Death Penalty Speech
From the execution of a young Maori boy named Wiremu Maketu in 1842, to when Walter Bolton was hung for the poisoning of his wife in 1957. The death penalty was believed to be an effective means of deterring murders in New Zealand. Now think about this, say your brother, sister, parent or friend was recently murdered. The convicted killer is prosecuted and sent to prison. A comfortable two man jail cell, with food, medical care, bedding and all of life’s necessities on call. The thing is, where is your loved one? They're either 6 feet under in a decaying wooden box or sitting atop a mantelpiece in a nicely decorated urn, and the irony is, you and your family are paying for that criminal. Directly through your taxes.
Currently in New Zealand, the average period of incarceration for murder stands for 23 years. Eventually that once savage criminal will walk free on parole after a quarter of their life in a jail cell. So again I ask, where is your loved one? They’re still dead. Who can value a killer’s life at a quarter of the expense of your deceased? Although the death penalty won’t bring them back, it certainly will bring a sense of closure to the still grieving families as opposed to having another killer released back onto the streets.
The question still remains, however. What happens these so called “rehabilitated citizens” that are now free to go about and continue their lives? What actually guarantees you and me the peace of mind that these criminals won’t repeat their crimes once they are released? There are too many accounts of repeat murders from ex-convicts too even risk that statistic. What is the use of enabling danger to have its place in society? Another family torn apart, another friend lost, all at the hands of our flawed judicial system. When someone is humanely executed, the cycle stops there. There is no opportunity for more senseless murder or crime to arise from immuration. And you may be thinking what if an innocent man was wrongly sentenced
Currently in New Zealand, the average period of incarceration for murder stands for 23 years. Eventually that once savage criminal will walk free on parole after a quarter of their life in a jail cell. So again I ask, where is your loved one? They’re still dead. Who can value a killer’s life at a quarter of the expense of your deceased? Although the death penalty won’t bring them back, it certainly will bring a sense of closure to the still grieving families as opposed to having another killer released back onto the streets.
The question still remains, however. What happens these so called “rehabilitated citizens” that are now free to go about and continue their lives? What actually guarantees you and me the peace of mind that these criminals won’t repeat their crimes once they are released? There are too many accounts of repeat murders from ex-convicts too even risk that statistic. What is the use of enabling danger to have its place in society? Another family torn apart, another friend lost, all at the hands of our flawed judicial system. When someone is humanely executed, the cycle stops there. There is no opportunity for more senseless murder or crime to arise from immuration. And you may be thinking what if an innocent man was wrongly sentenced