Rough Justice A Fierce Debate About Crime And Punishment Analysis

Cierra Greenidge Essay

Whose Side is Better

“Good society is deemed more important than individual liberty.” (New York 1). This it quote from one of the two stories I read. In the two passages the authors build up evidence and their opinion to create an argument, on punishment in Singapore. Both stories build their case through logical appeals, empirical appeal, and anecdotal appeal. Each story has a different opinion on the punishment in Singapore. Once reading the two stories, it seems that the second article “Rough Justice A Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment.,” Has the most relevant and sufficient article to support it because of the way the author makes his point how the laws should be followed

This quote shows how the author believed that it was wrong for them to be hanged and that America should remember where it was made from. He is against the harsh punishment of laws and he feels as if it is wrong. As in the other passage “Rough Justice A Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment.” The author feels as if you do the crime you have to do the time as stated in article, “But the law must be seen to work. The punishment is not the main thing. It’s the enforcement of the law. The law has to be enforced effectively and fairly.” ( Alejandro Reyes 13). In this quote the author says that punishment in Singapore has its upsides, like the crime rate is way down and less violence, it is more safer than the

One article believes punishment is to cruel, and the other other article believes that harsh punishment is a good thing. In the article “Rough Justice A Caning in Singapore Stirs Up a Fierce Debate About Crime and Punishment.” They use an logical appeal to progress their claim, it states. “At dawn on May 13, six Malaysians were hanged for drug trafficking, bringing to seventeen the number executed for such offenses so far this year, ten more than the total number of prisoners executed in all of 1993.” (Alejandro Reyes 5). This is a logical appeal because it uses facts, it uses when it happened, why it happened, and what year it happened. In the passage “Time to Assert American Values”, the author gives an example of of his side “ While this country cannot dictate to the government of Singapore, no one should fail to exhort it to behave mercifully. President Clinton provided a sound example when he called for a pardon. Principled private citizens ought now to call for American companies doing business in Singapore to bring their influence to bear.” (New York Times 6). In this example it shows how President Clinton thinks that Singapore needs to bring their influence to bear, so their will be less harsh punishment. Also in this article it states “Now it is time for them to make their voices heard.” This quote also helps the author develop his