberofpeoplewhofeelthedeathpenaltyshouldbebanned becauseofits

cruelandunjustwayofpunishment.Shouldwekeepitornot?Andifitiskept,howdowe determinewhoshouldbe

sentencedtodeath?Aneasywaytoanswerthesequestionsistototallynullifycapitalpunishment completely.

Onereasonwhythedeathshowmorecontent

Theirresults?Negative.Theyhavefailedtodiscoveranyconnectionbetweenthetwo.Therefore, useofcapital

punishmentwillnotaffectthecrimerateofanareainanysuchway.

Thethirdandpossiblythemostimportantreasonwhycapitalpunishmentshouldbeeliminatedis becausewhatis

statedintheBible.Thesixthcommandmentspecificallysays"Thoushaltnotkill."Ifsomeoneis executed,our courtsystemisdeliberatelydefyingourLord'slaws.John8:7says,"Lethewhoiswithoutsincast thefirststone"

Thissupportstheideathatonlyamanwhoisnotasinnerhastherighttoeliminatesomeonefrom thisEarthMany

feeltheonlypersonorbeingwhoiswithoutsinisGod.TheyalsobelievethatHeistheonly existencewhohasthe

righttotakesomeone'slife,or"castthefirststone."Whichinturnmeansweashumansarenot entitledtothat

privilege.

Theuseofcapitalpunishmentintoday'ssocietyisanincrediblycontroversialissuewhichwill requireagreatdeal

ofcontemplationtoanswerthequestions:tokillornottokill?Manyfeelthattheannihilationofthis practicewill

solvealargenumberoftheproblemsandquestionsaboutthedeathpenaltythathauntoursociety todayJennifer

Barnett

APUSHistory

6thperiod

September6,1994

CapitalPunishment

CapitalPunishment:a.k.a.thedeathpenalty.Tokillornotto

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Imaginethatsomeoneyouloveorsomeoneveryclosetoyouisavictimofaveryseriouscrime,a crimesoseriousthatthepersonwhocommitteditisnowsittingondeathrowwithlimitedtimeleft tolive.Howdoyouthinkyouwouldfeel?Wouldyoubethinkingthattheydeservedtodie?Or wouldyoubehopingthatevidencewouldcometolighttoshowtheminnocentor,eventhoughthe crimewashorrificwouldyouthinktheydon'tdeservetobepunishedbydeath?Wouldyouwantto watchthepersondieatthehandsofthelawtoensurejusticehasbeenservedorwouldyourather theyspendtherestoftheirlifeinprisonaspunishment?Whenviolentcrimeaffectsyoupersonally itcanmakethedeathpenaltylooklikeagoodoptionTheshowmorecontent

Althoughsomeinmatesactuallytrytogetondeathrowbecausedeathrowprisonershavebetter conditionsinprisonsuchasmorephoneprivileges,allowedmorepersonalpropertyinsidetheircells and6cubicfeetofsnacksandentertainmentdevicesforeachprisoner."It'snotthathethinks conditionswillbebetter,theyarebetter."[When]saidanattorneyforaprisonerconvictedof murderwhohasrequesteddeathrowforhisprisonsentenceIfwekeptthedeathsentenceitwould preventoverpopulationintheprisonsandallowmoreroomforminorcriminals.Oneoftheconcerns peoplehavewiththedeathpenaltyisthescenariowhensomeinnocentpersonisputtodeath becauseoflackofevidence.NowthatwehaveDNAtestingandothermoderncrimescenescience itcaneliminatealmostalluncertaintyastoaperson'sguiltorinnocence.Anotherreasonpeople wanttoeliminatethedeathpenaltyisthecostItdoes,infact,costmoreoftaxpayers'moneyto executesomeonethantokeeptheminprisonforalifeterm."InNewJersey,acommissionfound thatusingthealternativesentenceoflifewithoutparolewouldsavethestate$1.3millionper inmate"[What's]Evenjurieshavebackedoffimposingthedeathsentenceoncriminals"in1996, 57%ofalldeathpenaltytrialsendedwith

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Isthedeathpenaltyreallyarationalandeffectivewaytorespondtothecrimesofcertainprisoners?

Thirtyonepercentofsocietybelievesweshouldnotkeepthedeathpenalty,whileothersbelieve thatthedeathpenaltydoesn'treallykeepcrimefromhappening.Ofthethirtyonepercent,many believethatexecutingoffendersofthelawonlyrunsawayfromtheissueathand.Also,ifsociety thinksaboutit,endingthepenaltywouldcostlessbothphysicallyandmentallyLastly,abolishment ofthepenaltywouldhelpridanyofthenegativeandhumaneissuesathand:thisinvolvesthe biblicalverse;thoushaltnotkill,andthenationalhumanrightslaw;article3,and5ofthe DeclarationofIndependenceIsthedeathpenaltygoingshowmorecontent

Since1983,60mentallyillpeoplehavebeenexecuted.Also,itisestimatedthataroundfivetoten percentofthedeathrowinmatesarediagnosedwithsomeformofmentalillness.

