The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

The death penalty is the highest level of exoneration in the United States Justice System. It is used for capital punishment in which society has the power to take someone’s life depending on the severity of the crime. The death penalty is a highly controversial topic that has depicted the way one may or may not think a menace to society should be punished. One might reason that a harsher and more effective punishment would be sentencing someone to life in prison without the possibility of parole, while another could make the argument that sentencing that person to death is more suitable. Perspectives on the topic take hold on the legal considerations, religious views, social issues, and deterrence and retribution in relation to the death
For example, each person has their own view towards different religious and faith practices, which makes it highly subjective. There is room in each church for honest differences concerning the use of capital punishment. A statement from the “Catholic Church” by Pope John Paul II in June 21st, 2001 at the Declaration of the Holy See to the First World Congress on the Death Penalty detailed, “The Holy See has consistently sought the abolition of the death penalty... The universal abolition of the death penalty would be a courageous reaffirmation of the belief that humankind can be successful in dealing with criminality and of our refusal to succumb to despair before such forces, and as such it would regenerate new hope in our very humanity” (Paul, para. 4). As society has sustained its belief on the debate about the death penalty, a growing number of religious organizations have made their opinion concerning the matter. The Ten Commandments, a set religious principles which play a profound role in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity that relates to the ethics of each worshiper, is one of the earliest opinions on Christianity’s views towards the death penalty. But what comes to question is what society should do if one violates the commandment “Thou Shall Not Kill.” Does the government have the right to handle this matter or does God? However, a refuted declaration from Carl F.H. Henry stated at the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000 approved a resolution to the claim that “Therefore, be it resolved, that the messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention...support the fair and equitable use of capital punishment by civil magistrates as a legitimate form of punishment for those guilty of murder or treasonous acts that result in death" (Henry, para. 9). There isn’t a straight answer that