Arguments used for and Against the Death Penalty

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arguments used for and Against the Death Penalty

 

 

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Arguments used for and against the Death Penalty.

Krasemann & Thiroux (2015), the taking of human life, according to certain ethicists, is immorally wrong. They argue that the death penalty is a violation of the principle of life value. Capital punishment, as further argued, amounts to social murder directly facilitated by one of the members. The process is also believed to be ineffective as a deterrent. They argue that there is a mere argument in support of this claim. In some cases, the groups have stated that the responsible team might execute an innocent person.

Even though individuals favor capital punishment as further incorporated in utilitarianism and results, theories have argued that the process is essential if the result will accrue everyone present. Also, the party introduced an economic argument. They state that there is no proof that murderers will live according to society standards after rehabilitation. In some incidences, murders released from prison after ten years have ended up committing the crime again.

On any given day, I will favor the notions liked to capital punishment. Furthermore, restitution or the compensation theory argues that justice is only served if the crime victims are compensated or restitution to the crime done to them. Also, as discussed by utilitarians, capital punishment applies to the most significant greatest number of practical consequences turns out. Victims of murder must be compensated for the immoral acts! Besides, capital punishment prevents a re-offending of the crime (Brady, 2018). It is generally undeniable that the individuals executed will not commit the crime again. Closure and vindication are facilitated by the victims’ families. Such members do not feel the insecurities linked to the release of offenders from the prison.

 

 

References

Brady, M. E. (2018). Keynes’s Application of Virtue Ethics in the General Theory in Chapter 9. Available at SSRN 3108286.

Krasemann W. Keith & Thiroux P. Jacques (2015). Ethics: Theory and Practice; College of DuPage.