Second,endingthedeathpenaltywouldcostless,wheninvolvingthephysicalandemotionalcosts ofthepunishmentWithinthephysicalaspectsofthedeathpenalty,itcostsaround90,000ayear perinmatetostayondeathrow.Theaverageestimatedamountforeachinmate,intotal,istwo milliondollars.Deathrowcostsalmostfourtimesasmuchaslifeimprisonmentwithoutparole. Sincethedeathpenaltycostssuchagreatamountofmoney,thisleadstaxpayerstopaythousands ofunnecessarymoneytowardsthecause.Ifsocietyrealizedthattheywerespendingabunchoftheir moneyonkillinginmates,theymayrethinkallowingthepenaltyinthefirstplaceWheninvolving theemotionalcostsofthepunishment,endingthedeathpenaltywouldalsocostless.Notonlydo peoplehavetogiveupsomeoftheirannualsalary,theyalsohavetogiveuptheirmercy, compassion,andthefamilyoftheinmate'sheartacheThereisrarelyanyfamilywhowantstosee theirlovedoneexecuted.Thefamilyisalwaystryingtogetthecourttochangetheirmindandallow theinmatetolive.Ifayoungchildhadamotherondeathrow,wouldn'tthatbecrueltotakethe motheraway

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DeathPenaltyExploratoryEssay

Empiricaldatahasbeenusedtoshowanabundanceofsocioeconomicnecessitiesandthestateof deliberationregardingthechangingclimateofethicaldecisionsderivingfromthemoralplatitudeof theUnitedStatesanditscondition/stateofculturalapathy.itisthesesameforaysintothehuman mentalitythatprovethefactsregardingwhythedeathpenaltyisbeneficialtooursociety.Through theuseofstatisticsandstatementsoffactthatareantithetictotheoppositionofreducingthe populationthroughself–perpetratedpenaltiesofdeath.

Oneofthelargestmotivatorsforthedeathpenaltyisthepunishmentofaseverecrimeorcrimesthe reasontheprisonsystemexistsisthepreventionofacrimesomethingthattheprisonsystemisnot alwayscapableofensuring.Forexample67percentofconvictedoffendersreleasedarerearrested within3yearsaddtothatthemagnitudeofthecrimesbeingthat41percentofthere–offensesare violentcrimesandanother39percentaredrugrelatedcrimes.Thedatamakesacompelling argumentforthepermanentexpungementoftheperpetratorsfromsocietyitcallsforadeath penalty

Thepositiveimpactthedeathpenaltyhasonsocietystartswithbudgetaryissues,theUnitedStates hasovercrowded,...showmorecontent...

Whenachildlosesitsparent,doesthechildreceivejusticeinthepaymentoftheparent'slifefor theircrime?Themostdifficultbalanceoffactinsupportofthedeathpenaltyistheunderstanding thatwhilebeneficialtosocietythedeathpenaltywillalwaysbesulliedbythetragedyofthe deceased.However,wethepeoplemustunderstandthetreeoflibertymustberefreshedfromtime totimewiththebloodofpatriotsand

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CapitalPunishment TheDeathPenalty

IntheUnitedStatesmanycrimesarecommittedeveryday,peoplekillinganotherperson,raping innocentchildren.Istronglybelievethatpeoplewhocommittedacrimeshouldbepunishedand punishedharshlyandthosewhocommitharmtoanotherpersonshoulddieTheCapitalPunishment isacontroversialtopicthataffectssocietyasawholeandcausesagreatdealofdisagreement. Capitalpunishmentisthegovernmentlegallykillsanindividualaspunishmentforaseriouscrime. Itisnotintendedtoinflictanyphysicalpainoranytorture;itisonlyanotherformofpunishment Addressingthefollowquestions:

1.WhatishistoryofthedeathPenalty?

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In1692,inSalem,Massachusettsmanylivesweretakingintrialmostknowsas"thewitchcraft trial"Also,thegovernmenthadmadeabigimpactthroughouthistorybynarrowthecrimesinorder tomakeitjustice;in1682,theGreatActstatedthattheonlytreasonandmurdercouldbepunished bydeath.Inthelate1880'sthegovernmentpassedalawlimitingthenumberofcrimespunishable bydeathsuchastreason,murderandrape.

FloridaStatusInThe DeathRowNationwide?

InFlorida,TheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(Fins)statesthatasof January1,2009;Floridahas402deathrowinmates,makingitthestatewiththesecondhighest numberofdeathrowinmatesinthenation.ThecrimesthatarepunishablebydeathinFloridaare firstdegreemurder,felonymurder,capitaldrugtrafficking,andcapitalsexualbattery.Currently,the methodsofexecutionpracticedarelethalinjectionandtheelectricchair.Inlethalinjection,thereis athreedrugcombinationwhichconsistsofSodiumPentothal(ananesthetic),PancuroniumBromide (aparalyticagent),andPotassiumChloride(stopstheheartandcausesdeath)Inelectrocution,the inmateisstrappeddowntoachairwhilevariouscyclesofelectricalcurrentsdifferinginvoltageand duration(500–2000voltsandupto30seconds)passthroughthebodydamagingtheinternalorgans andcausingdeath

CostOfInmate?

