capital punishment

Many Christians believe the death penalty is wrong because it doesn’t allow anyone to repent or to be forgiven by god. Jesus him self said “but I tell you do not take revenge.”(Matthew 5:38-48) He goes on to talk about “turning the other cheek” This takes courage, as the natural human reaction is retaliation. But it is important to understand that it is pretending the problem does not exist and ignoring it – hoping it will go away, it is seeking other ways of solving the problem and calming the immediate situation. Loving your enemies is difficult in practice, but Jesus makes it clear he wants his followers to be different they should “stand out in the crowd”. Another valid point is what if you have the wrong person? It means you’ve just killed an innocent person!

But some Christians still believe that capital punishment is acceptable in the world today because the person may not be sorry for the crimes he committed. Capital punishment is a deterrent this means it get justice for the victims of crime, stops people committing the crime and protects society. Capital punishment also saves up to 1,00,000 pounds a prisoner per year which means there would be more money for education and health boards around the world. The death penalty also gives the victims family closer.

I agree with capital punishment for some crimes such as murder, manslaughter, rape and homicide because if any of those crimes had been committed to anyone I know or even me I would want justice.