Social Engagement Essay for Capital Punishment

Justice at Last If someone commits a crime of stature do you believe it has to be justified by death? Capital punishment, better known as the death penalty, is a legal process in which a person is put to death by the state as a result of their actions and the crime committed. Today there are more than thirty states that allow punishment of this matter in the U.S. What happened to the rest of the states who have abolished this procedure? What was the reason for abolishment? If someone deserves to receive this harsh sentence for a wrongdoing, as in purposely taking another person’s life, it is completely acceptable for that man to lose his life as well.
Today there are too many murder victims whose lives are taken by criminals who have such little regard for our justice system, due to the leniency in punishment for these crimes. A prime example of this scenario is the criminal trial of People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson, also known as the O.J Simpson murder case. In this controversial trial professional football player O.J Simpson was accused of and tried for the murder of his wife Nicole. Simpson hired and spent millions of dollars on an elite defense team in which he hoped would acquit him of the charges he was clearly guilty of. After a year of investigating and reviewing evidence, Mr. Simpson was found not guilty for the murder of his wife Nicole Simpson. Women’s rights groups along with people across the United States were outraged. It is cases that are handled in a manner such as these and with such an inappropriate outcome that forces the public to become so frustrated with our legal system and government. State officials must realize that there is no way to justify the murder of another human being without an extreme punishment including the death of any person who commits that crime.
Human rights groups often debate whether or not the death penalty should be allowed. In fact, according to a recent 2011 Gallop poll,