The ‘golden rule’, treat others as you want to be treated, is embedded into the minds of children starting at the earliest age of cognitive understanding. Thusly, it makes sense to treat those who have committed heinous crimes with the same amount of disregard that they have displayed. In the United States and many other countries, capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a method of punishing these convicts. As a current controversial ‘hot topic’, there are many people who are strongly against capital punishment. Despite this, it can be heavily supported that the death penalty is justified when it is put into consideration with the crimes committed. For starters, aside from personal beliefs, the death penalty is very legal
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Since “1976, one thousand, two hundred sixty-three people have been put to death via lethal injection (DPIC).” Other methods such as electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and firing squad do not even surpass a collective one hundred seventy-five people (DPIC). It is often asked what kind of crime may be sentenced to execution by the state. There are currently forty-one capital crimes in the United States (Did You Know). Capital crimes include genocide, espionage, treason, and many forms of murder (Did You Know). It can be seen that capital crimes are not simple offenses. They are the most horrible acts committed in society. “Between the years 1608 and 2002, twelve thousand, one hundred eleven people were executed for murder. This translates to 81.8% of all people executed in the United States (Did You Know). These statistics show us that the majority of people who the justice system believes deserve to be killed have already stolen life from others. This just scrapes the surface of the death …show more content…
There is a significant problem in the American prison system with overpopulation. Inmates who are already serving life sentences are simply sitting behind bars waiting to die for decades. By carrying out the death penalty it allows room to be made for the growing inmate population; especially, those who have committed lesser offenses and are expected to be released (Death Penalty). Relatedly, there are people concerned that the death penalty can be used against those who are convicted of lesser crimes. This is not plausible as unless a capital crime is committed the death penalty cannot be presented as a
Since “1976, one thousand, two hundred sixty-three people have been put to death via lethal injection (DPIC).” Other methods such as electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and firing squad do not even surpass a collective one hundred seventy-five people (DPIC). It is often asked what kind of crime may be sentenced to execution by the state. There are currently forty-one capital crimes in the United States (Did You Know). Capital crimes include genocide, espionage, treason, and many forms of murder (Did You Know). It can be seen that capital crimes are not simple offenses. They are the most horrible acts committed in society. “Between the years 1608 and 2002, twelve thousand, one hundred eleven people were executed for murder. This translates to 81.8% of all people executed in the United States (Did You Know). These statistics show us that the majority of people who the justice system believes deserve to be killed have already stolen life from others. This just scrapes the surface of the death …show more content…
There is a significant problem in the American prison system with overpopulation. Inmates who are already serving life sentences are simply sitting behind bars waiting to die for decades. By carrying out the death penalty it allows room to be made for the growing inmate population; especially, those who have committed lesser offenses and are expected to be released (Death Penalty). Relatedly, there are people concerned that the death penalty can be used against those who are convicted of lesser crimes. This is not plausible as unless a capital crime is committed the death penalty cannot be presented as a