Peoplewhoopposethedeathpenaltymightstate

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TheConsoftheDeathPenalty

"...Over600peoplewerefalselyconvictedand35faceddeathforcrimesthattheydidnot commit..."(Johnson).Thedeathpenaltyisanineffectiveandexpensivewayofdealingjusticetothe AmericanpeopleItiseasierandcheapertosendsomeonetoprisonforlifethantohavethemface thedeathpenaltyandbeexecuted.Capitalpunishmentisanunnecessarypunishmentbecause criminalsarealreadymanagedatprisons.

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Thedeathpenaltycanleadtothedeathofinnocentpeople.Forexample,"...Accordingtoanew study,seriouserrorsoccurinalmost70%ofalltrialsleadingtothedeathpenalty..."(Leibman).This showsthatif100peoplewereputondeathrow,70wouldhaveseriousmistakesintheir...show morecontent

Thelackofproperresourcesduringatrialcanmakethedifferencebetweentheinnocenceandguilt ofaperson.Thedeathpenaltydoesnotalwaysshowtheinnocenceorguiltofaperson.Itshows howmuchheorsheiswillingtospendtohelpthetrialgohisorherway.Thedeathpenaltyisan unfairsystemtothosewhocannotaffordthe"evidence"theyneedtohelpfreethem.

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Thedeathpenaltyisacorruptformoflegaljustice.Forexample,"...Defendantsinaboutone–third oftheTexascaseswererepresentedattrialbyanattorneywhohadbeenorlaterwassuspendedor otherwisesanctioned..."(Leibman).Thisuseoffraudulentattorneysinacasecanleadtoenough inaccuraciesintheevidencetowrongfullyexecuteaperson.Thisactionisagainsttheconstitutional rightgiventousofequaljusticeforall.Inaddition,"...Oneofyoutwoisgonnahangforthis.Since you'rethenigger,you'reelected..."(TexasPoliceOfficer).ATexaspoliceofficersaidthisto2men, oneblackandonewhitethatwereconnectedtothemurderofa17–year–oldgirlRaceplaysabig partinthesentenceofguiltyorinnocent.However,supportersofthedeathpenaltyclaim"...thatit enforcesthelawsbyissuingstrictpunishmenttotheoffenders..."(PresidentGeorgeBush).The death

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Thedeathpenaltyistheultimatecruel,inhumananddegradingpunishment,andviolatestherightto life.It'shardformeasaSwedetounderstandthatacountrysuchasUSAstillhavethatkindof punishment.FormanypeopleandnationstheUSAservesasamodel,soitistomeverydifficultto imaginehowyoucanpersuadenationslikeBurmaandChinatorespectbasichumanrightswhen youdon'tdoityourself

Body

A.ConcerningtheDeathPenalty

Capitalpunishment––thedeathpenalty––issupposedtoselecttheworstcriminalswhocommitted theworstmurdersandpunishthemandprotectsocietybytakingtheirlives.

Innumbersfarbeyondourgreatestfears,innocentpeoplearebeingconvictedofmurderand sentencedtodeath....showmorecontent...

InFlorida,itcostsS3.2millionperdeathcase,sixtimesthecostofalifesentence;inTexas,$2.3 million,threetimesthecostofsentencingadefendantto40yearsinasinglecellinthatstate'shigh securityprison.

Wouldn'titreallybebettertospendthosemillionsofdollarsonprogramsthatmightactuallydo somethingtoreduceorpreventcrime?Hiremorepoliceofficers,improveeducation,providebetter prenatalcare,takeyourpick!

D.Thedeathpenaltyhasn'tbeenshowntobeadeterrenttocommittingmurders.

Since1976,thenumberofexecutionsandthesizeofdeathrowhavesteadilyincreased.Yetthere hasbeenvirtuallynochangeinthenationalmurderrate.Andthemurderrateremainshigherin deathpenaltystatesthaninnon–deathpenaltystates.AccordingtotheFBI'sUniformCrimeReport, stateswiththedeathpenaltyhavehomicideratesof74to100,000;stateswithoutthedeathpenalty haveahomiciderateof4.9to100,000

Conclusion

It'snaturaltofeeltheneedforrevengewhenalovedoneismurdered.Butwhatsocietyneedsisa systemofcriminaljustice,notasystemofcriminalvengeanceManyplacesinthiscountryget alongfinewithoutit:hereintheMidwest,Michigan,Minnesota,IowaandWisconsinallseemtobe relativelycivilizedandpeacefulplaces,evenwithoutthedeathpenalty.

