The Controversial Debate Over The Death Penalty

The Death Penalty

The controversial debate over the death penalty has been going on for centuries, whether it should be allowed or banished forever. When the two words “death” and “penalty” show up or are hinted in a subject, arguments arise and both sides express their valid points on their opposition of it and also their approval. While some people focus on the thought that killing a person is not morally right no matter how heinous the crime may seem, others focus on the fact that many families or people need closure in knowing the person that caused them such harm is no longer in this world to create such pain towards anyone else. Today, the death penalty remains legal to any state that wants to allow it as a punishment in the terms of

In many cases capital punishment is said to violate the Eighth amendment, which states that the U.S. cannot enforce “cruel and unusual” punishment. While the death penalty may not be unusual- due to its long history-, some may say it is an infliction of suffering which in other words may be cruel. People will always commit crimes as long as it is in their best interest to do so. The main purpose of our criminal justice system is to uphold and protect our rights of life, liberty, and property for all of the U.S. citizens. While protecting those rights, the punishment must inflict the proper initiative to defend the victims of the crime. Under the mindset of preserving those rights, the death penalty is the perfect crime to uphold those constitutional rights that were given at

Opponents of the death penalty may propose that someone might be wrongly accused in the courts. Of course, there is a possibility of sending the wrong man to prison, but they only challenge that fact because of the finality and severity of the death penalty. Our judicial system takes many precautions on preserving the rights of the innocent. Even if the wrongdoer is sentenced to die, his case is automatically repealed in the state Supreme Court, and he may create as many appeals as he wishes. Therefore, this evidence must present that every precaution is presented when convicting a