Capital Punishment should be Banned or Allowed?
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Pooja Dutta said:
10 years ago
This has been quite a controversial and hot debate since the last couple of years. I have went through everyone's opinions here and would like to thank everyone for your perspectives and speaking your mind!
In my opinion, capital punishment or death penalty should be banned for any form of crimes. Well, my opinion might seem very stupid and nonsensical to many people. But the ground reality here is that capital punishments and any form of death penalties doesn't deter crimes from happening. I myself vehemently supported capital punishments until just one year back, since I was of the opinion that killing or hanging a criminal would prevent other criminals from committing the same crime and that it would safeguard our society. It is widely considered that imposing death penalties on criminals would lessen crimes. Yet, that's not what has been occurring.
The more aggressively a nation applies capital punishment, the more the crime rate increases. There's no proof in this world that capital punishments has deterred crimes in any way. Crime is a vicious cycle which only perpetuates if we use violence in dealing with violence. An eye for an eye makes the world go blind! Take for example the countries which practise the imposing of capital punishments- Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, China, all the middle east nations except Israel, some underdeveloped nations in Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United States and our very own India.
Do you see something common here? In these very nations where capital punishment is carried out, the crime rates are the highest. Whereas the rest of the world including Europe where it's banned, the crime rates are negligible.
I think life imprisonment without parole is the best form of punishment a criminal could ever get. The criminal will always one day or the other in his life repent the horrendous deed he did within the poor solitary confinements of his prison. And most importantly, age shouldn't be a deciding factor in this matter. Even a juvenile of 16-18 years should be imposed this punishment.
Capital punishments allow the real convicts to go scot free just because he is a juvenile and the ones who aren't that guilty enough or even innocent gets hanged. This misappropriation will go away once capital punishment gets banned and life imprisonment without any restrictions on age of the criminal is imposed. In many cases, casteism, race and poverty comes to the forefront when a person is to be hanged. The wealthy and the person who could afford the best lawyers is treated in a better way By the judiciary and the one who is from a backward race and poor gets biased treatment and consequently gets hanged.
Terrorists are one group who should be tortured mercilessly from time to time during their solitary life imprisonments. The same goes for rapists. Believe me friends, death sentence does nothing to the criminal which a life imprisonment without parole does. It means endless tortures every day of their life until death. It also allows room for guilt and conscience, where they couldn't do anything apart from repenting every day of their lives but without mercy from anyone.
Crime rates have consequently decreased in nations where the death penalty has been abolished. Whereas in countries where it's practised, all forms of crimes including murder and rapes are coming up day after day. Researches and studies have proved that capital punishment has never been successful to deter and prevent any forms of crime to happen.
Lastly, capital punishment is a hugely expensive business which involves plentiful of funds due to the legal proceedings and lawyer fees. All these money should instead be used for the benefits and assistance of the murdered victim's family by providing them funds and counselling. They are the ones who are ones who suffer the aftermath of the crime the most all through their lives.
Killing the convict doesn't have the power to offer them any peace of mind, even if we think that it does. It's a lose which they carry for the rest of their lives. It should be the duty of the state to provide them with any assistance they need. Crimes can never be cured with crimes, but by treating the grass root problems of the country which is corruption at all levels, poverty and most importantly the social evils lingering everywhere like casteism.
I am sure my opinions won't be taken positively by a majority, but I posted what I opine is true. Thanks!
In my opinion, capital punishment or death penalty should be banned for any form of crimes. Well, my opinion might seem very stupid and nonsensical to many people. But the ground reality here is that capital punishments and any form of death penalties doesn't deter crimes from happening. I myself vehemently supported capital punishments until just one year back, since I was of the opinion that killing or hanging a criminal would prevent other criminals from committing the same crime and that it would safeguard our society. It is widely considered that imposing death penalties on criminals would lessen crimes. Yet, that's not what has been occurring.
The more aggressively a nation applies capital punishment, the more the crime rate increases. There's no proof in this world that capital punishments has deterred crimes in any way. Crime is a vicious cycle which only perpetuates if we use violence in dealing with violence. An eye for an eye makes the world go blind! Take for example the countries which practise the imposing of capital punishments- Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, China, all the middle east nations except Israel, some underdeveloped nations in Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United States and our very own India.
