Category: Capital Punishment

It has been 58 years since capital punishment was abolished, and since then there’s been a huge debate about whether the law should be erased. I understand the difficulty of this topic as it is heavy with both advantages and disadvantages, this is why today I will be going over the many reasons I believe…

Maintaining a moral and civilized society often comes with many struggles, one of which being the decision on how to deal with the punishment of criminals. All throughout history the different attempts at regulation of crime can be seen, because all that any society wants is to just protect its people and ensure justice. One…

For many years in our country’s recent history, capital punishment is an area that becomes a heated topic. There are many different beliefs about this system of justice, and most people hold strong beliefs on their respective opinions about it. Some believe that capital punishment makes people afraid to commit a crime in fear of…

In this essay I am going to write about an issue that I believe affects the sanctity of life and that is Capital Punishment. Capital punishment is the practice of executing someone as punishment for a specific crime after a proper legal trial. This issue can only be used by a state which means any…

1.0 Introduction In this assignment, we have chosen the acceptance of capital punishment as our topic. As we fully support capital punishment, we will talk about the reasons behind why we support it and how capital punishment can benefit the Malaysian community. In layman terms, capital punishment is also known as death penalty, which a…

Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ebony, 1957) when being asked the question of Do you think God approves the death penalty for crimes like rape and murder?, answered that: Capital punishment is against the best judgment of modern criminology and, above all, against the highest expression of love in the nature of God. For many centuries,…

Every single day, people around the world are being unjustly executed by their own state for varying crimes. In some countries, one can be killed for stealing, while in other nations, it is reserved for murders or terrorism. The death penalty is inhumane and degenerating and should never be an option to punish someone. It…

The use of capital punishment is one contested issue within todays society and is present within the movie The Green Mile. The Green Mile tells a story of an unusual inmate who possess many inexplicable healing powers. The man who possess the special powers, named John Coffey, was convicted of killing two young girls however…

Capital punishment has always been told to decrease capital crime, but modern day statistics show that this is no longer the case, therefore, the argument of this punishments use is unacceptable, and it must be removed from the legal system completely. I am humbled to be here today to talk about capital punishment and how…

The meaning of Capital Punishment can be infered as multiple ideologies; however, the legal definition implies that an individual who commits a serious enough crime is liable to the death penalty. When an individual commits a serious enough crime they will be held under the due process of law where they will be innocent until…