Capital Punishment
The death penalty also referred to as capital punishment is the ending of one’s life based on the ruling of a state or legal framework. Due to the nature of the punishment, some feel that human rights laws are being violated and have led to the abolishment of the death penalty in many countries around the globe; others are firm believers in capital punishment and whole heartily support justice being served. As listed in Cornell Law School’s Death Penalty Database (2014), in the United States, 19 of our 50 states also have abolished the death penalty; only 7 of those 31 remaining states actually carry out the use of executions in their judicial systems. This is because of the issues being presented about human rights laws …show more content…
This judgment is often looked at differently from varying societies and may not be the recommended punishment in all judicial hearings across the globe for similar crimes. Those given the death penalty are those who have committed crimes against other individuals such as rape, all variations of murder, genocide, and adultery depending on what country the crime was committed in. Crimes can also be against a society such as espionage and treason. Some may ask; does the punishment fit the crime? Some people do not think it is morally right for the government to be able to dole out a death sentence. Bruce Fein, quoted for being pro-death penalty hit the nail on the head in his statement;
“…Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life, no matter what the provocation. But that is an article of faith, not of fact. The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor able to control his own destiny for good or for ill…” …show more content…
There will always be arguments, some backed with statistical data that supports the claim on why or why not we should be a nation or a state that allows the death penalty. Through the years, the fact has remained that a person, of sound mind, inevitably knows that when they commit a crime and are caught, there will be punishment. For the sake of the victim’s families, and the closure that they deserve in the case of murder, the punishment should fit the crime. People have a choice on the actions they take, they control their own destiny; should they take a life, the government may take
The death penalty also referred to as capital punishment is the ending of one’s life based on the ruling of a state or legal framework. Due to the nature of the punishment, some feel that human rights laws are being violated and have led to the abolishment of the death penalty in many countries around the globe; others are firm believers in capital punishment and whole heartily support justice being served. As listed in Cornell Law School’s Death Penalty Database (2014), in the United States, 19 of our 50 states also have abolished the death penalty; only 7 of those 31 remaining states actually carry out the use of executions in their judicial systems. This is because of the issues being presented about human rights laws …show more content…
This judgment is often looked at differently from varying societies and may not be the recommended punishment in all judicial hearings across the globe for similar crimes. Those given the death penalty are those who have committed crimes against other individuals such as rape, all variations of murder, genocide, and adultery depending on what country the crime was committed in. Crimes can also be against a society such as espionage and treason. Some may ask; does the punishment fit the crime? Some people do not think it is morally right for the government to be able to dole out a death sentence. Bruce Fein, quoted for being pro-death penalty hit the nail on the head in his statement;
“…Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life, no matter what the provocation. But that is an article of faith, not of fact. The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor able to control his own destiny for good or for ill…” …show more content…
There will always be arguments, some backed with statistical data that supports the claim on why or why not we should be a nation or a state that allows the death penalty. Through the years, the fact has remained that a person, of sound mind, inevitably knows that when they commit a crime and are caught, there will be punishment. For the sake of the victim’s families, and the closure that they deserve in the case of murder, the punishment should fit the crime. People have a choice on the actions they take, they control their own destiny; should they take a life, the government may take