What is Right

A detailed Summary of What is Right

Moving into the twenty first century brings about new changes, but continues to reflect on old issues. Capital punishment has been around before the turn of the century and is still being practiced today. America is one of the few countries left in the world that insists on capital punishment, while others feel that it should be abolished. I however agree with our government and feel that the death penalty is a beneficial tool for our countries success. Having capital punishment in our system helps to prevent crimes before they are committed. I honestly believe that criminals think twice before committing crimes when they know how severe the penalty is. It gives criminals a sense of conscience even when they feel they don't have one. They are more likely not to harm another's life when they realize hat their life could be taken as well.

One of the main reasons why I feel the death penalty should continue to be legal is because of my family. If a family member of mine were to be murdered, I feel that the person guilty of the crime should be sentenced to death. Not so much an eye for an eye, but rather a bit of vengeance on my part. I want that criminal to feel the pain and suffering that their vic

Placing death row inmates into other prisons will not solve anything. More of our hard earned tax dollars will be spent to help maintain all these new inmates. Our prisons may eventually let prisoners serve shorter terms because more room will be needed to accommodate for everyone. I don't think criminals should be able to serve shorter sentences because they are just cheating the system. By ending capital punishment we are letting criminals leave their jail cells and letting them back into our streets. I would not want to see a death row inmate become free based solely upon that our system can't continue to keep him in there. That is just wrong.

Although I feel capital punishment should remain, I often times reflect on the other side of the issue. Many would say that the taking of another mans life is murder in itself. They feel that the government is murdering our own kind. In "Casting the Stone," by Lloyd Steffen he argues that "The death penalty must still be questioned as a moral act because it affronts the moral principle that the deliberate and premeditated taking of fully sentient human life is wrong." I somewhat agree with Lloyd in that the death penalty is a premeditated murder. In a way our government is being a hypocrite in that they say that killing is wrong, but then they turn around and do it to the convicted. Do two killings bring it to an end?

Having less strict laws will allow criminals to commit more crimes. When they know that are system is not hard on murderers then more mu

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