InadditiontotheUnitedStates,thecountrieswiththemostdocumentedexecutionsin1997include

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DeathPenalty

ThedeathpenaltyisacontroversialtopicintheUnitedStatestodayandhasbeenforanumberof years.ThedeathpenaltywasoverturnedandthenreinstatedintheUnitedStatesduringthe1970's duetoquestionsconcerningitsfairnessThedeathpenaltybegantobereinstatedslowly,buttherate ofexecutionshasincreasedduringthe1990's.Thereareanumberofargumentsforandagainstthe deathpenalty.Manydeathpenaltysupportersfeelthatthedeathpenaltyreducescrimebecauseit deterspeoplefromcommittingmurderiftheyknowthattheywillreceivethedeathpenaltyifthey arecaught.Othersinfavorofthedeathpenaltyfeelthatevenifitdoesn'tdeterothersfrom committingcrimes,itwilleliminateshowmorecontent

Peopleopposedtothedeathpenaltyalsopointtothefactthatoverhalfofthecountriesintheworld haveabolishedthedeathpenalty,includingallothermajorindustrialized,democraticnations.Inthe fivecountrieswiththehighesthomicideratesthatdonotimposethedeathpenalty,themurderrate is21.6murdersper100,000people.Inthefivecountrieswiththehighesthomicideratesthatdo imposethedeathpenalty,themurderrateis41.6murdersper100,000people("Deterrence"). Furthermore,theUnitedStateshasthehighestcrimeandmurderratesofanyoftheothermajor democraticnations,allofwhichhaveabandonedthedeathpenalty.In1965,GreatBritaincalledfor afive–yearsuspensiononexecutionsfollowingarecentdeclineintheimpositionofthedeath penaltyandgrowinganti–deathpenaltysentimentsinthecountry.In1969,thegovernment abolishedthedeathpenaltyaltogetherbecausetherehadbeennosurgeinhomicidesorcrime (Flanders45)Deathpenaltyopponentsfeelthatthesestatisticslendcredibilitytotheargumentthat thedeathpenaltydoesnotcauseadecreaseinhomicidesandinsomeinstancesmayevenleadtoan increaseinmurders.Anothervalidpointthatdeathpenaltyopponentsuseisthatthejudicialsystem isnotflawless,andthatintheUnited

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EthosOnDeathPenalty

Thedeathpenaltyhasbeenahugepartofmanypoliticaldebatesforthepastfewdecades.Thereare twosides,thoseforandthoseagainstitscontinueduseandbothhavelogicalarguments.My researchquestionisifitisethicalandorbeneficialfortheU.S.governmenttocontinueusingthe deathpenalty?Togaintheattentionofmyaudience,Iamgoingtosharetwostoriesthatmysources haveonthosewithexperienceinthedebateTheForbesarticle,"ConsideringTheDeathPenalty: YourTaxDollarsAtWork,"isananti–deathpenaltypieceexplaininghowaninnocentmanwason deathrowandhisopiniononwhetherornotitshouldbeused.Hesaidinthepiecethatlivingouta lifesentencewithoutparoleisworsethanbeingexecutedshowmorecontent

One,sayingitisinhumaneandshouldnotbedoneandtheothersidesaysthatitisnecessaryinour society.Someofthenon–biasedsourcesgooverjustthestatisticsofthedeathpenalty.This includes"DEATHPENALTYINFORMATIONCENTERFactsabouttheDeathPenalty"and "ShouldtheDeathPenaltyBeAllowed?".Thefirstarticleexplainsthecostsassociatedwiththe punishment,howmuchitisused,statesthatuseit,andpeopleondeathrowThesecondpiecegives unbiasedstatisticsontheprosandconsonthedeathpenalty.Byprovidingthisbackground,Ihope myaudiencewillbemoreawareofthedebateandhavemoreinformation.Iwillthenincorporatea fewmorefactualbasedarticlestotryandprovideallthenecessarydetails,suchas"DeathPenalty ProCon"andafewmorebiasedarticlesthentogetopinionsgoing.Ifeelthatallmysourceswork welltogetherasevenwhenthearticleshavedifferentviewpoints,theydonotcontradictoneanother much.Basically,theyhighlighttheimportanceoftheirownargumentsanddonotreallygoafterthe otherside.Overall,IfeelthatIhavethesourcesnecessarytowritethispiece.However,Idofeel thathavingafewmorescholarlyarticleswillonlyhelpmy

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OpinionontheDeathPenalty

Thedeathpenalty,alsoreferredtoascapitalpunishment,hasbeenabolishedinCanadasince1976, butstillexistinafewAmericanStates.ThelastexecutioninCanadatookplacein1962.

Idisagreewiththedeathpenaltyforseveralreasons.MyfirstreasonisthatIfinditextremely inhumanetotakesomeone'slifeinordertodemonstratethepowerofthelaw.Anotherreasonfor mydisapprovalofthedeathpenalty,istheamountofmoneythatittakestoputsomeonetodeath,as itwouldcostthesametokeepaninmateinjailforlife,asitwouldtoputthatsameinmatetodeath. Mythirdandfinalreason,istheguiltyconsciencethatisplacedoneveryoneinvolved:thejurywho convictedshowmorecontent

Therefore,IdonotfeelthatCanadashouldpermitsuchadeplorableundertakingofahumanlife.I knowtheymustbepunished,butthereisabetterway

Priortoputtingsomeonetodeath,theaccused'slawyerwillattemptseveralappealstothecourtsin ordertolengthentheamountoftimehehastolive;anddependentonatechnicality,ora sympatheticjury,theaccusedmaybesentencedtolifeimprisonment.Theseappealstakeupan abundanceofcourttimeandcostthepublicmillionsofdollarsWiththecostoftheseappeals,it wouldcostthesameamounttokeepthesameinmateinjailforalifeterm.

