Capital Punishment Essay: Does Death Row Really Deserve To Die?

Death Penalty Alternative The death penalty is a controversial for many reasons, all reasons somewhat relating to ethical issues. Does the person on death row really deserve to die? Is it just to kill someone, even though they killed someone? Should the death be painful as they committed a wrong and should be punished? Should it be painless because that’s humane? What they did was not humane to get to the position they are in? These are some examples of common questions about the death penalty that can lead into many debates about what is right and wrong, or what is just and unjust. Throughout time the main discussion was around the method used to euthanize a prisoner on death row. That discussion remains even now as many states are struggling to find an alternative to lethal injection. Some of the states are doing away with the death penalty all together which can cause a problem with having enough space for inmates. The need for an alternative to lethal injection has come about for two reasons. The first reason is because the states are having a hard time finding an ample supply of the drugs that are needed to carry out the lethal injection process. The second reason is because of the “botched” executions that have occurred with the testing of new drugs for lethal injection. A solution to this …show more content…
It is time for the government to reassess whether the methods are humane or inhumane. When the government is assessing the humanity of the older methods they need to consider that some methods can be very cruel when not preformed correctly, but can an option. Now that lethal injection is having problems it is time to look for new options. A solution to this problem is the new method that Oklahoma has just passed into law death by nitrogen gas. This is still just an alternative to lethal injection but I believe it will soon become the main method of