Do you see something common here? In these very nations where capital punishment is carried out, the crime rates are the highest. Whereas the rest of the world including Europe where it's banned, the crime rates are negligible.
I think life imprisonment without parole is the best form of punishment a criminal could ever get. The criminal will always one day or the other in his life repent the horrendous deed he did within the poor solitary confinements of his prison. And most importantly, age shouldn't be a deciding factor in this matter. Even a juvenile of 16-18 years should be imposed this punishment.
Capital punishments allow the real convicts to go scot free just because he is a juvenile and the ones who aren't that guilty enough or even innocent gets hanged. This misappropriation will go away once capital punishment gets banned and life imprisonment without any restrictions on age of the criminal is imposed. In many cases, casteism, race and poverty comes to the forefront when a person is to be hanged. The wealthy and the person who could afford the best lawyers is treated in a better way By the judiciary and the one who is from a backward race and poor gets biased treatment and consequently gets hanged.
Terrorists are one group who should be tortured mercilessly from time to time during their solitary life imprisonments. The same goes for rapists. Believe me friends, death sentence does nothing to the criminal which a life imprisonment without parole does. It means endless tortures every day of their life until death. It also allows room for guilt and conscience, where they couldn't do anything apart from repenting every day of their lives but without mercy from anyone.
Crime rates have consequently decreased in nations where the death penalty has been abolished. Whereas in countries where it's practised, all forms of crimes including murder and rapes are coming up day after day. Researches and studies have proved that capital punishment has never been successful to deter and prevent any forms of crime to happen.
Lastly, capital punishment is a hugely expensive business which involves plentiful of funds due to the legal proceedings and lawyer fees. All these money should instead be used for the benefits and assistance of the murdered victim's family by providing them funds and counselling. They are the ones who are ones who suffer the aftermath of the crime the most all through their lives.
Killing the convict doesn't have the power to offer them any peace of mind, even if we think that it does. It's a lose which they carry for the rest of their lives. It should be the duty of the state to provide them with any assistance they need. Crimes can never be cured with crimes, but by treating the grass root problems of the country which is corruption at all levels, poverty and most importantly the social evils lingering everywhere like casteism.
I am sure my opinions won't be taken positively by a majority, but I posted what I opine is true. Thanks!
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Abhishikta Choudhury said:
9 years ago
Death penalty or capital punishment means a punishment that ends one life forever and Life is the gift of God. No one, not even the state has the right to take away one's life. According to most of the critique, the death penalty is unsuited for a civilized society as morally it does not make us better if we kill those who kill? It hypocritical. It is a barbaric way to who believe in the principle of "eye for an eye tooth for a tooth limb for a limb and life for a life". Sir James Stephen draftsman of IPC mentioned that no other punishment deters man so effectively as the punishment death but in the general Assembly of US stated that there is no credible evidence that death penalty deters crime more. In places where the death penalty has been abolished, statics do not show any rise in a homicide, on the contrary, it shows a reduction in the number of homicide than the country where it has been retained as in Canada 40%drop in the murder rate.
The death penalty also violates The article 21 of the Constitution ie right to life which is the most basic of all human Right, however, the same article provides that it must not be opposite to the procedure established by law which is off course Rarest of the Rarest cases. Punishment according to the majority jurists should not be destructive to the offender. They agree that it is not the severity but the certainty of the punishment that deters. If the offender can escape or think or belief that he can remain undetected or untouched he may plan the murder. Sometimes even in the case of Predetermined and cold blooded murders of the most brutal types, the true offenders remain undetected or if arrested then for want of sufficient and relevant evidence given the benefit of doubt and acquitted. When so many people go free and roam free, what deterrent even in the case of cold blooded murders can the death penalty bring about Hardly any. So even if the death sentence is abolished there is no danger.
