Capital Punishment. In a world that is rapidly heading towards the future, this ancient, barbaric form of slaughter remains. It must be abolished in order to prevent the unwarranted murder of more innocents, at the hands of the governments whom still partake in this criminal act.
When broken down into its simplest form, capital punishment is a person taking the life of another, better known as murder. Having been told the irrefutable truth since childhood that murder is wrong, wouldn’t one question this technique of punishment, which yields such finality for the accused? Surprisingly, despite 140 countries throughout the world having recognized this, there are still 57 that have imposed the death penalty within the past two years. These countries need to recognize the serious risks that this poses to those who have been wrongfully convicted. Even if rightfully convicted it has been said that “two wrongs don’t make a right,” and isn’t this punishment equally as woeful an act if not more so than that which the accused has committed? …show more content…
“We all make mistakes,” is a commonly used phrase, although it is fundamentally true. As a species we are known for making errors and as a result we attempt to correct them. In the case of the death sentence, error means finality for the accused without a chance for redemption or pardon, should they be found not guilty at a period of time after the trial. Surely there has been enough waste of life, both innocent and guilty, to see that other alternatives to the death sentence such as life without parole would be more suitable. By abolishing capital punishment and replacing it with the sentence of life without parole, the accused have at the very least a slim chance of seeing a portion of the rest of their lives outside of prison, if found to be not guilty at a later
When broken down into its simplest form, capital punishment is a person taking the life of another, better known as murder. Having been told the irrefutable truth since childhood that murder is wrong, wouldn’t one question this technique of punishment, which yields such finality for the accused? Surprisingly, despite 140 countries throughout the world having recognized this, there are still 57 that have imposed the death penalty within the past two years. These countries need to recognize the serious risks that this poses to those who have been wrongfully convicted. Even if rightfully convicted it has been said that “two wrongs don’t make a right,” and isn’t this punishment equally as woeful an act if not more so than that which the accused has committed? …show more content…
“We all make mistakes,” is a commonly used phrase, although it is fundamentally true. As a species we are known for making errors and as a result we attempt to correct them. In the case of the death sentence, error means finality for the accused without a chance for redemption or pardon, should they be found not guilty at a period of time after the trial. Surely there has been enough waste of life, both innocent and guilty, to see that other alternatives to the death sentence such as life without parole would be more suitable. By abolishing capital punishment and replacing it with the sentence of life without parole, the accused have at the very least a slim chance of seeing a portion of the rest of their lives outside of prison, if found to be not guilty at a later