Capital Punishment has always been a subject of long and grueling debates amongst intellectuals and philosophers since the dawn of history.
Supporters of capital punishment argue that such a method of punishment is very effective in deterring criminals from committing murder. Also, from justice point of view, capital punishment is regarded as the just and logical punishment for murderers. As for the victim’s family, it serves as an opportunity to take revenge for their murdered loved ones.
However, critics view capital punishment as immoral. Since killing as an act on its own is a condemned one, this exclusive right of the government to kill would spark many moral dilemmas. In addition, statistics have proved that capital punishment, regardless of the method, has failed to control the number of murder cases in many countries. In reality, there has been no established pattern that would support the claim that capital punishment serves as a tool to reduce murder cases. For example, in Scandinavian countries, where capital punishment had been abolished, the number of murder cases per capita is one of the least in the world. Hence, it is hard to say that capital punishment was the reason for this astounding result. In a country like the USA, murder cases are numerous despite capital punishment.
In conclusion, Capital punishment has failed to serve its purpose. This established through facts and statistics. In addition to being an immoral method of establishing order, it portrays governments as criminals. It is rather prosperity that can control violence in the world. After all, humans tend to do the right thing; it is circumstances that compel them to commit the evil.
Capital
Punishment
has always been a subject of long and grueling debates amongst intellectuals and philosophers since the dawn of history.
Supporters of
capital
punishment
argue that such a method of
punishment
is
very
effective in deterring criminals from committing
murder
.
Also
, from justice point of view,
capital
punishment
is regarded
as the
just
and logical
punishment
for murderers. As for the victim’s family, it serves as an opportunity to take revenge for their murdered
loved
ones.
However
, critics view
capital
punishment
as immoral. Since killing as an act on its
own
is a condemned one, this exclusive right of the
government
to kill would spark
many
moral dilemmas.
In addition
, statistics have proved that
capital
punishment
, regardless of the method, has failed to control the number of
murder
cases in
many
countries. In reality, there has been no established pattern that would support the claim that
capital
punishment
serves as a tool to
reduce
murder
cases.
For example
, in Scandinavian countries, where
capital
punishment
had
been abolished
, the number of
murder
cases per capita is one of the least in the world.
Hence
, it is
hard
to say that
capital
punishment
was the reason for this astounding result. In a country like the USA,
murder
cases are numerous despite
capital
punishment.
In conclusion
,
Capital
punishment
has failed to serve its purpose. This established through facts and statistics.
In addition
to being an immoral method of establishing order, it portrays
governments
as criminals. It is
rather
prosperity that can control violence in the world.
After all
, humans tend to do the right thing; it is circumstances that compel them to commit the evil.