Death Penalty
The Death Penalty
Haylen Carlisle
Poland Seminary High School
Author Note
This paper was prepared for Government, Period 1, taught by Mr. Skinner.
Abstract
Capital punishment is the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime. The legal killing of people convicted of crime is morally unjust and wrong. The use of the death penalty does not, in actuality, deter crimes being committed. There are innocent people being put to death which cannot be taken back once proven innocent. Life in prison is more cost effective than putting people to death. The victims and victim’s families are not always going to feel better after the death of the convicted.
Should the Death Penalty be Illegal? Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a person as punishment for a crime against the state. Crimes for which one is sentenced to die are often referred to as capital offenses (“Capital Punishment”). It is important to know the facts about the death penalty to understand why the death penalty should be illegal. It is morally wrong and not the right way to handle someone’s punishment. This paper will answer the questions: Is the death penalty a morally just way of handling criminals? Is the death penalty a real crime deterrent? Are there cases in which innocent people are being sentenced to death, a punishment which clearly cannot be taken back? Is life in prison more cost effective than the use of the death penalty? Will the victim and/or victim’s family really be gaining anything more from the death of the convicted? The death penalty is not the best way to punish the convicted and that it is an inhumane and cost prohibitive method of punishment and should be illegal. Is the death penalty a morally just way of handling criminals? It all depends on a person’s personality and set of morals. Does one believe that punishing someone convicted of a crime by killing them is right? I don’t believe that taking someone’s
Haylen Carlisle
Poland Seminary High School
Author Note
This paper was prepared for Government, Period 1, taught by Mr. Skinner.
Abstract
Capital punishment is the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime. The legal killing of people convicted of crime is morally unjust and wrong. The use of the death penalty does not, in actuality, deter crimes being committed. There are innocent people being put to death which cannot be taken back once proven innocent. Life in prison is more cost effective than putting people to death. The victims and victim’s families are not always going to feel better after the death of the convicted.
Should the Death Penalty be Illegal? Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a person as punishment for a crime against the state. Crimes for which one is sentenced to die are often referred to as capital offenses (“Capital Punishment”). It is important to know the facts about the death penalty to understand why the death penalty should be illegal. It is morally wrong and not the right way to handle someone’s punishment. This paper will answer the questions: Is the death penalty a morally just way of handling criminals? Is the death penalty a real crime deterrent? Are there cases in which innocent people are being sentenced to death, a punishment which clearly cannot be taken back? Is life in prison more cost effective than the use of the death penalty? Will the victim and/or victim’s family really be gaining anything more from the death of the convicted? The death penalty is not the best way to punish the convicted and that it is an inhumane and cost prohibitive method of punishment and should be illegal. Is the death penalty a morally just way of handling criminals? It all depends on a person’s personality and set of morals. Does one believe that punishing someone convicted of a crime by killing them is right? I don’t believe that taking someone’s
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