Woulditnotbebetterfortheinmatetoperhapsobtainaneducationorbegiventhechanceto rehabilitate,ratherthanstrappedtoachairandkilled???Ipersonallywouldratherseetheinmate sufferinprisonandhavenothingtolookforwardtoratherthanlettingthegovernmentputhimout ofhismiserybykillinghim.Tosentencesomeonetodeathtakesonetrialbuttoactuallygetsome oneinthechairtokillthemcouldtakeadozenoftrials.Thequestionmustbeaskedwhydowe botherwiththislengthyandcostlyprocesswhenwecouldsentencepeopletolifeinprison,atthe samecost

Thekillingofahumanbeingisverytraumatizingtoall.Wheneverthecourtsissuesomeoneto death,theinnocenteverydaypeoplewhoareinvolvedmustbeaffectedJustimaginehowthese normalhumanbeings,likeyouandI,

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"Morethan4,500peoplehavebeenexecutedintheUnitedStatessince1930.Thereisnowayof knowinghowmanyhavebeenexecutedinU.S.historybecauseexecutionswereoftenlocalaffairs, withnocentralagencykeepingtrackofthem(Maloney,1999)."Over4,500peoplewereexecuted andthisdoesn'tevenincludetheunreporteddeaths.Decadesago,deathpenaltycaseswerenoteven tobereportedinmanytimesFormanyyears,peoplehavebeenrationalizethemselvesfordeath penaltyas"aneyeforaneye"(2010).This"eyeforaneye"statementisnolongergivingany excusesforkillinghumans.Thecontroversialideaofwhetherhumansarerationalenoughtodecide someone'slifeordeathhasbeenquestionedHumansabsolutelydon'thaveshowmorecontent Peoplewhocommitthecrimeshouldgetimprisonedforwhattheydidforhowlongeveritisgiven. Murdererwhotookawayother'slivesshouldbeimprisonedforwhattheydidfortherestoftheir lives.Deathpenaltyisabsolutelynotnecessarybecauseimprisonitselfwilltakeawaythewhole lives;theywillnotbeallowedtohaveanylifeashumaninsociety.Wekillhim,becausehekilledis simplyhowdeathpenaltyworksDeathpenaltyisonlytotakeawaypeople'slife,notreasonable punishmentfortheirsin.Ofcourse,peoplethinkdeathpenaltyisnotjustaboutthepunishment. Peoplewhobelieveindeathpenaltyshowthereasonwhytheydoisthatdeathpenaltyforsureisa deterrenttohomicide.Theyalsotakethisasajustificationofsupportingdeathpenaltysystem (2010).Sopeopleactuallyexpectsomethingoutofthissystemotherthanjustkillingthemurderers simplyforwhattheydidThisissupposedtobeagreatsolutiontomakebettersocietybylessoning thepotentialcrime.Intheory,thefactthatsocietyhasadeathpenaltysystemshouldsomewhat scaresthepotentialmurdererandpreventsthemfromcommittingmurder.Butthepercentageof murdercrimeshowstheotherwiseDopotentialmurderersconsiderthedeathpenaltybeforethey themurder?TheanswersarelikelytobeNo."Mostdeterrenceresearchhasfoundthat

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TheDeathPenaltyDiscussion

Intoday'sworldterriblecrimesarebeingcommitteddaily.Manypeoplebelievethatthesecriminals deserveonefate;death.Deathpenaltyisthemaximumsentenceusedinpunishingpeoplewhokill anotherhumanbeingandisaverycontroversialmethodofpunishmentCapitalpunishmentisa legalinflictionofdeathpenaltyandsinceancienttimesithasbeeusedtopunishalargevarietyof offences.Criminalsconvictedofmurderorrapeneedtobeexecutedbecausetheyaredangerto societyandthehumanraceOtherpeoplestillarguethatonemethodofexecutionisjustasbrutalas thenext.

Thecommonsenseargumentthatdeathisthebestdeterrentofcrimeshowmorecontent Societyanditsmixedfeelingstowardsthedeathpenalty;capitalpunishmentissuchaharshand uncivilisedwayoftreatingcriminals,butdotheylookathowthecriminalsareactingtowards endingotherhumanbeingslife.Theydonotcareaboutthelivestheyhavedestroyed,or,the familiesoftheirvictims.Thedeathpenaltycanneverbringbacklovedonesbacktotheirfamilies.It seemsrationallytothinkthatifpotentialkillersareawarethatiftheycommitseriouscrimesthey wouldbeputtodeathforit,theyarelesslikelytocommitthesecrimesagain.

