Crime is everywhere. Wherever
we look, we find criminals and crime. Criminals have become a part of our daily
lives. Does this mean we let them be the darkness of our society? No, definitely
not. Eliminating crime and criminals is our duty, and we cannot ignore it.
Getting the rightly accused to a just punishment is very important. Some
criminals commit a crime because they have no other option to survive, but some
do it for fun. I do not advocate death penalty for everybody. A person, who
stole bread from a grocery store, definitely does not deserve death penalty.
However, a serial killer, who kills people for fun or for his personal gain,
definitely deserves death penalty. Death penalty should continue in order to
eliminate the garbage of our society. Not everybody deserves to die, but some
people definitely do. I support death penalty because of several reasons.
Firstly, I believe that death penalty serves as a deterrent and helps in
reducing crime. Secondly, it is true that death penalty is irreversible, but it
is hard to kill a wrongly convicted person due to the several chances given to
the convicted to prove his innocence. Thirdly, death penalty assures safety of
the society by eliminating these criminals.
Everybody fears death, even animals. Most criminals would think twice if they
knew their own lives were at stake. Although there is no statistical evidence
that death penalty deters crime, but we have to agree that most of us fear
death. Suppose there is no death penalty in a state and life imprisonment
without parole is the maximum punishment. What is stopping a prisoner who is
facing a life imprisonment without parole to commit another murder in the
prison?
There are many things in this society which should be banned, but the death
penalty is not one of them. It is definitely the right way to go as far as
capital discipline is concerned. Right now in our country, I find it outrageous
that criminals think that they can get away with just about anything. In some
states, including Alabama, the death penalty has helped them lower the rate of
violent crimes. We need some form of capital punishment to send a message to
career criminals that they will not get away with these severe crimes.
The death penalty would also make people more secure. In some countries of South
America and the Far East, they have very severe penalties, including flogging,
for even minor crimes. People in some areas of our nation feel they cannot walk
around or step outside their houses for fear of criminals. In other countries,
however, you would rarely see laws being broken because the penalties are so
stern. The United States is one of the most lenient countries in the world as
far as discipline. If we had the death penalty, all people would be able to use
the streets even in troubled areas.
Another reason we should use this is to set an example to all criminals. Some
criminals who have committed many violent crimes (robbery, rape, and murder) are
walking the streets like normal citizens because we are much too lenient on
them. If the death penalty is instituted, there would not be as many daring and
violent crimes as there are presently. Our present laws are much too "soft" on
criminals. We need to get stricter.
In closing, I would like to add that this law would make a major difference. It
would make our streets safer, people more secure, and make a better world to
live in. The death penalty is a definite plus for our society as a whole.