Saturday, 29 September 2012

What is Capital Punishment/Death Penalty?




Capital punishment is the execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Death penalty should be distinguished from extrajudicial executions carried out without due process of law.

The theories of death penalty function are retribution and prevention. In current society, people need to get a heavy crime for them to get a death penalty.Alpha The punishment is a "damage" which lies in the middle of moral and juridical reaction to the wrong committed with the crime and it is known as a moral chastisement, not as revenge. Every death row inmate have damage one or several people’s human right no matter to direct or indirect. They need proportionate punishment to crimes. These issues are about “retribution”. “Death penalty is very cruel, and it can deter crimes” this argument is logically, and statistically well-based fact for capital punishment. According to capital punishment has deterred crimes and makes people to avoid crime, there shows death penalty has a preventive function against organized criminality.

1 comment:

  1. Hello,
    Interesting blog, i agree with you, capital punishment is really harsh but it's necessary when a serious crime has been committed, such as murder where a life has been taken unnaturally. I also get what you mean by mentioning moral rights, it doesn't seem right for anyone to have the 'power' to take a life.
    Goodluck! Loved reading through this :--)

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