Death penalty

The use of capital punishment in the justice system is a hotly contested subject in today's society with each side of the debate making valid arguments. The contesting sides hint no signs of agreeing soon.

The death penalty is termed as one of the most controversial issues in the case of law and order. It is manipulated that the nation should not have the rights of taking away any citizens life even as a form of punishment.

The act of ending other human being life is hard to comprehend. It is evident that the emotions involved regardless of how much the person deserves it, is beyond the moral understanding of normal human being.

After almost two decades, the federal government plans to resume executions on inmates serving death row sentences. The declaration reverses a suspension on the federal death penalty that was last enforced in 2003.

The death penalty is one of the sentences that have brought controversy across the globe. The punishment has caused endless debates on whether the sentence should exist or be abolished.

The death sentence is a type of punishment that is certified by the government, where criminals who have committed capital offenses are put to death. It is a legal sentence in the United States.

The Connecticut became one of the many states that abolished death penalty while insisting just two individuals had been given the capital punishment which indicated that...

Death penalty as a form of punishment for criminals should be abolished since it encourages discrimination and there are better and more efficient ways of punishing criminals.

Over the years, the cost incurred by capital punishment cases has exceeded that incurred in non-capital cases. Capital cases have been shown to cost at least twice as much as non-capital ones.

In the case where Simmons planned and committed a capital murder to Mrs. Shirley Crook, the court ruled out, and he was sentenced to death. However, after filing an appeal in the Supreme Court...

The law and the society have put in place punishments aimed at averting crimes and give justice. Over generations, the society has meted out the death penalty as a means to deter murder crimes.