Jason Michael Hann, 39, who is already serving a 30-year sentence for the murder of his 2-month-old son, Jason, received the death penalty for the slaying of his 10-month-old daughter, Montana. Hann killed his infant daughter with a blow to head in Desert Hot Springs in 2001. Prosecutors said Hann wrapped her body in duct tape and plastic bags, then hid it in a blue "Tupperware-type" container stashed in a storage unit in Arkansas. When the couple was arrested in Maine, they had in their custody a new child, a month old boy who also showed signs of abuse, including broken ribs, bleeding under his skin and internal injuries. After the court hearing Friday, Price said the abused child was more proof that Hann deserved death. If the boy had not been saved, he likely would have suffered the same fate as his siblings, the juror said.” An article of USA TODAY, …show more content…
Harrell, today I will be discussing about death penalty and how it is necessary for the world we live in. First off, when we look into the definition of “Death Penalty” it states, “the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime.” In other words, this just means the justification of executing someone due to a heinous crime he or she has done to another human being. An example of this can be seen through the article mentioned previously which ultimately stated how a 39 year old man murdered his 2-month-old son and his 10-month-old daughter. In addition, it is clear within this article that this man shows no signs of hesitation of killing another human being due to the “signs of abuse” found upon the body of the new child they had custody of. This goes to show how Jason Hann will not stop his killing, no matter how heinous the crime is. I believe that Death Penalty should be a necessity for the society in the world we live in. Criminals now-a-days like Jason, do not fear of committing intentional crimes such as the ones he has