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Sherbini

Mohammed Sherbini

Kathryn Auner

ENG 110

18 February 2016

Death Penalty

Capital punishment is the taking of human life due to a crime committed by the accused person. It is a decision made by the law as a form of justice on the wrong committed. The type of execution depends on the religion, special ways of a particular state or community. Execution can be in many respects including hanging, firing squad, beheading or lethal injection. From the early 19 century, these executions were part of the laws in many countries, until human rights activist emerged and started fighting against the act. According to the current statistics, countries which are ranked among the first to practice this practice are China, Iraq, Iran, Japan, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somali, USA, and Yemen (Nagin, 9). Many argue that the judgment is not a necessary form of justice because it portrays the disrespect of human life and the cruelty of justice. It violates the right to live according to their views.

 Justice is the way of correcting to an offender so that the offender can fit back into the society as a reformed person. In the case of justice being practiced, the offender is given a chance to change and become a new person who is beneficial to the society (Canes-Wrone, Brandice, Tom, Clark, and Jason, 24).  By sentencing one to death, the opportunity for the individual to be better in the society is taken away. There can never be justification for the cruelty of human life. The offender is not only the victim of injustice, but his family and loved ones are victims too. To such a family, taking away of their child is not the right way since life was not given to him by the law or government. It, therefore, shows that the government or law has no right to take away life.

Violation of human rights is seen in the capital punishment. Human rights are the ways that man can live freely in the world. It is an aspect of freedom of the human life. As much as a person has committed an offence, the person still has rights (Canes-Wrone, Brandice, Tom, Clark, and Jason, 30). The offender still having rights is evidenced by the fact that the offender is allowed to have a lawyer in the court of the law and to face trial. Under the human rights, life is one of the major issues. Punishment is allowed as a way of correcting human behavior, but the act of killing to correct an offence does not solve the problem. Many religions have joined hands to protest against the violation of human rights.

Discrimination is also evidenced by this form of justice. Once an offender commits a crime, they should not be seen as outcasts in the community, but they should correct through a correctional centre to help them reform. The act of discrimination can quickly alter the mental functioning of the offender and result to the person committing more crimes or becoming mentally ill (Nagin, 11). The thought of isolation from the society can make the offender harm or hurt anyone around them. An upcoming trend is the judgment of mentally ill patients in the US has been debated. It has shown discrimination to those either born mentally sick or those that fall ill in the process of life. The mentally ill should not face execution, but they should be treated equally like any other normal human.

Punishment using death increases the disrespect of human life and cruelty. It shows the world that is not just in punishment. It destroys the value of life and indicates that a criminal has no right to live. It is therefore not right to practice justice by way of death despite the situation since life is sacred. It is better to give life long sentence as a form of justice than the death judgment. This argument is brought about by the beliefs and religion of people. Different religions are standing firm to protest against the killings.

 

Works Cited

Canes-Wrone, Brandice, Tom S. Clark, and Jason P. Kelly. "Judicial selection and death penalty decisions." American Political Science Review 108.01 (2014): 23-39.

Nagin, Daniel. "Deterrence and the death penalty: Why the statistics should be ignored." Significance 11.2 (2014): 9-13.