Death Penalty Arguement Analysis

After considering lot of information on the death penalty, I have came to the conclusion that I agree with this punishment under certain circumstances. I have supporting statements that justifies as to why I would support such a said to be “harsh” punishment in some eyes. My first supporting statement would be that punishment is a consequence individuals should receive of inflicted harm to the degree in which they inflicted harm on another. Others may argue that we should not purposely inflict harm onto others, but the circumstances all boil down to a matter of justice. Justice would be given as such, if you are to harm another then you are to be harmed. I feel as if punishment is vital in keeping society civil. Punishment can provide a sense of comfort and relief to victims who have been inflicted with unjust crimes. Without punishment our streets would be more crime filled and we would all have to live in a constant fear of becoming a victim at any second. With punishments such as the death penalty and locking criminals up we feel a sense of comfort and relief that there 's that many less criminals among us. With the death penalty and prison as forms of punishment these circumstances may provide a sense of fear to …show more content…
Kant stated "First, people should be punished simply because they have commited crimes, and for no other reason. Second, punishment should be porportionate to the seriousness of the crime.” I strongly believe in these principles. I believe in these principles because I feel that however harsh the crime you commit is how harsh the punishment shall be. For instance say a man stole hat from a store, his punishment should never come close to the death penalty, as he didnt kill anyone from stealing that hat. This leads me to believe in a justice system in which if you steal from someone, your stealing from yourself. If you hurt another, you hurt yourself. If you kill another, your killing