Human beings are ought to make mistakes so as our judges if Judge makes mistake in the course of deciding judicial proceedings than that mistake can not be remedied after execution. The Supreme Court has itself admitted on several occasions that there are confusion and contradiction in the application of the death penalty. Last year 14 eminent retired judges wrote to the President, pointing out that the Supreme Court had erroneously given the death penalty to 15 people since 1996, of whom two were hanged. The judges called this "the gravest known miscarriage of justice in the history of crime and punishment in independent India". The opponent of capital punishment also said that death penalty mainly sentences to the person who belongs from economically and a social backwards section of the society. Studies conducted by Amnesty International and the People's Union for Civil Liberties have shown that the process of deciding who should be on death row is arbitrary and biased. Therefore, there is no need for a punishment of such and so it should be banned.
The death penalty also violates The article 21 of the Constitution ie right to life which is the most basic of all human Right, however, the same article provides that it must not be opposite to the procedure established by law which is off course Rarest of the Rarest cases. Punishment according to the majority jurists should not be destructive to the offender. They agree that it is not the severity but the certainty of the punishment that deters. If the offender can escape or think or belief that he can remain undetected or untouched he may plan the murder. Sometimes even in the case of Predetermined and cold blooded murders of the most brutal types, the true offenders remain undetected or if arrested then for want of sufficient and relevant evidence given the benefit of doubt and acquitted. When so many people go free and roam free, what deterrent even in the case of cold blooded murders can the death penalty bring about Hardly any. So even if the death sentence is abolished there is no danger.
Human beings are ought to make mistakes so as our judges if Judge makes mistake in the course of deciding judicial proceedings than that mistake can not be remedied after execution. The Supreme Court has itself admitted on several occasions that there are confusion and contradiction in the application of the death penalty. Last year 14 eminent retired judges wrote to the President, pointing out that the Supreme Court had erroneously given the death penalty to 15 people since 1996, of whom two were hanged. The judges called this "the gravest known miscarriage of justice in the history of crime and punishment in independent India". The opponent of capital punishment also said that death penalty mainly sentences to the person who belongs from economically and a social backwards section of the society. Studies conducted by Amnesty International and the People's Union for Civil Liberties have shown that the process of deciding who should be on death row is arbitrary and biased. Therefore, there is no need for a punishment of such and so it should be banned.
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Henry said:
9 years ago
According to me, definitely Capital Punishment should be allowed. Because I think this can be a strong step which we can take to eradicate this dirt from our society. Capital Punishment saves fund and environment from being exploited and gives a hope to the victim's family. The culprit who doesn't fear death does not deserve a second chance. They are totally unsound and also I would say totally brainwashed!
For this, we can take up some other solutions but the easiest I think is death i.e. Capital Punishment. Criminals commit crime because they know that they won't be killed and that they spend a short time in prison. Terrorists should be hanged to death in front of the public, not in jails in early mornings, they will get sympathy and publicity for free of cost. Capital punishment is a right way to reduce the terrorism as well as a crime if the government take the decision for imprisonment to terrorist and murders We all know that criminals commit a crime only when their mind is unsound and are anxious and not in a right state of mind. They do know it's wrong. But they can't control their emotions. If there is Capital Punishment Certainly they will have a fear of death. It is a fear factor which makes make them think twice before the decisions. It is like saying people can do crimes, harm others for their benefits, takes rest in jail, and comes later few years out from prison and do things again. Not giving them the punishment they deserve will encourage others to be a criminal. The government will have to spend billions of rupees for their The jails in India will be populated. Rights of our country if we give them severe punishment then they will free after some years and they try to take the revenge which leads to rape and murder and also a terrorist who get caught in our country. If our country doesn't give them capital punishment then they will think easy. Capital punishment must be given on the basis of the crime of the person, not on the basis of the age of the person i.e.it must be like what we do we do for other we get it back in the same way. Capital punishment means death penalty which could not be banned for terrorists because of its matter of nation.
At last, I will say that if capital punishment will give to terrorist then terrorist will think thousand times before committing any terrorist activities.
