People hold divergent views about punishments when people commit crimes. While I understand the importance of fixed punishments, I believe that courts ought to take account of factors such as circumstances along with motivation when passing a sentence.
On the one hand, I will not take issue with the point to create a fixed system of laws which indicates exactly the punishments for each type of crime. This creation will enhance the equality between citizens regardless of who they are. In Vietnam, for example, if officials receive money of their staffs illegally, they could be gone to jail for at least 15 years or even suffering a capital punishment and there is no exception for any position. Besides, it is presumed that stable laws will deprive people of infringing the regulations because people are articulating the punishments they might get. As a result, this could decrease the crime rate.
On the other hand, I also believe that the authorities need to consider many factors before deciding on the punishments. Firstly, the circumstances such as the age and the mentality of an individual crime should be included because in some cases people are unable to recognize what they do. To illustrate this case, when people suffer mental problems, they could not control their actions, accordingly, they should be taken to hospitals rather than prisons if they commit a crime. Moreover, courts should take the motivation for committing crime into account as well because offenders might break the rules under some certain pressure. Hence it is necessary to mitigate the punishments for people who do not commit crime on purpose.
In conclusion, I assume that it is of great importance to have fixed punishments, nonetheless, the authorities should also consider many elements when make their decisions
People
hold divergent views about
punishments
when
people
commit
crimes
. While I understand the importance of
fixed
punishments
, I believe that courts ought to take account of factors such as circumstances along with motivation when passing a sentence.
On the one hand, I will not take issue with the point to create a
fixed
system of laws which indicates exactly the
punishments
for each type of
crime
. This creation will enhance the equality between citizens regardless of who they are. In Vietnam,
for example
, if officials receive money of their staffs
illegally
, they could
be gone
to jail for at least 15 years or even suffering a capital
punishment
and there is no exception for any position.
Besides
, it
is presumed
that stable laws will deprive
people
of infringing the regulations
because
people
are articulating the
punishments
they might
get
.
As a result
, this could decrease the
crime
rate.
On the other hand
, I
also
believe that the authorities need to consider
many
factors
before
deciding on the
punishments
.
Firstly
, the circumstances such as the age and the mentality of an individual
crime
should
be included
because
in
some
cases
people
are unable to recognize what they do. To illustrate this case, when
people
suffer mental problems, they could not control their actions,
accordingly
, they should
be taken
to hospitals
rather
than prisons if they commit a
crime
.
Moreover
, courts should take the motivation for committing
crime
into account
as well
because
offenders might break the
rules
under
some
certain pressure.
Hence
it is necessary to mitigate the
punishments
for
people
who do not commit
crime
on purpose.
In conclusion
, I assume that it is of great importance to have
fixed
punishments
, nonetheless, the authorities should
also
consider
many
elements when
make
their decisions