There is no doubt that execution is an extreme punishment for a crime. Today, it’s one of the most debated issues in the Criminal Justice System or the Capital Punishment (the death penalty). Capital punishment its use today and back in ancient times to punish certain crimes. Also the bible prescribes that death for murdered other crimes like kidnapping and witchcraft. The alternative to execution is to have a life in prison with no parole. Still most of the nation has the death penalty this law is governor state by state. This debate over capital punishment includes justice, religion and morality. Capital punishment was legal in till 1972, when the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in the case Furman vs. Georgia saying it violated
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Then during the 1976 case of Gregg vs. Georgia the Supreme Court reversed itself again and reinstated the penalty but not have the death penalty. Since Parliament put more things to capital offences, which lead to the increase the number of people being executed. In 1740 -1839 a total of 8753 people were executed in England and in Wales, not due to American War of Independence and in the 1800’s there was a nine million people in the world. The death penalty cons are for why the penalty should be banned .Is financial cost to the taxpayers of the death penalty is seven times more than keeping a person in prison for life. It is “cruel and unusual” in the phrase in the Bill of Rights ,but whether it’s a hanging, lethal injection, gas chamber, electric chair, or firing squad is wrong to bring in group of people to watch and in the 8th Amendments to the United State …show more content…
The prosecutors should have the choice to use certain punishments to lower crime. Justice possibility served to fit the right crime .if the prisoner is on parole or escapes it can give them another chance to kill. The biggest reason why to keep the penalty to prevent more crimes from happing in the world. Nowadays the parole system is a big joke. It just doesn’t make sense to have someone in prison for a “life” sentence plus twenty more years. Prisons across the states have too many prisoners and not an enough space and supplies. The law states that prisoners must get a cell, food, clothing, extra guard time, and so on. The only existence of capital Punishment is to give prosecutors more power and flexibility to ensure the punishment. The pros and cons about the death penalty. People around the country have different religion and beliefs about the death penalty. For exact the Bible says that the penalty is convincing and just .Yet at some points are not allowed and deliverance about murder it must be offered. The part of religion concerning the penalty is very unclear. This is why the government should separate church and the state. The morality of murdering a person is also personal for each and every person. Thought out life people beliefs and morality can and might really
Then during the 1976 case of Gregg vs. Georgia the Supreme Court reversed itself again and reinstated the penalty but not have the death penalty. Since Parliament put more things to capital offences, which lead to the increase the number of people being executed. In 1740 -1839 a total of 8753 people were executed in England and in Wales, not due to American War of Independence and in the 1800’s there was a nine million people in the world. The death penalty cons are for why the penalty should be banned .Is financial cost to the taxpayers of the death penalty is seven times more than keeping a person in prison for life. It is “cruel and unusual” in the phrase in the Bill of Rights ,but whether it’s a hanging, lethal injection, gas chamber, electric chair, or firing squad is wrong to bring in group of people to watch and in the 8th Amendments to the United State …show more content…
The prosecutors should have the choice to use certain punishments to lower crime. Justice possibility served to fit the right crime .if the prisoner is on parole or escapes it can give them another chance to kill. The biggest reason why to keep the penalty to prevent more crimes from happing in the world. Nowadays the parole system is a big joke. It just doesn’t make sense to have someone in prison for a “life” sentence plus twenty more years. Prisons across the states have too many prisoners and not an enough space and supplies. The law states that prisoners must get a cell, food, clothing, extra guard time, and so on. The only existence of capital Punishment is to give prosecutors more power and flexibility to ensure the punishment. The pros and cons about the death penalty. People around the country have different religion and beliefs about the death penalty. For exact the Bible says that the penalty is convincing and just .Yet at some points are not allowed and deliverance about murder it must be offered. The part of religion concerning the penalty is very unclear. This is why the government should separate church and the state. The morality of murdering a person is also personal for each and every person. Thought out life people beliefs and morality can and might really