Capital Punishment

            Capital punishment is additionally known as a death punishment which is a practice sanctioned by the government where an individual is placed on death primarily by the status authority for the committed crime.  Everyone believes that an individual’s life is of great value and therefore, one should not be denied their existence right.  Since every person has the full right of living, once an individual commits an offense such as murder and the sentence becomes a death one which is immediately executed this can be regarded as a rights violation (Mandery & Mandery, 2011).  Killing does not imply that the conduct is corrected rather it is a set of pain to those that are close. In addition, capital punishment is characterized by flaws since most innocent persons will die due to a mistake that happens in the system of justice.

            Capital punishment is unacceptable since it an infringement of human rights.  However, in some circumstances when highly required it can be done to individuals who are mainly involved in mass killing such as terrorists. There are better options which may include psychological assistance which may assist in transforming one’s perspectives in regard to their conducts and actions.  Capital punishment is unfair since in most instances locations and race are the major determinants of those that should live and those that should not (Melusky & Pesto, 2011). In most instances, those that murders white individuals are more likely to be sentenced to death unlike those who kill individuals from the black race. This form of punishment fails in discourages the occurrence of crime despite utilizing so many finances on the penalties.  The punishment also works against ethics and religion as well as its random application which is unacceptable. More than fifteen thousand homicides occur annually in America yet those that are executed are probably a hundred persons which make the execution less than a single percentage (Melusky & Pesto, 2011).  Capital punishment should be avoided since it is grounded on unfair status.

 

 

 

 

            References

Mandery, E. J., & Mandery, E. J. (2011). Capital punishment in America: A balanced examination. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Melusky, J. A., & Pesto, K. A. (2011). Capital punishment. Santa Barbara, Calif: Greenwood.