Six out of ten Americans still support the death penalty in murder convictions according to the Gallup polls. In the state of Texas, the death penalty is carried out at the highest rate in the entire nation and many Texans, including the governor, support the death penalty. But with times changing, has society outgrown the idea of vengeance in the justice system or do we still stem from an ancient practice to protect society. The death penalty is such a controversial topic in the country and has many asking the question, is it a violation against our constitution and rights as humans or is it simply justice at work? The death penalty is not a sentence that is handed out to every criminal in the system. To be sentenced to death in Texas,
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Texas is a very conservative state and the states political ideology reflects that. Texas is a state that believes that you are accountable for your own actions and murder deserves a severe penalty to deter crime in the future. “Crime is a decision, not a disease” (Jacobs and Carmichael, 2004), so the conservative ideology is the punishment should match the crime. The more liberal ideology connects crime to noxious environmental factors, such as poverty and racism. That’s why the liberal ideology seeks rehabilitation to help the inmates rather than the death penalty. The conservatives believe that the death penalty is away to help victims families heal and is an important tool for preserving law and order. The liberals feel that the death penalty condones killing and is hypocritical to the …show more content…
Is the death penalty a successful tool that helps protect and preserve the justice system, or is it an outdated method that is hypocritical to the justice system? Both sides to the conflict can bring up pros and cons about the death penalty, but when it comes down to it the decision is left to the people within the state it belongs. Public opinion and political ideology are the main contributors to whether or not the state supports or abolishes the death penalty. Texas being such a conservative state, does not look like legislation will be changing anytime soon, but with America changing and progressing it might not be a states choice. Life is precious and it is tragic that there are murderers in the world but Mahatma Gandhi once said, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world
Texas is a very conservative state and the states political ideology reflects that. Texas is a state that believes that you are accountable for your own actions and murder deserves a severe penalty to deter crime in the future. “Crime is a decision, not a disease” (Jacobs and Carmichael, 2004), so the conservative ideology is the punishment should match the crime. The more liberal ideology connects crime to noxious environmental factors, such as poverty and racism. That’s why the liberal ideology seeks rehabilitation to help the inmates rather than the death penalty. The conservatives believe that the death penalty is away to help victims families heal and is an important tool for preserving law and order. The liberals feel that the death penalty condones killing and is hypocritical to the …show more content…
Is the death penalty a successful tool that helps protect and preserve the justice system, or is it an outdated method that is hypocritical to the justice system? Both sides to the conflict can bring up pros and cons about the death penalty, but when it comes down to it the decision is left to the people within the state it belongs. Public opinion and political ideology are the main contributors to whether or not the state supports or abolishes the death penalty. Texas being such a conservative state, does not look like legislation will be changing anytime soon, but with America changing and progressing it might not be a states choice. Life is precious and it is tragic that there are murderers in the world but Mahatma Gandhi once said, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world