For this, we can take up some other solutions but the easiest I think is death i.e. Capital Punishment. Criminals commit crime because they know that they won't be killed and that they spend a short time in prison. Terrorists should be hanged to death in front of the public, not in jails in early mornings, they will get sympathy and publicity for free of cost. Capital punishment is a right way to reduce the terrorism as well as a crime if the government take the decision for imprisonment to terrorist and murders We all know that criminals commit a crime only when their mind is unsound and are anxious and not in a right state of mind. They do know it's wrong. But they can't control their emotions. If there is Capital Punishment Certainly they will have a fear of death. It is a fear factor which makes make them think twice before the decisions. It is like saying people can do crimes, harm others for their benefits, takes rest in jail, and comes later few years out from prison and do things again. Not giving them the punishment they deserve will encourage others to be a criminal. The government will have to spend billions of rupees for their The jails in India will be populated. Rights of our country if we give them severe punishment then they will free after some years and they try to take the revenge which leads to rape and murder and also a terrorist who get caught in our country. If our country doesn't give them capital punishment then they will think easy. Capital punishment must be given on the basis of the crime of the person, not on the basis of the age of the person i.e.it must be like what we do we do for other we get it back in the same way. Capital punishment means death penalty which could not be banned for terrorists because of its matter of nation.
At last, I will say that if capital punishment will give to terrorist then terrorist will think thousand times before committing any terrorist activities.
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Tarun Kripalani said:
6 years ago
Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.
- Industrialist Henry Ford.
Capital punishment should be banned, because nobody has the right to place judge whether another person lives or not. Right to life is one of the fundamental rights of humanity. You might think that terrorists deserve to be killed because they take lives. But remember what Mahatma Gandhi said, "If the whole world follows the principle of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth', then everyone on this planet will become toothless.
And blind.
As for those arguments that capital punishment generates fear in criminals and reduces crime rate, they're completely based on conjecture by people who haven't done any research in this topic. There is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than a prison term. In fact, evidence reveals the opposite. Since abolishing the death penalty in 1976, Canada's murder rate has steadily declined and as of 2016 was at its lowest since 1966. Capital punishment could be the underlying cause for increased rate of crime in India.
Second issue with capital punishment is that you cannot take it back. The death penalty is irreversible. Absolute judgments may lead to people paying for crimes they did not commit. For example, an individual from Texas, USA Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004 for allegedly setting a fire that killed his three daughters. Following his execution, further evidence revealed that Willingham did not set the fire that caused their deaths. But it was merely an accident.
In 2017 two countries " Guinea and Mongolia " abolished the death penalty for ALL crimes.
Today, 106 countries (the majority of the world's states) have turned their backs on the death penalty for good. Those that continue to execute are a tiny minority standing against a wave of opposition.
There are countless arguments for and against the death penalty. In an imperfect world where we can never be sure we have ever got the "worst of the worst" is it ever justified to take a life?
- Industrialist Henry Ford.
Capital punishment should be banned, because nobody has the right to place judge whether another person lives or not. Right to life is one of the fundamental rights of humanity. You might think that terrorists deserve to be killed because they take lives. But remember what Mahatma Gandhi said, "If the whole world follows the principle of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth', then everyone on this planet will become toothless.
And blind.
As for those arguments that capital punishment generates fear in criminals and reduces crime rate, they're completely based on conjecture by people who haven't done any research in this topic. There is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than a prison term. In fact, evidence reveals the opposite. Since abolishing the death penalty in 1976, Canada's murder rate has steadily declined and as of 2016 was at its lowest since 1966. Capital punishment could be the underlying cause for increased rate of crime in India.
Second issue with capital punishment is that you cannot take it back. The death penalty is irreversible. Absolute judgments may lead to people paying for crimes they did not commit. For example, an individual from Texas, USA Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004 for allegedly setting a fire that killed his three daughters. Following his execution, further evidence revealed that Willingham did not set the fire that caused their deaths. But it was merely an accident.
In 2017 two countries " Guinea and Mongolia " abolished the death penalty for ALL crimes.
Today, 106 countries (the majority of the world's states) have turned their backs on the death penalty for good. Those that continue to execute are a tiny minority standing against a wave of opposition.
