Capital punishment

Are you for or against the death penalty? Write a response of at least 300 words and 2 content paragraphs, and include materials from both articles as well as your own knowledge and experience.

I'm against the death penalty under most circumstances.This is because I feel that executing one does not reduce the crime rates in any way. Most of the law breakers know that for all the wrongdoings they do, they will have to pay a heavy price for that, but yet they continue to carry out the misdeeds. One very good example is terrorists, those who use themselves as bomb to conduct mass murder. These "living bombs" are mostly well educated and they know exactly what will happen to them when they carry tons of bombs over their bodies. But they show no slight fear and worry, they are determined to use their lives to kill more people. i believe that all these living bombs know exactly that they will lose their lives but it does not stop them at all. So what makes us think that taking one's lives will deters brutal killing.

Another reason why I'm against capital punishment is that punishment must be not only retributive, but should also try to rehabilitate the criminal in order to enable him to live in society with other human beings. Executing the criminal means that the law and the community are denying the criminal a chance to turn over a new leaf. I must say that this applies only to those who repent over their wrongdoings and not the extreme cases. Some murderers may have realise their mistakes and they deserve a chance to turn over a new leaf. I am sure that benevolence can makes one to become a better person.

However, in certain cases, I agree to the use of capital punishment. When it comes to a case where it would be possible to save the life of an innocent victim by executing such a criminal, to me it is obvious that saving such a victim’s life must count for more than taking the criminal’s life. Capital punishment applies when the criminals are too outrages. For example, then committed a murder and was given a jail term but the jail term seems to have no effect on him and he committed another crime, such criminals should be served with the capital punishment.

Overall, I agree to the use of capital punishment only to a certain extent. This is because I feel and I think that executing criminals does not reduce the crime rates. However, when it comes to a case where the murderers constantly taking the innocents' lives despite several jail terms, such criminals deserve to end their lives.