An End to the Death Penalty
Capital Punishment should not be continued. Who are you to take the life of another? We don’t play God. Not only that, but if Lethal Injection were to fail, the survivor would be released back into society. Capital Punishment is not only an insidious way to punish criminals, but it is taking the life of someone. The Death Penalty first arose and originated all the way back from Ancient China. It started with those whose crimes went against the Ancient Empire. Those who disobeyed the ruler or palace were punished by death. Beheading was the usual way of Capital Punishment in Ancient China. They killed off civilians, mercilessly. A theory is, China was so overpopulated that they were searching for any crime to diminish the population, and quickly. All in all, theories are just theories. Or are they?
The Death Penalty can be argued as being inhumane, but what intrigues me is some may argue that those who’ve earned the Death Penalty, weren’t their actions inhumane? This is different from the actual question itself, “Who are you to take the life of another?”. Who are YOU to decide whether someone lives or dies? What position do you think you are in to be
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