There are countless arguments for and against the death penalty. In an imperfect world where we can never be sure we have ever got the "worst of the worst" is it ever justified to take a life?
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Esha said:
8 years ago
It shouldn't be banned because-.
1) It will vanish the fear from the mind of society leading to more crimes. We should think like criminals first so accordingly me as a criminal, I will have a strong urge to commit a crime and at that time the intensity of fear will be less but then also if there is no capital punishment, I will think like I don't care about life imprisonment. First of all I am not going to be caught and if I got caught then in jail I will think of various methods to break it or live happily there as I will have a lot of time to think and do.
2) We are a part of a group or society to achieve something. We are not free to harm others as a whole. A society shouldn't sacrifice due to one person if one person is affecting all the humanity then it is better to remove that particular criminal from the society. (As in case of apples).
3) We can't say that we don't have any right to kill a person and only the god has that right. Because god can never be a caption of that particular society we have a freedom to decide whether a criminal should be allowed to live or not.
4) By taking his life not only the society will get rid of him but also many who are going to do the same offence for them it will surely a scary one.
5) Capital punishment should be for severe cases only because in small crimes their is hope for criminals that they can change over a period of time. But big crimes not only show severity of crime but also severity of wrong thoughts too. And as we know involuntary action requires thinking and that thinking is not a byproduct of one day and one idea. So to break that cycle of thoughts in that criminal is a very long time process and if the criminal is not ready to change then his thoughts will die only when he is died.
6) By capital punishment we can develop a system in which whole society can understand severity of such crime and by this parents are sure to protect their children from such thoughts and actions.
1) It will vanish the fear from the mind of society leading to more crimes. We should think like criminals first so accordingly me as a criminal, I will have a strong urge to commit a crime and at that time the intensity of fear will be less but then also if there is no capital punishment, I will think like I don't care about life imprisonment. First of all I am not going to be caught and if I got caught then in jail I will think of various methods to break it or live happily there as I will have a lot of time to think and do.
2) We are a part of a group or society to achieve something. We are not free to harm others as a whole. A society shouldn't sacrifice due to one person if one person is affecting all the humanity then it is better to remove that particular criminal from the society. (As in case of apples).
3) We can't say that we don't have any right to kill a person and only the god has that right. Because god can never be a caption of that particular society we have a freedom to decide whether a criminal should be allowed to live or not.
4) By taking his life not only the society will get rid of him but also many who are going to do the same offence for them it will surely a scary one.
5) Capital punishment should be for severe cases only because in small crimes their is hope for criminals that they can change over a period of time. But big crimes not only show severity of crime but also severity of wrong thoughts too. And as we know involuntary action requires thinking and that thinking is not a byproduct of one day and one idea. So to break that cycle of thoughts in that criminal is a very long time process and if the criminal is not ready to change then his thoughts will die only when he is died.
6) By capital punishment we can develop a system in which whole society can understand severity of such crime and by this parents are sure to protect their children from such thoughts and actions.
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Pratyush R. Roul said:
10 years ago
It seems to be an interesting topic. Well what does this word "Capital Punishment" mean?
Does it mean the final punishment given to a person for the most severe crimes? Well, then is it in our hands. There is above the almighty to read out the final verdict.
Usually the people who have done severe crimes such as rapes, murders, or any other big offence are dealt with capital punishment. I agree that they have done unforgivable offence & should be charged with punishments. But, is death the ultimate solution? No, I don't think so can't they be given a second chance. Some people say that these people should be hanged as it causes less pain. But then, it would be an easy way out for them. What is the use of capital punishment if it does not affect other people. Instead criminals should get a chance to correct themselves. We should help them to correct themselves because by killing these criminals no profit will be gained by the victim's family. Neither would it help to bring back the person to earth again.
By correcting their problems and changing their ideology we have to bring out a change in our society crime is an ideology. It could not be erased as long as we bring about a change in our society. So, it cannot be changed by imposing physical punishments. So, this change should be first brought about at individual level. First of all we should eliminate social evils which degrade our society such as corruption, non-unity among different races, wrong notions, and perhaps the wrong way of carrying out life. In most cases, people due to absence of moral or due to poverty, or because of some ill influence enter into the world of crimes.
