The death penalty has been a solution to crimes constantly. Justice systems around the world have chosen to take the life of a criminal instead of sentencing them to life in prison. Capital punishment should be abolished because the justice system should not have the authority to take a criminal’s life. According to capital punishment laws, it is not justified for a criminal to take a life, but it is acceptable for a member of the justice system to take that criminal’s life. The death penalty costs taxpayers more money than prison holdings, is religiously immoral, is an unscrupulous solution for homicide victims’ families, and puts innocents at risk. The only way to solve this problem, is for the United States of America to abolish
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According to Abdullah Rahim, most Islamic people believe that the death penalty is acceptable when a man has committed murder or spread evil across Islamic lands (Rahim). This shows that most Islamic people trust capital punishment because it is written clearly in the Qur 'an. Opposite to the Islamic nation, Alarid and Wang suggest that Buddhists believe in love and justice without murder or death of any kind. Most Buddhist believe that they must show love to everyone to relinquish the evil. Some Buddhist nations use the death penalty for keeping order and because of the political tradition (Alarid). Even though some Buddhists and most Islamic people believe trust the death penalty, both religions believe in showing love to others, and killing people shows …show more content…
Abolishing it would save taxpayers an abundant amount of money, end the religious debate, and save people from being vengeful. According to the International Commission against Death Penalty, as of February 2013, 105 countries have abolished capital punishment. Rwanda became one of those countries on 2007. After a genocide in 1994, where around 800,000 people were murdered, 22 criminals were killed for their crimes. However, the last execution performed in Rwanda was in 1998. After the political bureau recommended the abolishment and the cabinet approved it, President Paul Kagame abolished the death penalty in July 2007 (How States Abolish). This country went through a tragedy, but still found the humanity to end the option of killing others for doing wrong. Rwanda is a beacon of hope for other countries that are in turmoil because of capital
According to Abdullah Rahim, most Islamic people believe that the death penalty is acceptable when a man has committed murder or spread evil across Islamic lands (Rahim). This shows that most Islamic people trust capital punishment because it is written clearly in the Qur 'an. Opposite to the Islamic nation, Alarid and Wang suggest that Buddhists believe in love and justice without murder or death of any kind. Most Buddhist believe that they must show love to everyone to relinquish the evil. Some Buddhist nations use the death penalty for keeping order and because of the political tradition (Alarid). Even though some Buddhists and most Islamic people believe trust the death penalty, both religions believe in showing love to others, and killing people shows …show more content…
Abolishing it would save taxpayers an abundant amount of money, end the religious debate, and save people from being vengeful. According to the International Commission against Death Penalty, as of February 2013, 105 countries have abolished capital punishment. Rwanda became one of those countries on 2007. After a genocide in 1994, where around 800,000 people were murdered, 22 criminals were killed for their crimes. However, the last execution performed in Rwanda was in 1998. After the political bureau recommended the abolishment and the cabinet approved it, President Paul Kagame abolished the death penalty in July 2007 (How States Abolish). This country went through a tragedy, but still found the humanity to end the option of killing others for doing wrong. Rwanda is a beacon of hope for other countries that are in turmoil because of capital