Picture this: You are on
trial for committing murder and, although you are innocent, you are
convicted. You are given the death penalty and your life is taken,
just like that. It is the end of everything - your family life,
your friends, your goals, your future. How can anyone support this?
Capital punishment is inhumane and kills both the guilty and
innocent. The death penalty promotes murder, contrary to its
purpose, and should be outlawed.
The death penalty is immoral and barbaric. It is punishing
murderers with murder, and encourages violence. Capital punishment,
whether by lethal injection or electrocution, is brutal; it is
deliberate manslaughter and first-degree murder. Do you spank a
child as punishment for hitting someone? We are taught that two
wrongs don’t make a right - more killing is not the solution.
Capital punishment contradicts American morals and values. The
Declaration of Independence states that every person is endowed
with the inalienable right to life. It is the government’s
responsibility to protect its citizens’ lives, but by utilizing the
death penalty it takes them away. Also, the Bill of Rights
prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Is murder not cruel? We are
hypocrites to fight murder with murder. Capital punishment sends
the message that in America, murder is acceptable and even the
government will carry it out.
The death penalty does not solve anything and only creates more
anguish. Not only must the families of those convicted deal with
the criminal charges and trial, they must also cope with the death
of a loved one. This is especially difficult for those who are
innocent. Studies have shown that capital punishment does not serve
as a deterrent for murder, as it was intended. It only puts us in a
worse position than when we started.
Many American morals are derived from the Christian faith. The
Bible has numerous verses that discourage the use of the death
penalty. God has set an example by which we are to live. God will
forgive anything, as long as you ask for forgiveness, and entreats
you to "forgive those who trespass against us." It also states that
we should not seek revenge, which is exactly what we do when we
execute someone. No one should kill in the first place, but killing
as a means of punishment is just as bad.
One of the worst consequences of capital punishment is the
inevitable times when the innocent are killed. Recently, 13 people
on death row in Illinois were proven innocent just prior to their
execution dates. The great pain they must have endured is
incomprehensible. Imagine being murdered by your government for no
reason, for doing nothing. It would be worse than the original
crime with which they were charged. There is no undo button when
you take someone’s life.
Capital punishment has no positive outcomes. Why do we murder to
try to prevent murder? We all need to take action to annul the
death penalty. There is never justification for taking another’s
life.
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any comments you have on this
particular issue?
I do not agree with ur conclusion that capital punishment has no
positive outcomes. If it is the innocent that are killed, then the
fault is with the justice/investigation/trial system, not capital
punishment itself.
Frankly, I feel ur argument is one-sided and written
emotionally, and purposefully to twist the facts. Any sources about
your Studies, Bill of Rights, 13 people Death row case?