Some of them realize about it, but, sometimes it becomes too late for them. By applying capital punishment we are not allowing them correct their mistakes and also not to spread the lesson they have learnt, so that, it would lead to an awakening among people.
Does it mean the final punishment given to a person for the most severe crimes? Well, then is it in our hands. There is above the almighty to read out the final verdict.
Usually the people who have done severe crimes such as rapes, murders, or any other big offence are dealt with capital punishment. I agree that they have done unforgivable offence & should be charged with punishments. But, is death the ultimate solution? No, I don't think so can't they be given a second chance. Some people say that these people should be hanged as it causes less pain. But then, it would be an easy way out for them. What is the use of capital punishment if it does not affect other people. Instead criminals should get a chance to correct themselves. We should help them to correct themselves because by killing these criminals no profit will be gained by the victim's family. Neither would it help to bring back the person to earth again.
By correcting their problems and changing their ideology we have to bring out a change in our society crime is an ideology. It could not be erased as long as we bring about a change in our society. So, it cannot be changed by imposing physical punishments. So, this change should be first brought about at individual level. First of all we should eliminate social evils which degrade our society such as corruption, non-unity among different races, wrong notions, and perhaps the wrong way of carrying out life. In most cases, people due to absence of moral or due to poverty, or because of some ill influence enter into the world of crimes.
Some of them realize about it, but, sometimes it becomes too late for them. By applying capital punishment we are not allowing them correct their mistakes and also not to spread the lesson they have learnt, so that, it would lead to an awakening among people.
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Annie Rea said:
9 years ago
I don't support Capital Punishment. I am aware I am just a thirteen-year-old but listen.
As a kid, I grew up thinking fairy tales were real. I believed in happy endings, I still do. You could all predict the shock in me when I came face to face with reality. There was a time when I was watching television and I came upon a channel that displayed medieval times. They were about to hang people.
I was horrified. It just made me feel so disgusted to even watch it happening. I sooner found out that the man they hung killed somebody.
They hung the man for murder.
But please explain to me, what right do we have to take one's life? Just because he killed someone doesn't give us a good excuse to kill him. Actually, there will NEVER be a good excuse to kill someone.
What does it make us? Killing these criminals? Is it okay just because they too have sinned?
If it is, then doesn't that make us no better than them?
Before you do it, think. Think about the example you are setting. Think, will there really be a difference?
If you killed this criminal, then you are a killer. What this criminal did or signed for doesn't matter. If you killed this criminal. You killed this criminal. You killed someone. You took a human life.
If you didn't, if you gave this criminal a chance to change for the better, then thank you. If you chose not to kill this criminal, there would be at least half a chance he would stay the same. But think about the other half, that he could do better. Think about the example you have set.
To be honest, whatever his crime may be, it should have an equal punishment. You know the statement, 'An eye for an eye'?
That's still not the answer. Did you know, 'An eye for an eye makes the world blind'?
CP isn't the equal punishment of any crime. It is a crime itself.
It's better to switch a light of hope in others than burn fear into them.
As a kid, I grew up thinking fairy tales were real. I believed in happy endings, I still do. You could all predict the shock in me when I came face to face with reality. There was a time when I was watching television and I came upon a channel that displayed medieval times. They were about to hang people.
I was horrified. It just made me feel so disgusted to even watch it happening. I sooner found out that the man they hung killed somebody.
They hung the man for murder.
But please explain to me, what right do we have to take one's life? Just because he killed someone doesn't give us a good excuse to kill him. Actually, there will NEVER be a good excuse to kill someone.
What does it make us? Killing these criminals? Is it okay just because they too have sinned?
If it is, then doesn't that make us no better than them?
Before you do it, think. Think about the example you are setting. Think, will there really be a difference?
If you killed this criminal, then you are a killer. What this criminal did or signed for doesn't matter. If you killed this criminal. You killed this criminal. You killed someone. You took a human life.
