In the twenty first century there has been a considerable amount of discussion debating whether or not the death penalty, the act of sentencing someone to death as punishment for a crime, should be re-introduced into Australia’s modern society. In these disputes people attempt to argue that the death penalty should be brought back as it is a deterrent against crime, however evidence proves that the death penalty should not be reintroduced into Australias society as it is cruel and inhumane Such evidence is outlined in the history of the death penalty, in the rise of executions of our neighbouring countries which still up hold the death penalty and even in the many cases where people have had the human rights violated and have been falsely accused
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The bill of human rights, that was published in 1948, is a list of thirty rights that all humans are entitled to. In Article three of the bill of human rights it states that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” (Bill of human rights, 1948) The death penalty breaches the bill of human rights by taking away criminals right to life by killing them. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon further supports that the death penalty disregards the bill of humans rights by stating that “We must continue to argue strongly that the death penalty is unjust and incompatible with fundamental human rights.” Along with being incompatible with the bill of human rights the death penalty can also wrongly sentence someone to death. The sentencing of innocent people is a major flaw in the death penalty as 4.1% of people executed are innocent. Thats one in every twenty five peoples death sentences that were wrongly carried out (Gross, 2014). Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington State, supports this by stating “There are too many flaws in the system. And when the ultimate decision is death there is too much at stake to accept an imperfect system.”
In conclusion, there are many distinct reasons why the death penalty should not be reintroduced as it doesn’t reduce crime rates, It violates the bill of human rights and it can mistakenly punish innocent
The bill of human rights, that was published in 1948, is a list of thirty rights that all humans are entitled to. In Article three of the bill of human rights it states that “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” (Bill of human rights, 1948) The death penalty breaches the bill of human rights by taking away criminals right to life by killing them. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon further supports that the death penalty disregards the bill of humans rights by stating that “We must continue to argue strongly that the death penalty is unjust and incompatible with fundamental human rights.” Along with being incompatible with the bill of human rights the death penalty can also wrongly sentence someone to death. The sentencing of innocent people is a major flaw in the death penalty as 4.1% of people executed are innocent. Thats one in every twenty five peoples death sentences that were wrongly carried out (Gross, 2014). Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington State, supports this by stating “There are too many flaws in the system. And when the ultimate decision is death there is too much at stake to accept an imperfect system.”
In conclusion, there are many distinct reasons why the death penalty should not be reintroduced as it doesn’t reduce crime rates, It violates the bill of human rights and it can mistakenly punish innocent