Analysis Of Arguments For And Against The Death Penalty

The death penalty is an age-old punishment where a person is put to death for certain serious crimes such as murder. This punishment is intended to make potential murderers think twice before killing someone out of fear of losing their own life. Personally, I agree with the death penalty because, for a civilized society, preventing murder should be a priority. The death penalty is the most severe punishment available, as it takes a person’s life away, and in addition to serving as punishment, it also serves as a means of preventing the criminal from committing further crime. This punishment, in name alone, is an indicator of just how detrimental the individual’s crime really was. According to this penalty the punishment is only used in some
He attempted to have his death sentence changed to life without parole by explaining that it was, “all pornography’s fault”, and that if it had never existed, he would have been a good person. (“Arguments For and Against the Death Penalty”). People with the mindset of Bundy are the reason I am in agreement with the concept of the death penalty. He he tried to make himself seem like a victim of the ills of society, but it was quite clear that he had an evil heart and ill intentions. Without the death penalty, he could have potentially been set free, and neither the victim nor his family, would have received true justice. Bundy was afraid of the death penalty, which is precisely why it was the perfect punishment. It was even more appropriate in light of the fact that he had victimized multiple people and had similarly subjected them to what was, almost certainly, the most horrible fear they had ever experienced. Until he was caught and the death penalty was involved, he had zero remorse. He was never concerned that what he had done was wrong, nor was he scared of the other