Capital Punishment Analysis

The justification of capital punishment has been an on going debate for quite sometime. As in the case of any argument theirs two sides too each argument. In this particular argument "society's self defense" essay by Amber Young the opposed battle the idea of capital punishment and think that overall its unjust and falls under cruel and unusual punishment.

Amber Young's evaluations on the issue of capital punishment reaches out to everyone and leave a trembling thought in ones mind. The thought or picture left is the number of helpless innocent victims that were brutally killed by Ted Bundy. This picture alone lets one feel no pity or remorse for Ted bundy. This essay clearly refutes the opposed arguments and brings in evidence to support
Young claims that Bundy had escaped twice from prison. From Bundys escape he was able to rape and murder six innocent victims, not including the previous thirty-two victims. If Bundy was only sentenced to death at least six people's lives could have been saved.(32-33) Young then furthers her reasoning showing the loop holes in the judicial system explaining that if he is not sentenced to death he still has the possible means of either escaping again, or even the possibilities of parole. This appeals to the safety of our people and questions are true safety even if Bundy is behind bars. The objectors of the death penalty would claim that society is safe if one were behind bars, while young questions the real safety, showing that there are possibilities of an escape. Ultimately young does a good job in this case pushing the death penalty in assuring one hundred percent protection for the victims. Young believes one obtains protection by practicing the death
Her evidence in which she refutes deals primarily with the state of Florida and their particular means of their death penalty. In this case Florida uses lethal injection, a simple prick in the arm of a needle, a quick painless death. This hardly conjures up the idea of cruel and unusual. She then uses a good comparison with the explanation of people dying from cancer or other horrible painful diseases.(33) With these thoughts in our mind the needle prick in the arm sounds harmless. So far this is a good sound example though she fails to mention the other states whom do practice the death penalty, in which maybe aren't as harmless as Florida's law. Knowing first hand that every state has their own laws, some states don't practice the lethal injection and the accused can face the electric chair or other means, which would be considered cruel and unusual punishment. Her evidence and claim now falls short and the objectors seem to be right in this particular situation. Young's evidence and credibility would stay strong only if all states acted in the same way of Florida's death