In today's world, crime and punishment(s) associated to these crime is a controversial issue. Many believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime while others believe that factors such as circumstances and motivation should be accounted when deciding on the punishment.
Firstly, by having fixed punishments has its own advantages. By having knowledge of punishment in advance would discourage many people to commit these crimes, hence, resulting in reducing crime rates. In addition, law and order system would be simplified. Processing times of court trials and cases would be reduced dramatically since there are pre-defined punishments.
However, it is obvious that people who commit crimes due to certain circumstances and motivation cannot be treated in similar manner to criminals; such as, a murder committed as an act of self-defense is not same as a murder committed in order to terrorise people. Similarly, a father robbing a shop to save her daughter life at hospital is definitely not same as a professional thief robbing a bank. Also, law and order system can be deemed fairer in this arrangement as it takes circumstances and motivation into the account.
Finally, in either way there are pros and cons associated to it. In my view, by having fixed punishments would help to reduce crime, however, crime conducted due to certain circumstances and motivation should also be considered while deciding on punishment such as act of self-defense.
In
today
's world,
crime
and
punishment(s)
associated to these
crime
is a controversial issue.
Many
believe that there should be
fixed
punishments
for each type of
crime
while others believe that factors such as circumstances and
motivation
should
be accounted
when deciding on the punishment.
Firstly
, by having
fixed
punishments
has its
own
advantages. By having knowledge of
punishment
in advance would discourage
many
people
to commit these
crimes
,
hence
, resulting in reducing
crime
rates.
In addition
, law and order system would
be simplified
. Processing times of court trials and cases would be
reduced
dramatically
since there are
pre-defined
punishments.
However
, it is obvious that
people
who commit
crimes
due to certain circumstances and
motivation
cannot
be treated
in similar manner to criminals; such as, a murder committed as an act of self-defense is not same as a murder committed in order to
terrorise
people
.
Similarly
, a father robbing a shop to save her daughter life at hospital is definitely not same as a professional thief robbing a bank.
Also
, law and order system can
be deemed
fairer in this arrangement as it takes circumstances and
motivation
into the account.
Finally
, in either way there are pros and cons associated to it. In my view, by having
fixed
punishments
would
help
to
reduce
crime
,
however
,
crime
conducted due to certain circumstances and
motivation
should
also
be considered
while deciding on
punishment
such as act of self-defense.