The Case Against The Death Penalty
Bring Back Capital Punishment Looking at society today, I often wonder what we the people can do differently to make our world a better place. There has been so much crime: drug trafficking, rape, burglaries, domestic violence, murders, and much more. Our justice system claims to be working but I beg to differ. Repercussions for criminal wrong doing are slim to none and can possibly be sending out the wrong message to the people in America. People would be more willing to commit a crime and take their slap on the wrist per se. What about capital punishment? Does it exist anymore? Capital punishment or the death penalty is where a person can be put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime that they have committed. Capital
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ACLU seems to think that the death penalty goes against the constitutional ban of cruel and unjust punishment and equal protection of the law. Fundamentals that go along with their objection to the death penalty are that it is an unfair and unjust system, innocent people can be put to death, and it 's a waste of taxpayer dollars (Bedeau). They also think it 's unfair that the state should give itself the right to decide whether or not a human being should be put to death. ACLU has plenty objections to the modern era death penalty. I agree with the ACLU and the Supreme Court in that there should be a rational, reviewable process for imposing the death sentence on a criminal; but I tend to disagree on their reasoning for stepping away from capital punishment and not enforcing it on our felony or repeat offenders …show more content…
In society, we have a problem a great deal superior than that which is people who like to go on shooting massacres. Recent examples include, the shooting at the Colorado movie theater and the Arizona shooting that left 5 dead and 19 injured including a governor. For instances like these, justice should be served by means of the death penalty. How many more shootings have to happen to open the justice system 's eyes? Those shooters in particular will rot in prison but until they do, they get a roof over their heads, 3 meals a day (which sometimes is more than most), and not to mention health care. Now that is an injustice to society. Let 's make a difference in the world and in our justice system by bringing forth justice for the victims and punishment to those that deserve
ACLU seems to think that the death penalty goes against the constitutional ban of cruel and unjust punishment and equal protection of the law. Fundamentals that go along with their objection to the death penalty are that it is an unfair and unjust system, innocent people can be put to death, and it 's a waste of taxpayer dollars (Bedeau). They also think it 's unfair that the state should give itself the right to decide whether or not a human being should be put to death. ACLU has plenty objections to the modern era death penalty. I agree with the ACLU and the Supreme Court in that there should be a rational, reviewable process for imposing the death sentence on a criminal; but I tend to disagree on their reasoning for stepping away from capital punishment and not enforcing it on our felony or repeat offenders …show more content…
In society, we have a problem a great deal superior than that which is people who like to go on shooting massacres. Recent examples include, the shooting at the Colorado movie theater and the Arizona shooting that left 5 dead and 19 injured including a governor. For instances like these, justice should be served by means of the death penalty. How many more shootings have to happen to open the justice system 's eyes? Those shooters in particular will rot in prison but until they do, they get a roof over their heads, 3 meals a day (which sometimes is more than most), and not to mention health care. Now that is an injustice to society. Let 's make a difference in the world and in our justice system by bringing forth justice for the victims and punishment to those that deserve