In recent times, there is a stiff opposition that has commenced against the practice of the death penalty. While the majority of the society believes that such grave punishment would suppress the crime rates and the brutality. Some sections oppose such injustice meted to any individual. I do agree that capital punishment would control the society from getting into a state of lawlessness. However, I have certain hesitations in completely accepting it.
On the one hand, there are stronger reasons to defend the practice of the death penalty. For example, if there were mass killings of people by some anti-nationals then definitely those have to be weeded out and to be given a death sentence. In not doing so, will send a wrong signal to the country’s citizens that their life is at stake. Furthermore, such judicial sentences were pronounced only after careful consideration by the judiciary, in regards to the magnitude of the crime. So such judicial sentences have never been given to each and every criminal. Moreover, this would sound a death knell to rest of the underworld mafias to relinquish their illegitimate activities and surrender before the justice.
On the other hand, there are various voices that keep defending against the practice of sending criminals to the gallows or any capital punishment for that matter. For example, the Amnesty International says that, no one has the right to kill people in the name of the death penalty. Their death sentences should be commuted to a life sentence as every life deserves to live. Although such criminals would have committed some of the gravest crimes, they should never be killed in the name of law and justice. Because, justice should be constituted to reform the society but, not to kill the society and to turn it as anarchic.
To recapitulate, we don’t have the prerogative to take someone’s life in the name of law or justice. We believe failed or delayed justice is an injustice. Likewise, killing someone in the name of justice is no different from being injustice. Therefore, in my humble opinion capital punishment should be eliminated from the human race. Don’t we live better in doing so?
In recent times, there is a stiff opposition that has commenced against the practice of the death penalty. While the majority of the
society
believes that such grave
punishment
would suppress the crime rates and the brutality.
Some
sections oppose such injustice meted to any individual. I do
agree
that capital
punishment
would control the
society
from getting into a state of lawlessness.
However
, I have certain hesitations in completely accepting it.
On the one hand, there are stronger reasons to defend the practice of the death penalty.
For example
, if there were mass killings of
people
by
some
anti-nationals then definitely those
have to
be weeded
out and to be
given
a death
sentence
. In not doing
so
, will
send
a
wrong
signal to the country’s citizens that their
life
is at stake.
Furthermore
, such judicial
sentences
were pronounced
only
after careful consideration by the judiciary,
in regards to
the magnitude of the crime.
So
such judicial
sentences
have never been
given
to each and every criminal.
Moreover
, this would sound a death knell to rest of the underworld mafias to relinquish their illegitimate activities and surrender
before
the justice.
On the other hand
, there are various voices that
keep
defending against the practice of sending criminals to the gallows or any capital
punishment
for that matter.
For example
, the Amnesty International says that, no one has the right to kill
people
in the
name
of the death penalty. Their death
sentences
should
be commuted
to a
life
sentence
as every
life
deserves to
live
. Although such criminals would have committed
some
of the gravest crimes, they should never
be killed
in the
name
of law and
justice
.
Because
,
justice
should
be constituted
to reform the
society
but
, not to kill the
society
and to turn it as anarchic.
To recapitulate, we don’t have the prerogative to take someone’s
life
in the
name
of law or
justice
. We believe failed or delayed
justice
is an injustice.
Likewise
, killing someone in the
name
of
justice
is no
different
from being injustice.
Therefore
, in my humble opinion capital
punishment
should
be eliminated
from the human race. Don’t we
live
better in doing
so
?