The Death Defender
The death penalty, the ultimate consequence for serious crimes, such as murder and rape. A punishment given out for centuries. The gateway to death for the evil. One of the most controversial things in society. And the appropriate punishment for the people of horrible sins. The death penalty started in the Eighteenth Century B.C. It was a part of the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon and of the Fourteenth Century B.C ‘s Hittite Code. Death penalties in the past were carried out by crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning to death, and impalement. Some other methods of execution were boiling, burning at the stake, hanging, beheading and drawing and quartering. The number of capital crimes rose in Britain rose in …show more content…
(Alexander 1) It is the right of a person to live a peaceful life and be free of harm, but crimes like murder, rape, and assault are committed by perpetrators who have no regard for others lives or others property. When criminals violate people’s lives, it’s only fair that they are brought to justice and suffer the fate they rightly deserve. (greengarageblog.com) It discourages would-be criminals from committing crimes. Fewer crimes were committed because of the number of executed death row inmates according to a study in the late 1960’s.(greengarageblog.org). We have a right to punish those who have done heinous acts; the punishment should fit the crime. We should execute those who deserve it most and release those who don’t deserve to die and (Blecker 1). The absence of the death penalty is the rises crime rate. An estimated 2,000,000 in the US were victims to crimes from assault to murder, according to Time magazine. With poor laws to help this problem or the lack of serious punishment, criminals become careless and are bolder to commit offenses because of the mercy in punishments and the loop holes in the laws of the justice system. For this reason, the death penalty is needed. (greengarageblog.com) It doesn’t violate the Eighth Amendment, which forbids the government from striking excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments, including torture. Supporters of the death penalty say that pain associated with the execution of a death row inmate is not likely. The U.S Supreme Court has even rejected the Eighth Amendment challenge, which stated the drug used to put the criminal into a coma-like unconscious before injecting the lethal drug is not completely capable of doing so. The Supreme Court stood firm on its stand that any practice of execution will definitely inflict some pain and states
The death penalty, the ultimate consequence for serious crimes, such as murder and rape. A punishment given out for centuries. The gateway to death for the evil. One of the most controversial things in society. And the appropriate punishment for the people of horrible sins. The death penalty started in the Eighteenth Century B.C. It was a part of the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon and of the Fourteenth Century B.C ‘s Hittite Code. Death penalties in the past were carried out by crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning to death, and impalement. Some other methods of execution were boiling, burning at the stake, hanging, beheading and drawing and quartering. The number of capital crimes rose in Britain rose in …show more content…
(Alexander 1) It is the right of a person to live a peaceful life and be free of harm, but crimes like murder, rape, and assault are committed by perpetrators who have no regard for others lives or others property. When criminals violate people’s lives, it’s only fair that they are brought to justice and suffer the fate they rightly deserve. (greengarageblog.com) It discourages would-be criminals from committing crimes. Fewer crimes were committed because of the number of executed death row inmates according to a study in the late 1960’s.(greengarageblog.org). We have a right to punish those who have done heinous acts; the punishment should fit the crime. We should execute those who deserve it most and release those who don’t deserve to die and (Blecker 1). The absence of the death penalty is the rises crime rate. An estimated 2,000,000 in the US were victims to crimes from assault to murder, according to Time magazine. With poor laws to help this problem or the lack of serious punishment, criminals become careless and are bolder to commit offenses because of the mercy in punishments and the loop holes in the laws of the justice system. For this reason, the death penalty is needed. (greengarageblog.com) It doesn’t violate the Eighth Amendment, which forbids the government from striking excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments, including torture. Supporters of the death penalty say that pain associated with the execution of a death row inmate is not likely. The U.S Supreme Court has even rejected the Eighth Amendment challenge, which stated the drug used to put the criminal into a coma-like unconscious before injecting the lethal drug is not completely capable of doing so. The Supreme Court stood firm on its stand that any practice of execution will definitely inflict some pain and states