Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment Capital Punishment Capital punishment is punishment by death for committing a crime. Since the early 1800's, most executions have resulted from convictions for murder. The death penalty has also been imposed for other serious crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, rape and treason. People disagree about whether capital punishment is moral or is effective in discouraging crime. Questions that are most often argued when discussing capital punishment fall into three categories: Does capital punishment save money? Does capital punishment strike fear into offenders, saving innocent lives by deterring would-be killers? What does capital punishment mean to an innocent person wrongly accused? Capital punishment definitely does not save money. It actually cost more than any other penalty. Dan Cutrer has used tow Texas counties to quote estimated costs of capital trials as compared to non-capital trials. These counties estimated the cost of a capital trial between $400,000 and $600,000. When the cost of a non-capital trial, which is around $75,000, is subtracted from the cost of the capital trail, the median of the two estimates is $425,000 to try each capital defendant. Assume that the juries will pass a death sentence in 80% of all capital trials, and the appeal courts will continue to over turn about 30% of all death sentences. This means that about 50% of all
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Capital punishment Capital punishment or the death penalty is when some one is killed because of the crime's they have committed. Many Christians are against capital punishment but some Christians believe that it's okay sometimes. I am going to explore the reasons why many Christians believe it's wrong and some think Christians agree with the death penalty. 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
Capital Punishment
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT For many centuries Kings, governments and those in high positions have punished those who have committed a crime or sacrilegious act in the land or region of which they are in command. Although many hundreds of years ago the punishments were harsh and definitely considered unjust, today, there was a system implicated so as to provide a variation between the severity of the punishments according to the type and magnitude of the offence committed by the individual under consideration. Firstly is the prison system, implicated throughout the world in some shape or form. A very old scheme indeed and the confining of a harmful being has proved effective from the beginning of time. In spite of this, the present system is subject to disparagement and criticism. A recent and growing controversy amongst the government, criminals, victims and indeed the members of the public. To begin with, it is indisputable that some form of detainment is very necessary in many cases and has been appreciated for many years. Prisons in general are a necessity. Perhaps most obviously is the detaining of a criminal, literally to protect society from the potential hazard they pose. In many cases due to the aggressive nature of the offender they cannot any longer be exposed to the general public at all. So much so if the individual is extremely psychotic, mental care is provided in
Capital Punishment
The word "capital" in "capital punishment" refers to a person's head. In the past, people were often executed by severing their head from their body. As of 2000-OCT-19, during the last decade of the 20th century, 547 prisoners have been executed in the United States -- one third of them in Texas. Another 3,500 wait on death rows. None have been executed in Canada; that country abolished the death punishment decades ago. The United States is one of the very few industrialised countries in the world which executes criminals. It is one of the few countries in the world which executes mentally ill persons, persons with very low IQ, and child murderers (i.e. persons who were under 18 at the time of their crime). When asked whether they prefer to keep or abolish the death penalty, about 60 to 80% of American adults say that they want to retain capital punishment. Numbers vary depending upon the precise wording of the question asked by the pollsters. When asked whether they would like to see executions continue or have them replaced with a system that guaranteed: Each year there are about 250 people added to death row and 35 executed. The death penalty is the harshest form of punishment enforced in the United Sates today. Once a jury has convicted a criminal offence they go to the second part of the trial, the punishment phase. If the jury recommends the death penalty and the
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment A strong case can be made in principle for and against capital punishment. The argument in favor is based on justice and the nature of a moral community, which requires that each person respect the life and liberty of others. Those who commit vicious crimes destroy the basis on which a moral community rests and forfeit their rights to citizenship and even to life itself. The argument against is based on love and the nature of an ideal community in which forgiveness and the hope for redemption are guiding aims. Protection of the innocent requires that criminals be isolated, perhaps permanently. Just punishment is appropriate, but love never gives up even on those who show no love. The most compelling argument against capital punishment, however, is based on its actual administration in our society: the risk of killing an innocent person, disproportionate infliction on the poor and minorities, weakness of the deterrence argument, failure to recognize that destructive life histories of criminals may have damaged their humanity to the point that it is unfair to hold them fully accountable for their wrongdoing, and so on. Life imprisonment without parole serves the same purposes as capital punishment at less cost without the practical disadvantages and injustices of its actual practice. Churches should call for an immediate moratorium and work for the
