Capital Punishment

GCSE Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)

Capital Punishment

Capital punishment is a very cruel and revolting punishment. It is not legal in England. I believe that there is no reason why capital punishment should effectively deter any murderers, because when they kill they all almost always think that they will never ever be caught and that they would have to face the chair, rope, injection, chamber or any other means of capital punishment. If they thought that they wouldn’t get away with the murder then they would not commit the murder as they would be too scared. 82% of police chiefs in the United States of America say that murderers do not think of capital punishment when they kill. There are many other ways to tackle a murderer and make him or her realise what they have done wrong without having to kill them. The person who makes this decision is just as bad as the murderer by murdering the death row prisoner. Education and reformation is the way to go from now onwards as if you teach a person that it is not right to kill and you make them realise what they have done wrong and show them what pain their negligence has caused many other people, like the victims family, then I am sure that after many years of this kind of intense teaching would change the convict’s views on many subjects. Capital punishment should be illegal in every country worldwide so that no one can be wrongly convicted. In the United States of America approximately three hundred and fifty people have been wrongly convicted and been put to death by capital punishment. The destruction of a human life is a crime. This shows us that when you are executing someone you never know if you are executing the right person, even if they have admitted to the crime. Two thirds of police chiefs in the United States of America do not believe the death penalty reduces murders. Out of thirty countries that have abolished capital punishment none have reported an increase in murder rates. This shows us that capital punishment is not a very effective deterrent. Three quarters of people support capital punishment, but I know that if a close relative of theirs was to be executed I am 110% sure that they would not agree with capital punishment and their views would change immediately. There are many alternatives rather than capital punishment such as life imprisonment this can also help keep the murderers off of the streets. Every person in this world has a right to live and no one in this world has a right to take that opportunity away from him or her by killing or executing him or her. Statistics also help me to prove that capital punishment is not a very effective deterrent as in the year 1980 there were 204 criminals. Then capital punishment was made legal and in the year 1985 there were still 187 criminals who were then on death row.

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Why should the prisoners family have to be put through what the victims family were put through, isn’t one families grief enough, why take another human beings life when it is not necessary and it can be avoided. It is just an ongoing cycle where the victim’s family have to suffer and then the convict’s family also have to suffer. There is no need for that cycle. Even if you execute the prisoner who killed a member of your family it still won’t ever bring back the loved one who was murdered so it is pointless.

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Capital punishment helps to keep our streets safe and free from crime and murderers. Capital punishment is used to rid society of its enemies. Capital punishment is a very harsh form of deterrence for murderers. This is very effective as the murderers may think twice before committing the crime. Capital punishment is a stern yet regrettable necessity, it lowers crime rates excessively.

Those who murder do not deserve to live on this earth after taking the huge responsibility of taking another human being life. Taking another persons life is inexcusable; it is something for which the person who committed the crime to pay for and should never ever think for one moment that they can get away with it, without paying the price. Three quarters of the public in the United States of America support capital punishments.

In the time that Britain carried out capital punishment there has only ever been one wrongful conviction and execution, and that of Timothy Evans. This took place in the last world war in Britain.

Approximately four out of ten (forty percent) murderers who leave prison commit a crime within one year, so with capital punishment this sort of thing would not happen as they would be dead. When a killer murders a human being they should take responsibility for their actions and should be prepared to face the consequences. The cost of keeping a one prisoner per annum is vast amount of money that averages at about three thousand pounds. This money is coming from all of our pockets as it is being used from the tax that we all pay. So we are paying to house and feed prisoners and paying for many other luxuries in each prison such as a games room, when they have just murdered a human being. Instead of having to pay this much each year per prisoner it is easier to introduce capital punishment, which rids this world of evil forever and ever. People who kill do not deserve the right to live on his earth. Capital punishment should be tolerated in all countries, it helps to lower the murder rate and makes citizens of the city or town feel much safer. Some people may think that capital punishment is cruel and they sometimes wonder how a person can kill another person for murdering another human, but in order for the world to be a safer place this has to be done. It also prevents others from murdering people as they would think twice before committing the murder. It scares them off if they observe the execution, as they fear that the same thing could happen to them.

Personally I feel that capital punishment should not be used in any country it is a very cruel form of punishment, the prisoner hardly every dies instantly. Although others claim that they do. The facts in my first argument also show that capital punishment does not lower murder rates, even if they are lowered they are only by a few people per state. Capital punishment should not be tolerated in any country it is not right to take the unique life of a human being off of this earth, by means that are cruel, ruthless boisterous acts of violence against a human being. I am one hundred percent against capital punishment I think that it doesn’t need to be used in order for murderers to be averted from committing any more murders.