The death penalty tears at our sense of humanity, but especially so for those who carry it out.

1/23/2016

Have a look through the following links and articles before discussing the quotation from Auld and the question that is posted below:

"CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS PROBABLY THE MOST PREMEDITATED OF ANY MURDERS". [auld]

debate:
To what extent is Capital Punishment justifiable when dealing with heinous, psychopathic, non-rehabilitative individuals?

1 Comment

Thomas Ross Camelo

1/26/2016 10:34:46 pm

The death penalty is a draconian punishment with no place in our world. It is morally unjustifiable and all steps should be taken to ensure its abolition. Not only is murder as a form of punishment unethical, there is always the possibility that innocent people will be executed. No legal system is perfect and as such it is impossible to say that the use of the death penalty doesn't take the lives of innocent men and women. Not only does it affect the convict, it also leaves the family of the convict in grief and in the long run it can also cause grief to those involved in the execution process. Also, there is the possibility for abuse of the system for political or other reasons. The only time to take a life is if that person might kill an innocent person. Capital punishment is an unacceptable form of premeditated, state-sponsored murder.

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