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A Moral Issue - Capital Punishment The debate over Capital Punishment has been going on ever since it was thought of. Many believe it is wrong but increasingly today polls show that the majority are in favour of the death penalty. * Can capital punishment ever be justified, or is it simply 'murder by the state'? Many believe that Capital Punishment can never be justified the case study of Timothy McVeigh, the bomber of the federal building in Oklahoma city on 19th of April 1995, killing 168 people including 19 children, shows that even when he was executed by lethal injection the friends and family of those who died did not get any closure by seeing him die. The sixth commandment says that 'Thou shalt not kill', this is the Christian belief that is morally wrong and inexcusable to kill anyone regardless of the circumstances. The five aims of punishment are Protection, Deterrence, Vindication, Retribution and Reform. Evidence shows that the death penalty does not fulfil all of these aims such as deterrence. Scientific studies have consistently failed to find convincing evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments Amnesty International say, 'the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It violates the right to life'. Showing that they believe it can never be justified as will be explored later in the
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Capital punishment Is capital punishment the solution to the prison overcrowding problems? Should it be made legal? Is it the answer to help stop the raging crime around the world? The above questions will be answered as I prepare my argument against capital punishment? The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It denies criminals their natural born right to life. The first established death penalty laws date as far back as the Eighteenth Century. Death sentences were carried out by such means as crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning alive, and impalement. In the tenth century hanging became the usual method of execution in Britain. The number of capital crimes in Britain continued to rise throughout the next two centuries. By the 1700s, 222 crimes were punishable by death in Britain. Britain influenced America's use of the death penalty more than any other country. When European settlers came to the new world, they brought the practice of capital punishment. In many parts of the world capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, has been completely abolished in most countries. Although some countries still have it, for example in America, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Egypt and a few more. From many people's point of view capital punishment should be abolished completely and that is why there are so many arguments
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Capital Punishment This piece of coursework is about the moral issue of Capital Punishment. It will hopefully provide some insight into whether the state should decide the fate of convicts. Should Britain change it's laws to make sure murderers don't commit murder again like in USA or should they be given a second chance. I myself feel that murder is wrong. Yet I also feel that letting murderers walk free is also wrong. I feel that anybody who murders another person in cold blood should suffer the same fate as his or her victim. Therefore I personally believe that the government should be allowed to administer the death penalty. Even though this is murder, it is justified and would prevent the criminal from committing another crime. As the death penalty is extremely harsh I would only vote for it if the only punishable crimes were treason, murder and if the criminal had committed multiple crimes. I feel that if the criminal pleads guilty though they should only be given a life sentence that actually means life and not just 20 years. I've researched this topic with several different sources. I've used books and encyclopaedias to get a general overview and some background knowledge on the death penalty. I've used the Internet to find out specific peoples views. I will also create a poll to find out peoples opinions on a more local scale. Methods Hanging: A noose
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Capital Punishment Canada's decision to abolish the Death penalty was one of the best they'd ever made. This type of punishment is cruel and senseless and even a vicious criminal shouldn't be forced to endure such torture. The reason why this issue is so controversial is because of the opposing arguments. Each side presents many appealing "facts", but the truth is that many of the arguments presented to support capital punishment are not facts at all. For example, one of the key reasons why the death penalty is used, is to scare other potential murders away from committing the crime. According to accurate statistics though, having the death penalty in play hasn't made any significant impact on murder rates in any of the countries where this punishment is used. (Gendreau & Renke, 2000) Laws concerning the death penalty (1859-present) Until 1859, Canadian law said that "stealing turnips", and being found "disguised in a forest"(Gendreau & Renke, 2000), plus another 230 offences, were punishable by death. By 1865 only murder, treason, and rape were capital offences. In 1914 the first request for its abolition was made by Robert Bickerdike who presented a private member's bill to parliament. The law remained unchanged though despite frequent submissions. In 1967, a government bill to apply mandatory life imprisonment in all murder cases, except when the victim was an
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Capital Punishment Should it be brought back in or not? I personally believe it should. However if it was brought back in, I do believe that it should be used with extreme care. Only the worst of the worst should be sentenced to death because the death sentence is an extremely serious and dangerous punishment; there are no half measures, it's final. If someone is dead that - that's it - gone - forever - never to be seen again. Life is so precious. You don't mess with yours or anyone else's. Some people don't realise how precious it is, so many people don't deserve it and yet they always have it but don't really care, they don't respect theirs or anyone else's. If only you could take it and give it and it to someone else who does deserve it, would use it sensibly and make good use of it. In the last year I have lost two friends both of whom went to school with me. Life was taken from them for no reason. Two young fellows both very talented, smart, nice guys. Neither of whom lived to receive their A level results. The thought that some people leave school early and become wasters makes me angry. But what's more, the thought that some people waste their own lives and then go and take others, it makes my blood boil with rage. I hate the thought of the death of an innocent person. I strongly believe that if someone takes an innocent life for no reason then they should be shot.