Death Penalty
The Death Penalty
Everyone has their own opinion about the death penalty; some are for it while others are against it. The death penalty is a big issue that people are always debating about. Some people think that it is cruel and usual punishment while others say it’s an eye for an eye. Another argument about it will be on how much it costs and how the cost is affecting our economy or some believe the death penalty is based on racism. There are a lot more that can be argued about on behalf of the death penalty, but I’m just going to talk about a few of them. A lot of people believe that death penalty should be done away because of the fact that it is going against the Ten Commandments “thou shalt not murder”. Even though the person that is on the death penalty murdered another person doesn’t mean we should take their life. The eye for an eye saying is really crazy because why would you want to take another person life away? A lot of innocent people also have died due to the death penalty. For example, this guy was driving by and saw two males fighting and one got shot. So the guy got out of his car and tried helping the guy but when the police got there he was dead. Now the guy that was just trying to help is on trial for the shooting because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Another argument is how much the death penalty cost. A lot of people have mentioned how much the death penalty cost and how it has affected our economy. A lot of states have banned the death penalty because of the taxes. Instead of spending a lot of money to end a person life why can’t the money be used for something that helps everyone? Capital punishment costs more than life without parole.” Studies in the US show that capital cases, from arrest to execution, cost between one million and seven million dollars because of a never-ending succession of appeals. A case resulting in imprisonment costs around $500,000. Not only is the cost of the death penalty
Everyone has their own opinion about the death penalty; some are for it while others are against it. The death penalty is a big issue that people are always debating about. Some people think that it is cruel and usual punishment while others say it’s an eye for an eye. Another argument about it will be on how much it costs and how the cost is affecting our economy or some believe the death penalty is based on racism. There are a lot more that can be argued about on behalf of the death penalty, but I’m just going to talk about a few of them. A lot of people believe that death penalty should be done away because of the fact that it is going against the Ten Commandments “thou shalt not murder”. Even though the person that is on the death penalty murdered another person doesn’t mean we should take their life. The eye for an eye saying is really crazy because why would you want to take another person life away? A lot of innocent people also have died due to the death penalty. For example, this guy was driving by and saw two males fighting and one got shot. So the guy got out of his car and tried helping the guy but when the police got there he was dead. Now the guy that was just trying to help is on trial for the shooting because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Another argument is how much the death penalty cost. A lot of people have mentioned how much the death penalty cost and how it has affected our economy. A lot of states have banned the death penalty because of the taxes. Instead of spending a lot of money to end a person life why can’t the money be used for something that helps everyone? Capital punishment costs more than life without parole.” Studies in the US show that capital cases, from arrest to execution, cost between one million and seven million dollars because of a never-ending succession of appeals. A case resulting in imprisonment costs around $500,000. Not only is the cost of the death penalty