Secondly, the death penalty gives closure to the victim’s families who have already suffered so much. Just imagine that one of your relatives or friends was murdered and the murderer got away with it. You wouldn’t want this would you? How would you feel? Wouldn’t you want revenge? I certainly would. This will equal fairness and the murderer would get what he or she deserved.
Justice is served better. Wouldn’t you want justice? Just imagine if you had killed someone. You wouldn’t want to live with the guilt and pain knowing what you had done. Being put on the Death Penalty will be quick and easy and then you wont have to live your life feeling guilty for what you have done. The justice system has more sympathy for criminals that it does victims. What does this tell you? No person should be murdered in the first place so they wouldn’t be in that position. They’ve put themselves there. It’s their fault. They did it so they have to deal with the consequences.
The bible states, ‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’ Why not a death for a death? Just think about it. If you have killed someone then you should be killed. You’ve taken a life so you have to take your own life. Wouldn’t you feel much better knowing that you have done this?
The Death Penalty will stop others committing the same or similar crimes. They wouldn’t want to be hung so they will not re-enact the same crime. Not the same person for murder anyway. Wouldn’t this be better? Knowing that people in society would give a fear and not to kill or commit crimes? People don’t want to go to jail but people fear death way more.
What about the people in the public who want to commit suicide. If they are caught they are put on the Death Penalty. They’re just getting what they wished, so they will be happy.
The death penalty is justifiable. Removing harmful people from Britain would improve our society. Just imagine it. Britain would be a better and safer place. You would trust people more, let kids out of your sight more and feel happy in your own surroundings.
Brining the Death Penalty back is the best for Britain, so think. Don’t you want a better Britain?
Against the Death Penalty
The Death Penalty shouldn’t be brought back no matter what to Britain for many different reasons. People in Britain should take a better look at what the Death Penalty brings across to all of us. But before you make up your minds hear the against side first. You may be surprised.
Innocent people can be sentenced to death. What good is this? It just makes the Government look bad and the public loose more interest in them. Just say if your friend was sentenced to the Death Penalty and then soon you found out that they were innocent. How would you feel? Wouldn’t you want to do something about it? What about speeding up the death penalty process? More innocent people would die! Once they’re dead they can’t be brought back can they? You can’t release them from their grave but you can release them from prison. By just killing the killer, they learn absolutely nothing. There’s no arguing about that.
"But what gave the murderer the right to take someone’s life?" Can you not reverse that saying and say what gives us the right to execute the murderer?
What about the executioner. That poor man or woman has to live with the fact that they have killed someone themselves, but wait not just someone it is their job and they execute dozens of people a year. What sort of a job is that? Would you take on the job? I dont think so.
The Death Penalty is more expensive than life in prison depending on how long they are in there. High costs are used because complicated legal processes, pre trial process and the actual trail have to go on. Going straight to prison is much easier.
What about the families? Have you thought a single bit about them? The Death Penalty is painful and awful for them and no one should have to go through this. At least they know they can see their loved ones in prison and when they get out. When the murderer goes through the Death Penalty where they are buried in the prisons grounds and left to rot. You wont be able to pay your respects or even have a funeral for them. How would this make you feel? I feel disgusted. Executions only help the survivors or the loved ones of the victims bring closure to their pain. But think about it. I am sure that they would suffer more rotting away in a cell for most of their life rather than then being executed.
The Death Penalty doesn’t stop others from committing the same crime does it? Even though as said before, the person might no care about the Death Penalty and want to die. Killing criminals doesn’t solve anything does it? You have to teach them a lesson! Just imagine someone is depressed and commit a crime that puts him or her on the Death Penalty. Being dead wouldn’t solve their depression would it? They need to see someone for help for their own good, but if they killed someone they will have to live with the guilt for the rest of their lives.
Do you see any rich people on death row? No! They can afford expensive lawyers.
Many people would argue that no one should take another person’s life. Many people say are a gift from God and God tells us when is the right time to pass away. They may have taken someone else’s life but you have no right to take theirs. Your probably thinking now that they have no right to take their victims life. But hey, it’s a cruel world and it always will be. It’s barbaric! We live in a civilised society don’t we? Not one that kill our prisoners!
Do you think its right to take a child life at any age if they have killed someone? It’s a hard question. But here’s a story that will take you by surprise.
A girl named Mary Bell murdered someone at the age of 12. She was released from prison at the age of just 21 and was led her life from then on with a new identity. Do you think this is fair? This was just a piece of evidence to change your mind.
For example lets say if you were the murderer. Would you rather go to prison or be executed? What about your family and your friends and everything you love doing? What about your life ambitions? You wouldn’t throw that away would you? Even if you are released when you’re older from prison you’re never too old to achieve anything.
The Death Penalty doesn’t deter murders. Other countries have had a Death Penalty for centuries and murders still happen. So what’s the point? Why keep the Death Penalty when it clearly doesn’t work? Killing someone isn’t just a stroll in the park. It’s a serious things and it involves many people and many lives.
Articles 3 and 5 of the Declaration of the Human Rights state that you should have the right to life, the right to not be tortured or subject to any cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.
Lastly the Bible states, ‘Thou shalt not kill’.
So think of all that next time you hear about an execution. It was a medieval practice and that’s it. It shouldn’t be brought back at all. The person who thought and invented the idea that still goes strong today in some countries should have been shot straight away and this matter would of never been discussed about.
Say NO to bringing back the Death Penalty!
Conclusion
In my opinion, yes, criminals should be punished in some way, but is the death penalty the way to go? I don’t think it is. The Death Penalty shouldn’t have even been thought about let alone actually being carried out in some countries. I could be here for hours telling you why my decision is not simple because all my decisions are based on all the facts on ‘Against the Death Penalty’.