An Analysis Of The Death Penalty

When turning on the television, radio, or just viewing the newspaper, you are flooded with news of murders, homicides, serial killers, and other tragedies. It is an uncommon occurrence to make it through a day in this world and not hear of these tragedies. So what can be done about these crimes? Today, there is an ongoing debate over capital punishment, questioning whether it is morally right or wrong. We, as human beings, have an undeniable privilege on our own lives, but do the lives of others belong to us as well? Do we, as members of society have the right to decide if someone lives or dies? Throughout this analysis, four readings on the topic of the death penalty will be explored in order to conclude which case argues its position most compellingly. Firstly, this analysis will distinguish the rationales in favor of …show more content…
Conversely, more persuasive arguments have been developed for its abolition, including the argument that it is a violation of human rights. The law council states that no individual should be subjected to the death penalty regardless of their nationality, the nature of the crime they alleged to have committed or the time and place of its alleged commission. Capital punishment has been abolished in most western societies due to the rising concern of many people as they say many problems including; innocence of the perpetrator, the costs of execution for governments and the needs of rehabilitation of society. The death penalty is irreversible, absolute judgment may lead to people paying for crimes they did not commit. It doesn’t deter criminals; there is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than a prison term. It makes a public spectacle of an individual’s