To Be, or Not to Be (Executed)
Since the year of 1977, there have been 543 executions in the state of Texas, and 1460 throughout the rest of the U.S. Capital punishment is such a controversial social issue because no right jury can decide how to give the right justice. Knowing that there are innocent people on death row makes me very interested in how and why the jury can just decide to, or not to execute people.
"Remedying Wrong Execution" By, Meghan J. Ryan. Ryan highlights that mass murder schemes overlook the issue of wrongful execution and the greater injustice it involves and persuades that the law is amended in light of American criminal justice systems. Did Texas execute an innocent man? Based on Ryan's ideas, he says the jury is …show more content…
I found an article, "Essay: Facing Facts on The Death Penalty" by James P. Gray, whose ideas included a closure for victim's family, deterrence for criminals, and punishment for dangerous people along with other topics including the process that involve the punishment. (Grey 1) Grey's entire article is unbiased and follows opinions and stances on both sides of the spectrum that relate to everyone. The author is seeming to be very open to other people's perspectives. I really liked the way the author isn't afraid to understand how victims' families can find closure and still understand the situation that an eye for an eye is immoral. Grey doesn’t just use the opinions he's based on his feelings, but upon facts, making it such a trustworthy source. "So, whether the death penalty is appropriate or not, in theory, the facts show unmistakably that the system is dysfunctional and that the laws do not work as intended. And, as a practical reality in today’s real world, they cannot be made." (Grey 10) Based on this article, I can really relate to the author in a sense I see both pros and cons, I can't necessarily choose a decision to side with.it also makes me realize that there might be other juries that struggle from the same issue as Grey and me, they see both pros and cons but still can't find a logical decision based …show more content…
I understand that an eye for an eye is not settling or beneficiary to anyone in the way of closure or revenge. At the same time, no justice is being taken in putting an end to such dangerous people that walk this nation. The death penalty is killing loved ones of family and friends, innocent and guilty. Being the support towards such a conflicting social issue is such a hard stance to develop considering the chance of life or death, something that can't be wished back. Capital punishment demolishes the human being inside people. Researching this subject makes me very emotional and conflicted. It's hard to convince yourself that an eye for an eye seems doesn’t seem logical when two children are burned in a fire, when the defendant was never legally said to be innocent, why take the chance if the defendant has the chance to be guilty, but what if the defendant was innocent was the lethal injection worth it?
Works Cited
Gray, James P. "Essay: Facing Facts on the Death Penalty." Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, vol. 44, no. 3, Mar. 2011, pp. S255-S264. EBSCOhost.
McLaughlin, Jolie. "The Price of Justice: Interest-Convergence, Cost, and the Anti-Death Penalty Movement." Northwestern University Law Review, vol. 108, no. 2, Winter2014, pp. 675-710. EBSCOhost.
Ryan, Meghan J. "Remedying Wrongful Execution." University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, vol. 45, no. 2, Winter2012, pp. 261-313.
Since the year of 1977, there have been 543 executions in the state of Texas, and 1460 throughout the rest of the U.S. Capital punishment is such a controversial social issue because no right jury can decide how to give the right justice. Knowing that there are innocent people on death row makes me very interested in how and why the jury can just decide to, or not to execute people.
"Remedying Wrong Execution" By, Meghan J. Ryan. Ryan highlights that mass murder schemes overlook the issue of wrongful execution and the greater injustice it involves and persuades that the law is amended in light of American criminal justice systems. Did Texas execute an innocent man? Based on Ryan's ideas, he says the jury is …show more content…
I found an article, "Essay: Facing Facts on The Death Penalty" by James P. Gray, whose ideas included a closure for victim's family, deterrence for criminals, and punishment for dangerous people along with other topics including the process that involve the punishment. (Grey 1) Grey's entire article is unbiased and follows opinions and stances on both sides of the spectrum that relate to everyone. The author is seeming to be very open to other people's perspectives. I really liked the way the author isn't afraid to understand how victims' families can find closure and still understand the situation that an eye for an eye is immoral. Grey doesn’t just use the opinions he's based on his feelings, but upon facts, making it such a trustworthy source. "So, whether the death penalty is appropriate or not, in theory, the facts show unmistakably that the system is dysfunctional and that the laws do not work as intended. And, as a practical reality in today’s real world, they cannot be made." (Grey 10) Based on this article, I can really relate to the author in a sense I see both pros and cons, I can't necessarily choose a decision to side with.it also makes me realize that there might be other juries that struggle from the same issue as Grey and me, they see both pros and cons but still can't find a logical decision based …show more content…
I understand that an eye for an eye is not settling or beneficiary to anyone in the way of closure or revenge. At the same time, no justice is being taken in putting an end to such dangerous people that walk this nation. The death penalty is killing loved ones of family and friends, innocent and guilty. Being the support towards such a conflicting social issue is such a hard stance to develop considering the chance of life or death, something that can't be wished back. Capital punishment demolishes the human being inside people. Researching this subject makes me very emotional and conflicted. It's hard to convince yourself that an eye for an eye seems doesn’t seem logical when two children are burned in a fire, when the defendant was never legally said to be innocent, why take the chance if the defendant has the chance to be guilty, but what if the defendant was innocent was the lethal injection worth it?
Works Cited
Gray, James P. "Essay: Facing Facts on the Death Penalty." Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, vol. 44, no. 3, Mar. 2011, pp. S255-S264. EBSCOhost.
McLaughlin, Jolie. "The Price of Justice: Interest-Convergence, Cost, and the Anti-Death Penalty Movement." Northwestern University Law Review, vol. 108, no. 2, Winter2014, pp. 675-710. EBSCOhost.
Ryan, Meghan J. "Remedying Wrongful Execution." University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, vol. 45, no. 2, Winter2012, pp. 261-313.