| Though many countries in the world has abolished | | | | passed on the murderer. |
| capital punishment due to reasons pertaining to | | | | When a person is sentenced to death for a serious |
| humanity, some countries are still sticking to the | | | | crime, he is only getting the easy way out for all he |
| traditional practice of capital punishment. Is it rational to | | | | has done. Instead, he should have to carry the burden |
| keep capital punishment, or should it be abolished | | | | of having committed such a crime, and be allowed to |
| altogether? | | | | repent for the rest of his life. Thus, a life sentence |
| Often, it is sentenced for serious crimes. Such crimes | | | | should be a more fitting punishment in this case. |
| include murder and drug trafficking, just to name a few. | | | | Regardless of the power and authority the law has |
| So, should this kind of punishment be abolished? As | | | | over us, no one should be given the power to take |
| the old saying goes, two wrongs will never make a | | | | away another person's life. For the right or wrong |
| right. | | | | reasons, it is just simply wrong to take a life. |
| Although one can argue that a person who commits a | | | | With all the backing of humanity, capital punishment |
| crime as serious as murder should be getting an eye | | | | should be abolished. A more humane alternative |
| for an eye, such punishment would never right the | | | | punishment should be used instead of this harsh |
| wrong which has been done. The murder victim will | | | | punishment. |
| never come back to life regardless of the judgment | | | | |