Is Capital Punishment Immoral? (ANSWERED)

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Is Capital Punishment Immoral?

On page 416 of the textbook, Chaffee states: “In 2003, four countries were responsible for 84 percent of deaths by capital punishment:  China, Iran, the United States, and Vietnam.  The European Parliament has declared the death penalty to be ‘an inhumane, medieval form of punishment and unworthy of modern societies’.”

QUESTION: Do you agree or disagree with the European Parliament’s assessment of capital punishment?”  Explain your answer, and share your thoughts on the photo of an execution chamber, which includes an observation window.

ANSWER

Yes, the death penalty is morally wrong. I concur with the opinion of the European Parliament on this. Because I think that life should be cherished and that no one deserves to be put to death by the state, I am opposed to the death penalty. God is the only one who has the authority to end life. No matter what crime a person commits, I think there is justice in how such instances are resolved and handled. Furthermore, it is the duty of a government and a nation to defend their citizens, and in my opinion, killing others does not achieve that.

What makes me say this? I say this because there is a legal procedure that should be followed when someone is charged of murder. A person could be sentenced to death for a crime they did not commit in situations when they are wrongly accused and cannot afford a good attorney. In this instance, an innocent person lost their life because they were not protected, yet the killer remains free to roam. The majority of people feel that the death penalty encourages the racial discrimination issue that America has been working to address for years. This is due to the fact that the death penalty frequently affects one race more than other races.

I am not in favor of or against an observation glass in the execution chamber. I oppose it because a civilization that respects life does not intentionally murder people, especially when other citizens are present to witness the crime. An execution, a bloody public spectacle of government murder, and one that advocates murdering to remedy societal concerns, is the worst example one could possibly set for the populous, especially for children. It must be traumatic to have this observation window and have others observing what happens. One of the most difficult things must be seeing someone’s final breath, especially in the case of murder. I think the observation window should not exist as a result.

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