Margaret Cox
ENG 112
Mrs. Richardson
19 October 2016
Dead Wrong
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence movement leader, once said “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” In 2015 the United States executed approximately 30 prisoners, with Texas and Missouri being the two states with the most executions (DPIC). This ongoing controversy evokes questions about whether the death penalty is a reasonable punishment for the most heinous crimes or an inhumane, barbaric practice that punishes taxpayers. Not only does the ethicality of capital punishment need to be brought to question but everyone involved in this vicious act needs to be carefully and closely considered for how the act affects oneself.
ENG 112
Mrs. Richardson
19 October 2016
Dead Wrong
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence movement leader, once said “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” In 2015 the United States executed approximately 30 prisoners, with Texas and Missouri being the two states with the most executions (DPIC). This ongoing controversy evokes questions about whether the death penalty is a reasonable punishment for the most heinous crimes or an inhumane, barbaric practice that punishes taxpayers. Not only does the ethicality of capital punishment need to be brought to question but everyone involved in this vicious act needs to be carefully and closely considered for how the act affects oneself.