The Moral And Ethical Views Of The Death Penalty

Like Religion and Politics, the death penalty is one of those topics that everyone seems to have an opinion on. It is one of those subjects that is usually split right down the middle and theirs no in between. Either you are pro or against it. The reason it’s such a hot buttoned topic is because its considered such a deep moral and ethical issue. Personally I’m extremely pro death penalty. I’m one of those individuals who feels that eye for an eye is a fair idea. If someone ends anothers life, I can of think of no better punishment than to end theirs. Many will disagree with me on that and I can understand why. But with opinions I’m about to state, I feel that those people will question their own beliefs. The ability to end anothers life is something that to most is not possible. Many will tell you that they could never do so. But there is a percentage of the population that this doesn’t phase them. These individuals have the ability to harm and hurt others with no remourse, and many of them get some kind of thrill or enjoyement out of it. These are the people that deserve the death penalty. I don’t …show more content…
Retribution for the family and loved ones of the one who has been harmed. I know that if someone in my family was murdered the only thing that would give me closure would be to see that harmful individual get what they deserve. I remember when I toured San Quinten and discussed this very topic with one of the guards in the new death chamber they had built. He had told me how during numerous executions he watched over there was always one common emotion. For the most part, all of the families felt relief as well as closure. That they finally we’re at peace because the last part of what had occurred was over and gone. At this moment I realized that the death penalty is not only something that is good but its