By Andriel Gonzalez / For The Herald
The death penalty is inhumane, but that’s why it makes so effective, that’s why it should be allowed.
Even if people change over time, they still deserve death penalty. Does that change the fact they took life from another person? They can change but their past actions can’t.
The death penalty is the highest form of punishment you can get. And why it should be allowed, its justice and closure for families. It could be a deterrent, scaring off criminals from committing the crime and if it still doesn’t it stops people from committing the crime again. The death penalty is sometimes the only and morally the right thing; inhumane deaths for inhumane people. Therefore, the death penalty should be allowed in every single state in the United States of America.
The death penalty provides families with closure and justice for their loved ones. Additionally, some relatives of murder victims believe the death penalty is just necessary for their lives to move forward, it’s hard for them to believe their family member is a murder victim. Furthermore Jason Johnson, whose father was sentenced to death for killing his mother, states “I will go see him executed not to see him die but for my family to have some closure.”
Moreover, the death penalty is the only moral punishment for the worst crimes. Criminals just sitting in prison rotting isn’t cruel enough for those criminals. Imagine a ruthless criminal that the chance he gets will kill anyone he can reach. Just dumping them in prison won’t be enough. The death penalty is the best for these jobs, if not then we will have more people on earth like this.
The death penalty is also a deterrent it scares criminals out of doing crimes. This means that the death penalty is going to discourage criminals from causing crimes because they don’t want to be punished by death. Some criminals would also stop committing the same crime twice because they know they would be put to death. Subsequently also if a criminal is put to death for committing a crime knows that they weren’t scared then we just stop their chances of committing the crime again by putting them to death. Consequently, If the criminals didn’t already get scared of the death penalty, they are already inhumane enough just to go out and kill others. They deserve inhumane deaths for inhumane people. Now that we have established this and how criminals if not scared of the death penalty still commit the crime, they deserved the penalty.
Even if people can change that still does not change the fact or make it a little better that they committed these crimes. They can change themselves, but they can’t change their past actions. We can’t forgive people just by changing. In the same vein, a recent study conducted by Gallup illustrates that a majority of Americans (53%) are in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder. Though one might argue that the death penalty still should not be allowed because its savage. A closer look reveals that humans have been using the death penalty for all of history, we are just doing what we have been for years.
If it’s either how we have been doing it for all of history, the moral punishment of the death penalty, or if it’s how people can change but not their past actions. As this new era begins, we must enforce strict consequences for criminal behavior to maintain justice and protect our communities. To ensure change, one of the most effective actions you can take is to contact your state legislature and recommend them why the death penalty is the correct option in your state. All things considered the death penalty is inhumane, it has proved effectiveness, and its not just justice for criminals, its protection for our communities. If its either scaring would be criminals or permanently stopping these offenders from society. The death penalty is the correct way to go.
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