Capital Punishment is Ethically Wrong The ethical debate that capital punishment is wrong comes in many forms. Some will argue that it is wrong to take a human life. While others will argue that the way capital punishment is carried out is wrong. There is also the debate of whether a physician should be allowed to assist in capital punishment. One of the biggest arguments …show more content…
One article argues, “the victims’ families and friends cannot feel safe and overcome the trauma of the crime as long as the criminal is alive and could always break free” (Gavrila, 2011). Not only is there the fear that a criminal will break free, there is also the fact that a life sentence really isn’t their whole life. Most life sentences are only about 25 years and then there is the possibility they will get out early, for good behavior. Theoretically, one could work the system by following all the rules, get out early and kill again. Professor Paul Cassell who was a federal judge for Utah