Capital Punishment
Capital punishment is a disgusting example of how stupid, ignorant and lazy our American society is. Society punishes victims (yes, "victims," of our corrupt system) for its own mistakes. It is a punishment that does not fit the crime because in most circumstances the "crime" was destined to happen, considering everything (and I would like to emphasize on the word "everything") that an individual has been through. If people are a product of their environment, then they shouldn't be punished for something that was bound to happen.The reasons for capital punishment, or any punishment for that matter are; the idea that pain is necessary to prevent future crime, to prevent the general population who have not committed crimes from doing so, and or to cure criminal patients through treatment. Punishment is just not only when it aims at redeeming the person being punished, but also when it is a sacrifice to the common good. Striking out to hurt what hurts us is a natural impulse. It is what makes us kick the table leg when we stub our toe. In the words of the Old Testament: "When one man strikes another and kills him, he shall be put to death. It shall be done to him as he had bestowed on to others; fracture for fracture, eye for
Crime is a disease that criminals have caught. The length of the punishment should depend upon when or if the cure takes effect. Rehabilitation is the most humane form of criminal punishment. Experts can modify the behavior of criminals so they wont commit any more crimes. Treatment restores free will so that former criminals can control their own destinies. So, when it comes for the cure for crime, we can look back to free will. Criminals would be capable of choosing to change their life habits, and after they do, society can hold them responsible for their actions. The causes of crime are so complex, and human behavior is yet so undetermined, that a sound policy cannot rest for everyone. Not everyone is sick and needs treatment. Experts would need to determine what kind of punishment and or treatment and what works and why. By sentencing people to death we are wasting human life! Isn't a criminal offender in debt to society? Why not use the condemned for medical research? Have them join the army. Use them for our Aids and cancer research. Have them carry rocks. Anything! We could have more tax money to spend on people to keep them from committing crimes. The possibilities are infinite. Capital puni
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