Theconceptofretributionandjusticeshouldbestowtosociety.Thisisimperativeforpeacetobe maintainedandthatjusticeisserved.Ifcriminalswereallowedtogetawaywithsuchaserious crimeastakingahumanslifefearandchaoswouldruleSentenceforlifeinprisonwillnotbe substantialenough.Thegovernmentmustbetrustedtoprotectitsinnocentcitizensfromfurther crimes.Avastconceptionconcerningdeathpenaltyisthatitsavessocietythecostsofkeeping inmatesimprisonedforlongperiods.Intheactofpreservingdueprocessofjustice,thecourt appealsinvolvedwiththedeathpenaltybecomesalong,drawnoutandalongexpensiveprocess. Doesitsaveitspurpose?Doesexecutingsomeoneforcrimessuchasrape,murder,adultery, homosexualbehaviour,andprostitutionactuallyprevent

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AThesisStatementForDeathPenalty

I.Introduction

A.StartlingStatement

B.Someinformationandrecentdatawithregardstotheimplementationofdeathpenaltyglobally willbebrieflydiscussed

C.HistoricalBackgroundoftheDeathPenaltyinthePhilippines

D.ThesisStatement

II.Body

A.Counterarguments

1Thedeathpenaltydetersindividualsfromcommittingcrimes;therefore,thecrimeratesdecrease

2.Asarespondtosociety'sdemandsforjustice,thedeathpenaltyasaformofretributionisjustified becausethecriminaldeservesthepunishmentfittedtotheseverityofthecrimeheorshecommitted.

3Thedeathpenaltyprovidesamorepreciselegalandconstitutionaldueprocessthatextrajudicial killingslack.

BOwnArguments

1.Economically,thedeathpenaltywillnotbenefitthecountryinthelongrun.

2.Thedeathpenaltyisproventohavenodeterrenteffectoncrimes

3Thedeathpenaltyisdisadvantageousandbiasedtowardsthelowerclassofthesociety

4.ThecriminaljusticeandjudicialsystemsinthePhilippinesareproventobeflawedand susceptibletomistakes

IIIConclusion

A.Quotation"historywilljustrepeatitself"

B.Summary

CRestatethestandoftheresearchpaper

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Moreover,2015hasthehighestnumberofexecutionsrecordedsince1989thataccountsto1,634 criminalsexecutedinthespanofonlyayear;infact,thedatadonotincludeChinathatkeepsthe numberofexecutionsasecretofthestate.The58countriesthatcontinuetoimplementthedeath penaltyincludeJapan,NorthKorea,Singapore,UnitedStatesofAmerica,China,andIraqOnthe

SynthesisEssayOnTheDeathPenalty

Formostofhumancivilisation,deathsentenceshavebeenincommonuse.Mostofthetime,death sentenceshavebeenissuedtopeoplewhobreakthelaw.However,theuseofdeathiscontroversial initseffectsandmorality.Today,thedeathpenaltyisconstantlydebatedaboutonwhetheritshould beusedornot.Thedeathpenaltyisusuallyissuedtothosecommit"terrorism,treason,hijacking resultinginthedeathofahostage,orthekillingofapolice[officer]orprisonguardactingintheline ofduty"(SourceD).AssourceBindicates,opinionsonthedeathpenaltyaremixedasthe percentagesofthoseinfavourandofthoseopposedfluctuate.Thedeathpenaltyisunjustasaform ofpunishmentforcommittingamajorfelonyThedeathpenaltyispermanentandismorallywrong Thepenaltyofdeathisapermanentsolutionasapunishment.Oftentimesincourtcases,thereisa "likelihoodofamiscarriageofjustice"(SourceC).Thereisoftenamiscarriageofjusticeincases.In courtcases,therearedoubtsthatarevoiced.Iftheyareorderedthedeathpenalty,theymaybe foundouttobeinnocent.However,they...showmorecontent...

Themotherofamurdervictimhasstated"Respondingtoonekillingwithanotherkillingdoesnot [honour]mydaughter"(SourceF).Thekillingofanotherpersondoesn'tmeanweshouldkillanother forjustice.Inreality,thedeathsentencesisbasedonemotionalreactionsaswetrytosympathise withthevictims.Thisshouldnotbethewaycasesshouldberun,sincetheyshouldbebasedoff factualevidence.Societyneedstorealisethat"Thestandardfordeprivingoneoflifeshouldbe higherthananyotherlegalaction"(SourceC)Thelossofalifeisadifficultchoicetomakeasa society,evenifit'sthejudgementofacriminal.However,wearenobetterthanthecriminalifwe killthemaswell.Peopleneedtolearnfromitsmistakes,aswellashelpotherslearnfromtheir

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ShouldtheUnitedStatesstopusingthedeathpenalty?

Theuseofthecapitalpunishmentorthe"death"penaltyshouldnotstopbeingusedintheU.S.or declaredascruelorunusualpunishment.

Inmanycasespeopleslaughtermultiplepeoplewithoutflinchingandgoonwiththeirdayshould thesepeoplebeallowedtoliveanymoreaskthefamiliesofthosemurderedpeople.Whatdoyou thinktheywouldtellyou?Somepeoplesaythatwearegettingfewerandfeweruseofthedeath penaltysoitshouldbeabolishedIfitisbeingusedsolittlethesedaysdoesn'titmeanthatit's workingpunishmentisn'tonlyusedtopunishthoseguiltybuttosetanexampleforthosethinkingof committingasimilarcrime."LastyeartheU.S.executed39peoplefewerthantheyearbefore."