If you didn't, if you gave this criminal a chance to change for the better, then thank you. If you chose not to kill this criminal, there would be at least half a chance he would stay the same. But think about the other half, that he could do better. Think about the example you have set.
To be honest, whatever his crime may be, it should have an equal punishment. You know the statement, 'An eye for an eye'?
That's still not the answer. Did you know, 'An eye for an eye makes the world blind'?
CP isn't the equal punishment of any crime. It is a crime itself.
It's better to switch a light of hope in others than burn fear into them.
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Alexa Mendoza said:
4 years ago
Introducing capital punishment is not revenge, it is the highest degree of social protection.
Good evening everyone.
I, Mirnali Krishnamoorthy would like to speak against the topic "Capital punishment should be banned".
Let us start with the meaning of Capital punishment.
It is a punishment that involves the legal killing of a person who commits a serious crime like rape, murder, terrorism.
Let me ask you a question If a person has committed a heinous and unforgivable crime to disturb the peace in our society, shouldn't he be punished? The answer is not yes, it is absolutely.
People say that punishment is alright, though a death sentence is too much. But I disagree. Rapists and terrorists are not afraid of prison as a thief would be.
1. According to my opinion, capital punishment should not be banned because it will increase the crime rates at an alarming rate.
We already witness a lot of crime in our society. Now, imagine if rapists and Terrorists weren't punished in a disciplined manner! Our community would collapse right in front of our eyes! People would start to feel unsafe and insecure.
2. Another point is why should we go easy on a person who has attempted murder?
Shouldn't he/she be given a taste of their medicine? They deserve to be taught a lesson.
Let us consider countries like China and South Korea that have implemented Capital punishment to decrease crime rates to a minimal level.
Capital punishment won't only prevent crimes from happening now, but also in the future as the people will think multiple times before doing something that will cost them their life.
I would like to end by giving a quote: "I think capital punishment works great! Every killer you kill never kills again".
Thank you.
Good evening everyone.
I, Mirnali Krishnamoorthy would like to speak against the topic "Capital punishment should be banned".
Let us start with the meaning of Capital punishment.
It is a punishment that involves the legal killing of a person who commits a serious crime like rape, murder, terrorism.
Let me ask you a question If a person has committed a heinous and unforgivable crime to disturb the peace in our society, shouldn't he be punished? The answer is not yes, it is absolutely.
People say that punishment is alright, though a death sentence is too much. But I disagree. Rapists and terrorists are not afraid of prison as a thief would be.
1. According to my opinion, capital punishment should not be banned because it will increase the crime rates at an alarming rate.
We already witness a lot of crime in our society. Now, imagine if rapists and Terrorists weren't punished in a disciplined manner! Our community would collapse right in front of our eyes! People would start to feel unsafe and insecure.
2. Another point is why should we go easy on a person who has attempted murder?
Shouldn't he/she be given a taste of their medicine? They deserve to be taught a lesson.
Let us consider countries like China and South Korea that have implemented Capital punishment to decrease crime rates to a minimal level.
Capital punishment won't only prevent crimes from happening now, but also in the future as the people will think multiple times before doing something that will cost them their life.
I would like to end by giving a quote: "I think capital punishment works great! Every killer you kill never kills again".
Thank you.
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Kartikeya said:
10 years ago
Everyone agrees that crime is bad and we need to stop it. This seems sensible and logical in every way, until we ask the question: Do we need the death penalty to be 'tough' on crime?
According to me Capital Punishment SHOULD be done away with because if there are death penalties, one would think for a thousand times before doing a crime. This will also help in creating a fear factor in the minds of the criminals. The terrorists and rapists should not be allowed to roam freely in the society. People like them should be publicly hanged so that everyone will come to know that violating someone else's rights cannot be tolerated in a DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY like India. I think that capital punishment should be allowed because it creates a lesson in front of the public or criminals that law is made for the public and if we abolish the law by committing the crime it would create a penalty for that person.
