Death Penalty
The Death Penalty
David Lindsay
The death penalty has been most talked about for years, to some it is an unfair way to pass judgment on a person. The argument went as far as to say that conforming to such a method is a step backwards and offers no real solution. Critic Coretta Scott King argued strongly against the practice and rebukes the idea. One can always say what they want about the matter but insufficient knowledge with hinder their judgment. The death penalty ought to be considered as a means of punishment for those who commit ghastly murders.
For the longest while we have been plagued by psychopath murderers and thugs who have done nothing but target innocent civilians. As a nation we are expected to provide maximum security for the citizens but this is being hampered by the criminal networks that have been created by gang members and lone fugitives. First point that should be considered is that a criminal is bad citizen who is out to eliminate the state and demoralize its character. Having criminals behind bars is no safe net for the victims who may have survived an ordeal. It is often painted that a criminal behind bars is up for rehabilitation but such is not the case, as some criminals behind bars simply like the feeling that they are behind bars for a gruesome act of murder. Some may argue that justice is best served when the criminal remains behind bars, but the opportunity for escape or a future release still lingers.
Second point is that a man ought to be repaid the same measure as his cruel act of murder. If you were to analyze such a statement with one eye closed then you would fail to see the bigger picture that exists. How can it be that we live in a world that simply puts away the unemotional individuals for useless rehabilitation? What will stop them from committing the same acts of injustice once released or a successful escape? In King’s critic she made mentions “an evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed,” Demolishing the
David Lindsay
The death penalty has been most talked about for years, to some it is an unfair way to pass judgment on a person. The argument went as far as to say that conforming to such a method is a step backwards and offers no real solution. Critic Coretta Scott King argued strongly against the practice and rebukes the idea. One can always say what they want about the matter but insufficient knowledge with hinder their judgment. The death penalty ought to be considered as a means of punishment for those who commit ghastly murders.
For the longest while we have been plagued by psychopath murderers and thugs who have done nothing but target innocent civilians. As a nation we are expected to provide maximum security for the citizens but this is being hampered by the criminal networks that have been created by gang members and lone fugitives. First point that should be considered is that a criminal is bad citizen who is out to eliminate the state and demoralize its character. Having criminals behind bars is no safe net for the victims who may have survived an ordeal. It is often painted that a criminal behind bars is up for rehabilitation but such is not the case, as some criminals behind bars simply like the feeling that they are behind bars for a gruesome act of murder. Some may argue that justice is best served when the criminal remains behind bars, but the opportunity for escape or a future release still lingers.
Second point is that a man ought to be repaid the same measure as his cruel act of murder. If you were to analyze such a statement with one eye closed then you would fail to see the bigger picture that exists. How can it be that we live in a world that simply puts away the unemotional individuals for useless rehabilitation? What will stop them from committing the same acts of injustice once released or a successful escape? In King’s critic she made mentions “an evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed,” Demolishing the