Death Penalty is a very controversial way of punishment. It violates the
right of humans to live, but it is still legal in some areas. Death Penalty can
come in the form of guillotines, firing squads, and many other methods. They
all violate a human right. Many people agree to implement death penalty. There
are valid arguments for this. According to civilliberty.about.com, death
penalty is an effective deterrent. If the person is dead, how can he commit any
more crimes? Criminals will think twice before murdering, because they will
face death. Nobody wants to die. The victim’s family will want vengeance and
the only way to do that without them killing the criminal and going to jail.
Death penalty is the alternative for this. The killing is done for them.
However, death penalty has many disadvantages and many people oppose the
idea and action. According to antideathpenalty.com, death penalty actually
costs more to implement than life in prison. About 2 million dollars are used
to make sure the criminal gets a fair trial in the form of appeals, security
and defense counseling, compared to the 500 thousand dollars used for life in
prison. This punishment directly violates the human right to live. Many
religions including Catholic, Presbyterian and Amish oppose this punishment.
The innocent can be killed for the crime they did not do. Statistics also show
that death penalty is not actually a deterrent. The US, which practices death
penalty, has a higher crime rate compared to Britain and Australia, who don’t
practice death penalty.
I personally oppose death penalty. If someone were to kill a loved one
of mine, I prefer them to suffer in prison rather than have them killed. This
way, no one kills anyone and no human rights will be broken. The topic of DP is
very complicated and people can argue for hours on what they believe in.