On the other hand it also depends upon the crime committed by the criminal. If the crime is heinous in nature like sexual harassment, honor killing you can't spare them by just giving them imprisonment, because it will just encourage others to commit the crime as they will not have the fear of death in their minds. While punishing we should think about the innocent public in general instead of the criminal who did the scandalous crime. Abolishing death penalties will be injustice to the victims who suffered from the heinous acts of the criminals. Death penalty acts as a fear factor to many people who could have turned into a criminal and it is very important in a country like India.
Thank you, and that's all I would like to say.
According to me Capital Punishment SHOULD be done away with because if there are death penalties, one would think for a thousand times before doing a crime. This will also help in creating a fear factor in the minds of the criminals. The terrorists and rapists should not be allowed to roam freely in the society. People like them should be publicly hanged so that everyone will come to know that violating someone else's rights cannot be tolerated in a DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY like India. I think that capital punishment should be allowed because it creates a lesson in front of the public or criminals that law is made for the public and if we abolish the law by committing the crime it would create a penalty for that person.
On the other hand it also depends upon the crime committed by the criminal. If the crime is heinous in nature like sexual harassment, honor killing you can't spare them by just giving them imprisonment, because it will just encourage others to commit the crime as they will not have the fear of death in their minds. While punishing we should think about the innocent public in general instead of the criminal who did the scandalous crime. Abolishing death penalties will be injustice to the victims who suffered from the heinous acts of the criminals. Death penalty acts as a fear factor to many people who could have turned into a criminal and it is very important in a country like India.
Thank you, and that's all I would like to say.
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Rashu said:
9 years ago
Hello friends,
Although we are not here to decide that the person should live in the society or not or we can say, we are not "GOD". But if we see the epic "The Ramayana" Ram killed Ravan because he kidnapped his wife and misbehaved with her and also he mistreated the people. The Epic shows that Victory of Good over evil which leads that we will get JUSTICE some day. We thought that law will take strict actions against the wrongdoings. I support Capital punishment is allowed in our country because if we give a chance to the criminals it will lead to increasing crimes than before. But it is also true that this will not be justified if we gave the punishment without any pain to them who are doing these heinous crimes. Therefore, Stringent laws should be made and these criminals should be first tortured day by day so that they will repent their evil deeds. And afterward, they should be hanged. As in the case of Acid attacks or Rapes, the victim has to suffer the whole life and to survive with that pain and the humiliation they face lifetime. Rich Criminals released very easily and others are only having rest in the Jail.
If we see the highest rape crimes countries involving Canada, Sweden, Germany, South Africa where the capital punishment has been abolished. Still, the rate of crimes is very high there. Therefore, Abolition of Capital Punishment may not help to eradicate the crimes in our country.
Our Government also spend lots of amount in surviving the criminals. This will affect our economy as well. As these funds can be used to reduce poverty and develop the underdeveloped section of our society.
Although we are not here to decide that the person should live in the society or not or we can say, we are not "GOD". But if we see the epic "The Ramayana" Ram killed Ravan because he kidnapped his wife and misbehaved with her and also he mistreated the people. The Epic shows that Victory of Good over evil which leads that we will get JUSTICE some day. We thought that law will take strict actions against the wrongdoings. I support Capital punishment is allowed in our country because if we give a chance to the criminals it will lead to increasing crimes than before. But it is also true that this will not be justified if we gave the punishment without any pain to them who are doing these heinous crimes. Therefore, Stringent laws should be made and these criminals should be first tortured day by day so that they will repent their evil deeds. And afterward, they should be hanged. As in the case of Acid attacks or Rapes, the victim has to suffer the whole life and to survive with that pain and the humiliation they face lifetime. Rich Criminals released very easily and others are only having rest in the Jail.
If we see the highest rape crimes countries involving Canada, Sweden, Germany, South Africa where the capital punishment has been abolished. Still, the rate of crimes is very high there. Therefore, Abolition of Capital Punishment may not help to eradicate the crimes in our country.
Our Government also spend lots of amount in surviving the criminals. This will affect our economy as well. As these funds can be used to reduce poverty and develop the underdeveloped section of our society.
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