IS THE DEATH PENALTY EFFECTIVE? 2
Running head: IS THE DEATH PENALTY EFFECTIVE? 1
Is the Death Penalty Effective?
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Abstract
Unites States considers capital punishment as an authorized penalty. The commencement of the American colonies links the US to the existence of capital punishment. It is the only developed Western nation applying regular death penalties. The lethal injection method of execution was first developed in the US. Among the 54 countries applying the death penalty worldwide is the US. About five other countries were able to adopt the lethal injection method. The execution was then abolished by the Philippines and Guatemala. Thailand, Vietnam, China, and the United States were left to use the method.
This paper tends to disagree with the aspect of the death penalty. No one deserves to die.
Key words: Penalty, Death, Lethal, Injection
Is the Death Penalty Effective?
The Death penalty is not an effective way to deter crime (Kennedy, 2012). Kennedy states the no one deserves to die. It is not credibly evident that states with death penalty executions have lower murder rates or crime rates. The public is falsely convinced by the government that the death penalty has ensured effective measures to combat crime. In the real sense, the law does not do anything to protect the community against dangerous criminals. In a civilized society, doing to the criminal the same things they did to their victim is unacceptable. The penalty of death cannot be death itself. Therefore, the murderers are not supposed to be punished with death (Steiker, 2005).
Conclusion
In summary, it is immoral and unfair to punish criminals with death penalties. Many innocent people get executed in the process. The death penalty is not effective and has no purpose as a crime remedy. Abolishment of capital punishment is therefore necessary.
References
Kennedy, D. M., (2012). Deterrence and crime prevention: Reconsidering the prospect of sanction. Routledge.
Steiker, C. S., (2005). No, Capital Punishment Is Not Morally Required: Deterrence, Deontology, and the Death Penalty. Stan. L. Rev., 58, 751.