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Capital Punishment
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Capital Punishment Many of us have witnessed violence everywhere in our community. I, for one, am troubled by these cruel and useless acts. The need of justice and order is strongly recommended by the society. To set an example of discipline, the state is executing those accused of capital offense. But is violence a useful tool of peace and order? Ending life for a life that has ended does not gain anything but satisfaction and vengeance. Death penalty is not a proper form of punishment and therefor be abolished. A huge part of the public regard the death penalty as a proper punishment for capital offense. They think it would present a strong sense of disciplinary measure to the public that desperately seek justice. However, these individuals are driven by their personal anguish and vengeful thoughts. True, they promote peace and harmony to create a world free of violence. But incorporating violence with justice as a means of punishment contradicts to the basic principle of promoting peace in a society. “I understand the pain and deep anger felt by the families of murder victims. Yet I can’t accept the judgement that condemns execution to the killers. This merely perpetuates the tragic unending cycle of violence that destroy our hope for a decent society,” says Bernice King(qtd. in Norman p1). The Early Christian teachings that were closely influenced by Christ were totally opposed to the death penalty(Robinson p1). In Biblical times, Christ had saved an accused adulteress from being stoned to death by promoting the importance of forgiveness(John 8:3-8:11).“He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her”, Jesus had said. Without exception, life should not be ended prematurely. It deprives a person from possible atonement and salvation(Robinson p3). Authors of reports stated that supporters of capital punishment explained the unfair implementation of death sentence as irrelevant evidence and a false accusation of unfairness and that it only reflects the different rates at which various races, ages and the economically incapably in U.S.
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