To what extent does the cliché “Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” actually go? This saying can actually get out of hand. “You killed my mom, so I’m going to kill yours?” “You destroyed my country, so I’m going to bomb yours?” “You kidnapped my daughter so now I’m going to kidnap yours?” Even worse, “You raped and murdered my sister, so I’m deciding to kill you by lethal injection?” Capital punishment is actually a life or death issue. It is one of the most debated topics that America deals with as a whole. Another term for “capital punishment” is the death penalty, which is the “execution of people who have been found guilty of offenses considered to be capital crimes” (Capital Punishment). “The capital offenses include espionage, treason, …show more content…
An old man walking home, and getting caught in the middle of a shoot out in a bad neighborhood. A young mother robbed and killed just for a wallet that contained twenty dollars. Everybody belongs to someone and everyone is loved. When people go missing or are found dead, this can change families in so many ways unimaginable. It is one of those things that are assumed to “happen to other people”, but a death or disappearance can turn family dynamics upside down. When evidence and clues point to a specific individual who might have committed the horrendous act, those who are related to their dead or missing love one can actually go crazy or even lose their mind. There is so much hatred, anger and disgust that is aimed towards that person. When trials begin, and the judge and jury decide that the death penalty is going to be on the table, most families decide that the decision of death is the correct one, but it is …show more content…
Killing them is just an easy way out. Families might believe that getting rid of this individual might help them in the long run but it will not. Instead of coming together as a family to unite and grieve for the deceased or lost, there will be too many conflicts brewing. “At a time when mutual support to weather a shared loss is so important, disagreement over the death penalty, instead of helping bring families together, creates fissures and compounds the tragedy of murder”(Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished). Capital punishment can break a family apart, instead of bringing them together at a time they need each other the