Others agree with this by saying that crime is everywhere. They believe that without punishment there would chaos and disorder in our society if punishment did not exist.
However some others argue that there is no point to punishment. They believe that punishment just teaches people that they should just not get caught if they do something bad. The more hurtful the punishment, the more devious the child or person will become. For example they feel that that people particularly young children are only really sorry because they got caught. So the child is really being punished for being ‘sorry’ rather than for what they did.
Another reason why some feel that there is no point to punishment. They think that punishment teaches a person from a young age that adults have the power and can force others to do what they want. So the child when it grows up he or she believes they can do the same to another, if they think something has been done that they don’t like.
The religion of Islam main believe is that the god will be rewarded and the bad will be punished after they die on judgement day. Although they argue that justice is the basis of the five pillars of Islam. So according to Islamic laws punishment is necessary for justice, but it states that you must be in the right form of mind when you exercise punishment, for example not angry. Also in the Quran, it says that punishment you receive should depend on how serious the crime was. For example crimes such as stealing in most Muslim countries that person would have their hand cut off as punishment.
Most people of the Christianity faith believe that punishment acts as a deterrent. However all punishment should be fair and the people who receive the punishment should be treated in a just way in order to be rewarded by God.
Having said this there are others in the Christianity faith who argue that human do not have the right to judge or punish another. They believe it up to God to judge and punish.
People of the Buddhist faith argue that punishment in society is not effective and pointless. They believe that people are naturally dominated by hatred, anger, jealousy. So punishing them for doing wrong does nothing. A person has to be taught how to change into a better person so people can live in peace and happiness.
In conclusion I that considering the state of today’s society punishment is necessary. For instance children are able to do almost whatever and misbehave how they want. Also the severity of the punishment should depend on the seriousness of the crime. I feel that overall there is a point to punishment to make sure people know that some things are wrong to do. Even though many people may seem that they are not reformed by punishment, I think that deep down in their consciousness they are fully aware of what they did and how wrong it was.
BY SAIIF ZAMAN 9M
