Eye for an Eye, Right or Wrong Over the centuries, we all have heard the phrase “eye for eye, tooth for tooth.” (The Holy Bible, Exodus 21:24)1. There have been thousands of discussions about this topic; is it right, is it wrong, or is it only on occasions. Most say the penalty of “eye for an eye”, or the law of restitution should be abolished others say it is a necessity of our federal punishment system. The necessity of this kind of punishment is not as needed as it was when it was first established around the 6th century BCE (Hammurabi's Code: An Eye for an Eye, ushitory.org)2. Nowadays the punishment of “eye for an eye” is widely viewed as inhumane or unjustified, or altogether wrong.
As most of us have heard in Sunday school how Moses told the Israelites that “eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” is an equivalent punishment for the crime that was committed (The Holy Bible, Exodus 21:24)1. Most people today will say that this kind of punishment is to server, and it should be abolished. Although in many states, like Texas, say it should stay. Even though in the eyes of the government, …show more content…
While only thirty-one, have the death penalty. The rise of states that are banning the death penalty are rapidly rising. This shows that more and more people are turning against the death penalty. Although there will be people who will always for the death penalty. Since 1976, including the last execution this year (April 7, 2016), there has been 1433 people has been executed (DPIC, Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976)4. The year that has had the most executions was 1999, which that year had ninety-eight executions. Although states are turning against the use of the death penalty, however it will never be banned within the in the U.S. There are too many people, in this country, who believe that some crimes should be punishable by
As most of us have heard in Sunday school how Moses told the Israelites that “eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,” is an equivalent punishment for the crime that was committed (The Holy Bible, Exodus 21:24)1. Most people today will say that this kind of punishment is to server, and it should be abolished. Although in many states, like Texas, say it should stay. Even though in the eyes of the government, …show more content…
While only thirty-one, have the death penalty. The rise of states that are banning the death penalty are rapidly rising. This shows that more and more people are turning against the death penalty. Although there will be people who will always for the death penalty. Since 1976, including the last execution this year (April 7, 2016), there has been 1433 people has been executed (DPIC, Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976)4. The year that has had the most executions was 1999, which that year had ninety-eight executions. Although states are turning against the use of the death penalty, however it will never be banned within the in the U.S. There are too many people, in this country, who believe that some crimes should be punishable by