“The death penalty is murder and should be abolished.” Do you agree?

Capital punishment also known as the death penalty is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. Capital punishment can be carried out through various ways such as hanging, lethal injection, etc. The main reason behind this capital punishment was to punish the criminal as well as to appease the victim’s family.

One reason on why the death penalty should be abolished beacause it is just the same as murder. The only difference is that the execution of the convict is carried out in a lawful manner. As it is said, two wrongs does not make a right. What use is it to execute the convicted only after he has commited the crime? Furthurmore, the reason given for the death penalty is that the criminal is a threat to society which should be eliminated. However, if the convict is in jail, he would now be of no threat, so there is no reason to execute him. Some say that capital punishment may lead to irreversible miscarrages of justice and that it violates and denies the rights of the convict.

Some might argue that capital punishment serves as a deterrence to others as they would think twice before committing a crime. They would be afraid of the consequences if they had committed a crime. However, statistics have shown that deterrence has little effect in decreasing capital crime. Some criminals have no choice while others are strong willed, therefore, they would not be deterred easily.

In conclusion, i believe that the death penalty should be abolished as it denies our basic rights as human beings. I believe that criminals should be given a second chance in life and not have their precious life thrown away. Therefore, the death penalty should be abolished.