(Whatitmeansifthedeathpenaltyisdying,RichardDieter)Crimessuchasrape,torture, treason,kidnapping,murder,larceny,andperjurywouldhaveanarchythroughoutthecommunityif notactedonshowmorecontent

Insayingthisitcostslessmoneythantohousefeedandpossiblytreatmedicalconditionsof criminalsi'mnotsayingthatit'sascapegoatforsavingmoneytonotletthemlive.Askthefamilies ofthoselostoftheBostonMarathonincidentdothosewhodidthishorribleactbeallowedtobefed betterthanchildrenatourownpublicschoolsandaroofovertheirheadwhenthousandsofpeople intheUSarehomelessTherearecasesinwhichusingthedeathpenaltyisdeemed unconstitutionalwhichsupportspeopleargumentsagainstitbutitdoesnotapplyforallcases.On theotherhandothercasesinwhichitisnotusedwhenitshouldbeonlyexposesthecorruptionof ourseeminglyperfectjustsystemThedeathpenaltyshouldnotbetakenawayandpermanently statedascruelandunusual ...Getmorecontent...

Almostallnationsintheworldeitherhavethedeathsentenceorhavehaditatonetime.Itwasused inmostcasestopunishthosewhobrokethelawsorstandardsthatwereexpectedofthem.Sincethe deathpenaltywastestaxmoney,isinhumane,andislargelyunnecessaryitshouldbeabolishedin everystateacrosstheUnitedStates.TheuseofthedeathpenaltyputstheUnitedStatesinthesame categoryascountrieslikeIranandSaudiArabiawhicharetwooftheworld'sworsthumanrights violators(Friedman34).LauriFriedmanquotes,"Executionssimplyinjectmoreviolenceintoan alreadyhostileAmericansociety."ThecostoftheDeathPenaltyishighlyexpensive.Acasetoput someoneinjailcostsonaveragetwomillionshowmorecontent LynnPasquerellaquotes,"Executingamurdererdoesnotchangewhathasbeendonenordoesit compensateforthelesssufferedbythevictimandthevictim'sfamily."Theeighthamendmentin theUnitedStatesconstitutionprohibitsthecruelandunusualpunishmentofapersonthereforethe deathpenaltyshouldbeprohibitedineverystateintheUnitedStates.Isitrighttoadministerthe deathpenaltyifthecrimeisnotprovenjustlyandinfull?Thereisalwaysapossibilitythatthedeath penaltycouldbeadministeredtosomeonewhowasinnocent.Sincethedeathpenaltywasreinstated ahundredandthirtyninedeathrowinmateshavebeenexonerated,accordingtotheDeathPenalty InformationCenter(Overall).In2009aloneninedeathrowinmateswereexoneratedaftercourts overturnedconvictionbecauseoflackofevidence.Thisranksthesecondhighestnumberof exonerationssincethedeathpenaltywasreinstatedintheUnitedStates(Overall)Withthisstated, doweknowascitizensthateveryinmateondeathrowisguilty?Dowewishtopersecutean innocentmanorwomanandhavetheirfamilysufferdailyfromthelossofthefamilymember?No, weascitizensdonotknowthesethingsforcertainanditwouldbebettertoadministerlifeinprison thantomurderaninnocentmanorwoman.SixtythreepercentonGallupPollsayaninnocent personhasbeenexecutedinthelast

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SynthesisEssayOnDeathPenalty

Manypeoplebelievethatthetopicusuallyariseninpoliticsthedeathpenaltyshouldnotberegarded whensentencingsomeonehoweveritisaformofpunishmenttoothers.Thishascausedaheated stormwithinsociety.We'reallabitbiaseveninthecourtroomweconferanddiffer.Whetherornot onehastheintentoroneisevidentofmurderweallhaveourbends.Yetyoumaybewonderinghow doesthegovernmentinterferewiththedeathpenalty?Orperhapswhatmybendis Iamadefenseattorneysoyoumaythinkmybendisthateverydefendantisinnocentandevenif myclientispronouncedguiltytheyshouldnotbepersecutedsincetheyfeelashamed.Howeverthat isnothowIfeelTypicallywebendtowhatsidewewouldbeonweseesomeone

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Thedeathpenaltyraisesimportantquestionsabouttherighttolife,whohasarighttolife,andunder whatcircumstancesarighttolifecanbetakenaway.Ibelievetherearenocircumstancesunder whichcapitalpunishmentisjustified.Iwillproceedtodefendmyclaimthatcapitalpunishmentis unjustifiedbyarguingapositionthatkillingiswrongbecauseitdeprivesindividualsofvaluable futuresTosupportmythesisthatcapitalpunishmentisnotjustified,Iwillexpanduponan argumentmademyDonMarquisinhisessay"WhyAbortionisImmoral"inwhichhearguesthat killingisimmoralonthegroundsthatitdepriveshumanbeingsofavaluablefuture.Myargumentis asfollows:

