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Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment Capital Punishment: Dead Man Walking Throughout the years I have had great interest on the topic of capital punishment. The question is whether or not there is justice in capital punishment. I have spent the past few years of my life researching both sides of this issue to determine whether justice presides. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * © Copyright DueNow.com Inc. * [Category]: Social Issues [Paper Title]: Dead Man Walking [Text]: Susan Carlisle 12/18/00 Hour G Dead Man Walking Throughout the years I have had great interest on the topic of capital punishment. The question is whether or not there is justice in capital punishment. I have spent the past few years of my life researching both sides of this issue to determine whether justice presides. In the past years many lives have been taken by the government, but it’s not just lives they take but the rights of people. But why should I blame myself for the government’s wrong doings. Because I’m not out there trying the persuade my peers that this typed of control by the government is wrong and I must use my communication skills to prove this. When we think about capital punishment, we think of the criminal, but do we take the time to think about the family of that criminal. Because one person caused grief for a family we must turn around and cause grief for another. And what about the money we spend to take these lives away. It cost lest to keep a person in jail for life then to destroy the,. It also rids the suffering of a family watching one of their members die. It is the power of the government taking these lives and not the power of God. The only ones who will benefit are those who feast on watching others die. It is not just the criminal who is the victim, but all those who give in to the power of the government and agree with capital punishment. One would say that this decision is for the common good, then why can’t we all make this decision instead of 1 a select few. The pace of executions in this country has fluctuated in recent decades, mostly in response to shifting rulings by the Supreme Court. During the 1950's, executions averaged about 50 a year, but they slowed in the late 1950's and came to a stop so that no executions occurred between 1967 and 1977. Executions resumed sporadically and since 1984 have averaged roughly 20 a year. Thirty-six states now authorize the death penalty, typically for murder. The framers of the Constitution clearly did not intend to outlaw the death penalty on either the state or federal level. The Bill of Rights, which originally applied only to the federal government until its provisions were erroneously applied to the states in this century, explicitly validated that penalty in its Fifth Amendment provisions that "no person shall be held to answer for a capital or other infamous crime" except by action of a grand jury, and that "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law" (emphasis added). However, the prospect of expanded federal capital crimes ought to give pause to those who generally favor the death penalty. The Constitution gives the federal government no general criminal jurisdiction. In recent decades, unfortunately, federal law has intruded into large areas of state responsibility through expansive interpretations of congressional power to regulate interstate commerce and to oversee the activities of recipients of federal subsidies. Expansion of federal capital crimes would compound this abuse. But does the death penalty deter other would-be murderers? Significant statistical 2 evidence would appear to support the firm conclusion of common sense and experience that the death penalty probably deters at least some premeditated homicides. Since it probably does deter, the death penalty probably saves the innocent lives of potential future victims who would be killed but for the deterrent effect of that penalty. Nor is it unjust to execute a murderer. Some would bring up the point that when the would-be ... This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Academic Library. Please register below now!
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