Question

Capital punishment is a very controversial issue around the world. Many countries that once supported the death penalty now find it to be cruel and unusual punishment. What are your thoughts? Do you support the use of the death penalty as a fair punishment for criminals that commit terrible crimes or is it too cruel? Using five sentences or more, give your opinion and defend your answer by using facts or examples.

Answer 1

Answer:

I do not support the use of the death penalty. If we punish someone who, for example, committed murder by killing them, how are we any better? Murder is murder, no matter what the circumstances are.

Besides that, there have been many cases when people got sentenced to death for crimes they didn't commit. Unlike other sentences, the death sentence can't be reversed. If they got sentenced to life in jail instead, they could've gotten released once the proof of their innocence was found. But with the death penalty that is not a possibility. Murder of an innocent person in such circumstances is no better than the murder someone gets sentenced to death for. And in those cases, no one gets punished for the mistake that cost someone else their life.

Answer 2

Answer:

I know this seems harsh but this is my opinion

Explanation:

I support the death penalty only in specific cases. I support the death penalty in some cases, because a serial killer can kill 10 people and go to jail for 5 years and then sometimes will be just let back out onto the streets. I think the only time the death penalty should be used is, if a defendant has been found guilty of killing 3 or more people. One way of making sure the defendant did indeed kill 3 or more people, any cases where the defendant has killed 3 or more people would be sent straight to the supreme court.