Capital Punishment Should Be Used in the Uk
‘Capital punishment should be used in the UK to prevent the most serious of crimes’
Capital punishment offers the ultimate form of deterrence, retribution and protection. The death penalty makes the criminal pay for his or her crime with their life even though that may not always be the right thing to do. It is no longer used in the UK but it is still used in many countries and in the USA as a punishment for murder or other serious crimes. Some Christians would agree with the statement and follow the Mosaic Law in saying that, an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth; they would think that is fair because the offender may have taken another’s life. Also some Christians would refer to Romans 13:1 where it says “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority accept from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.” They would argue that it should be left in the authority’s hands and they should hand down whatever punishment they see fit.
On the other hand, many Christians would disagree with the statement because they may think that capital punishment can never be an acceptable response to crime, they would say that the bible specifically commands people not to kill. This is so because God has created all life, making the life of everyone sacred. Also, Jesus encourages us to love and forgive rather than seek revenge and vengeance because the criminal would then be allowed to think about the crime he has committed and would probably feel very sorry.
Some people believe that offenders should die as humane and feel as little pain as possible because after all, they are still human beings. Most of the death penalties, if not done correctly are the complete opposite. Christians would say that it should not be used at all because that criminal would feel excruciating pain and no one deserves to die like that regardless of the crime they committed.
I think that capital punishment should not be used because
Capital punishment offers the ultimate form of deterrence, retribution and protection. The death penalty makes the criminal pay for his or her crime with their life even though that may not always be the right thing to do. It is no longer used in the UK but it is still used in many countries and in the USA as a punishment for murder or other serious crimes. Some Christians would agree with the statement and follow the Mosaic Law in saying that, an eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth; they would think that is fair because the offender may have taken another’s life. Also some Christians would refer to Romans 13:1 where it says “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority accept from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.” They would argue that it should be left in the authority’s hands and they should hand down whatever punishment they see fit.
On the other hand, many Christians would disagree with the statement because they may think that capital punishment can never be an acceptable response to crime, they would say that the bible specifically commands people not to kill. This is so because God has created all life, making the life of everyone sacred. Also, Jesus encourages us to love and forgive rather than seek revenge and vengeance because the criminal would then be allowed to think about the crime he has committed and would probably feel very sorry.
Some people believe that offenders should die as humane and feel as little pain as possible because after all, they are still human beings. Most of the death penalties, if not done correctly are the complete opposite. Christians would say that it should not be used at all because that criminal would feel excruciating pain and no one deserves to die like that regardless of the crime they committed.
I think that capital punishment should not be used because