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 [ ]6-8                 [ ]Class Notes    [Essay on Death Penalty. ]
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 Date: 06/94  # of Words:602   School:Public - COED   State:NY
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   In the eighteenth century,England would punish by death for
 pickpocketing and petty theft.   Ever since the 1650's colonist could be
 put to death for denying the true god or cursing their parents advocates.
 Capital Punishment have clashed almost continuously in the forum of public
 opinion in state legislatures and most recently in courts.  In 1972,the
 case of furman vs.Georgia reached the supreme court.  The court decided
 that punishment by death did indeed violate the eighth amendment to
 containing that "excessive fines imposed,nor cruel and unusual punishment
 inflicted."  By this decision death sentences all over the country were
 set aside.  The three most common death penalties are the gas
 chamber,lethal injection,and the electric chair.  Capital punishment has
 become an increasingly controversial issue over many decades.  The problem
 lies between, is the death penalty being accepted  in murder cases or
 ruled out completely.  While some people feel that Capital Punishment will
 not discourage crime, Capital punishment should be legalized in all
 states, because it is morally just and it will deter crime.
	
    The many opponents of capital punishment who are against it feel that
 the death penalty is not a deterrent and that it is barbariaertic of the
 past. It has no place in a civilized society today.  One of the biggest
 arguments against capital punishment is people feel that it violates the
 eighth amendment  which forbids cruel and unusual punishment.  People
 against Capital Punishment believe the death penalty is absurd and is in
 un-christian practice.  Further more, they feel society should not"
 encourage sentiments of vengenance cater to morbid interest in ritual
 execution."  Criminologists also built a strong case that the threat of
 death failed to deter murder, anymore effectively than prison. Therefore,
 to inflict harm to one,it is simply useless.

    However, the punishment fits the crime therefore, it is morally just.
 Capital punishment is an expression of society's  moral outrage at
 offensive conduct.  This may be appealing to many but it is essential in
 an ordered society. It asks our citizens to rely on legal procedures
 rather than to self-help their wrongs doings.  It is morally right to
 sentence a person to the death penalty who has commited a serious crime as
 murder.  If someone has murdered a person it is unethical to let the
 murderer live when you have an innocent person who is dead.  Capital
 Punishment has to be based entirely on consideration of justice and
 morality.

     Finally, the death penalty is a deterrent against crimes.  Statistics
 show that the crime rate is reduced in all states that hold the death
 penalty.  The point given to these people is that they are less likely to
 commit a crime knowing they  will receive the ultimate punishment to kill.
 "No other punishment deters men so effectively from committing crimes as
 the punishment of death".  Still, Capital Punishment is supported by many
 Americans.  They usually rely on deterrence as their main reason to deter
 people from committing serious crimes.  Hopefully Capital Punishment will
 be legalized in many states to eliminate violence from american life.

     Many  people feel Capital Punishment will not discourage crime .  It
 promotes murder rather than deter it.  A desire for suicide is what leads
 some murders to their criminal acts.  Capital Punishment should remain
 legalized in all states.  The two main reasons are it is morally just and
 it will deter crime.  The way our society is today we need to continue on
 with the death penalty. It deters other  murders and it protects our
 society from them. Clearly, the usage of the death penalty will force
 crime to be unacceptable in our world and protect our citizens.
