Death

3 Pages 746 Words

Two sisters are home alone when a robber enters the house. The younger sister (8) is shot and killed, while the other one hides in horror and witnesses the shooting. Though she manages to escape and save herself, she can never fully recover from what she had seen with her own eyes almost twenty years ago. This story is not unique for there are many witnesses of murder everyday. The idea of putting another human to death is hard to completely fathom. The physical act of putting someone to death is easy to execute, but the emotions involved in carrying it out, is beyond the understanding of someone who as not witnessed such a tragic event. I know it must be painful, dehumanizing, and sickening. However, this act is sometimes necessary and it is our responsibility as a society to see that it is done. Capital punishment debates can quickly turn heated and argumentative because of the very dramatic nature of the topic. Most people either completely support capital punishment or are completely against it. Unfortunately there is no middle road that you can take, you can’t half kill a person for a crime. I will argue that capital punishment for first degree murder is a necessary part of living in a civilized society. Upon arguing for the death penalty you must understand that the death penalty is morally correct, and it will bring a closure to the victims family.

Capital punishment is not only justifiable but is morally correct and should be the mandatory sentence for such crimes once an individual is found guilty. It would be neither unjust nor immoral to execute such an individual. It is not logical to believe that a person raised in our society does not know that the crimes of murder or the rape of a child will not be tolerated. Regardless of an individual’s background or status, individual choices lead to results that carry personal responsibility. It is inappropriate to make excuses for these criminals simply because they were negle...