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Theoutsidefactorsandconditionsareirrelevant.Rather,thevalueisdeterminedbyhowthatperson perceiveshisorherownlifeandthesefutureexperiences.Thus,whensomeoneiskilled,heorshe isdeprivedofallthethingsthatwereofvalueandwillbeofvaluetohimorherinthefuture. Causingthislossofavaluablefutureisultimatelywhatmakeskillingwrongandimmoralbecause thatindividualhaspermanentlylosttheopportunitytoenjoyhisorherfutureexperienceswhichare valuabletohimorher.Mysecondpremisestatesthatdeathrowcriminalsareinthesamemoral categoryasotherhumanbeingswithrespecttothemoralvalueoftheirlives.Theonlyfactorwhich differentiatesacriminalfromanon–criminalisthefactthatthecriminal,usuallyirrefutably, violatedcommunitystandardsandthelawtocommitacrimeInthecaseofacriminalondeathrow, heorshewouldhavehadtohavecommittedaseriouscapitalcrimetoreceivethedeathsentence. Sincecommittingacapitaloffenseistheonlyreasondeathrowcriminalsaredifferentfromother humanbeings,deathrowcriminalsarethesameasotherhumanbeingsineveryotherrespect, includingwithrespecttothevalueoftheirfutures.Furthermore,thefutureofacriminalondeath rowisjustasvaluableasthefutureofahumanbeingnotondeathrow.Anyformofcapital punishmentisaformofkilling.Itdoesnotmatterwhoisactuallydoingthe

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AbstractOnTheDeathPenalty

Abstract

Theissueofcapitalpunishmentisadifficultoneandtheopinionsareasdiverseasthepeoplegiving them.Thedeathpenaltyexistsin38statesandthosethathaveitspendenormousamountsoftax payerdollarstoengagethejusticesysteminwhatisalonganddrawnoutseriesofcourtdatesand appealsthatarelastingyearsInaddition,thetrialsandappealsofthoseonDeathRowwillhave attorneys,prosecutors,expertsandjudgeswithmoreexperiencecreatingamajorstrainonthe budgetandmanpowerofthestate.Nationallythereisnostudyidentifyingthecostassociatedwith theDeathPenalty,buteachstateusestheirstatelawsandpayscalesindeterminingthecostofthe DeathPenalty.PriortotheDeathPenaltybeingabolishedNewYorkhasspentmillionsofdollarson DeathPenaltycasesandtheresultwastherewerenoexecutions.Thoseinfavorofthedeathpenalty believethatthecostassociatedwithincarceratinganindividualforlifewillfaroutweighthose associatedwiththeDeathPenalty,duetooldage,medicalissues,foodandotheressentialsneeded tokeeponealiveThiswouldbetrueiftheDeathPenaltywasaswiftmethodofjusticeThemonies spentonDeathPenaltycasescouldbefarbetterspentonlocalbudgetsandprogramsthatare evidencedbasedandproventoprovideneededservices,suchaslawenforcement,drugtreatment andyouthprograms.

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OneofthemostcontroversialtopicsinAmericatodayisthedeathpenalty.Fourthousandsofyears thedeathpenaltyhasbeenusedallovertheworld.Intheearliercenturiesthetownsmenwouldhang peopleiftheywereaccusedasbeingawitch,buttheywerenotwitchesatall.Theymerelyknewa littlemoreinformationthanthenextperson.Theywerewronglyaccused,andthatiswhyIseethe deathpenaltyasimmoral,unethicalandjustwrong!Peoplewereputtodeathfornoreason;they wereaccusedbecausetherewasn'tenoughevidencetoprovetheirinnocence.HereinAmericayou areinnocentuntilprovenguilty.Thatisnotthewayitis,youareguiltyuntilproveninnocentisthe rightwaytolookatthesocietytodayInthisshowmorecontent

WhydoestheUnitedStatesneedcapitalpunishment?Themainpurposeofthedeathpenaltyisto protecttherightsofotherAmericanstolive.Whenonepersoninfringesonanothersrights,hemust bepunished.Todothis,thepunishmentmustbeharshenoughtodeterpotentialcriminals.This punishmentisoftheharshestform,butitisnecessarytomaintainorder.Thedeathpenaltyalso savesthegovernmentmoneyinthelongrun"Let'slookattheTimes'figuresThepaper reportsthatthe12statesthatdonothavethedeathpenaltydonothavehigherhomicideratesthan thosewhichdo.In10ofthe12,infact,therateislower.Asforthestatesthatinstitutedcapital punishmentaftertheSupremeCourtreinstateditin1976,theirhomiciderateshavegoneup,up,up. Inotherwords,thedeathpenaltydoesnothing".(Cohen).

Whenaconvictedkillerisgivenlifewithoutparole,theappealsmadebyattorneysonbothsides,as wellasappealsbythecourtandthejudgesinvolved,adduptomillionsofdollarsourgovernment wasteseveryyear,nottomentionmoneyfortheconvictedmurderersfoodandclothing,etcLastly, Ifeelthatcapitalpunishmentistheonlywayofmakingsurethatamurdererwillnotkillagain.

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