Ethics Capital Punishment
- Created by: Zodored15
- Created on: 02-04-15 14:07
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- Capital Punishment
- AGAINST
- It does not allow for reformation
- It does not allow for restorative justice
- It is against the 7th commandment, 'Thou shall not murder'.
- The government is not setting a good example by killing the individual.
- There us no proof that capital punishment is serving as a deterrent
- The government should consider how the family of the criminal would feel.
- The executed suspect may later be found to be innocent.
- FOR
- It protects society from the criminal.
- It brings about a sense of retribution
- A dead man cannot commit again.
- Less money is spent for the accommodation of prisoners.
- In Leviticus it says, 'If a man kills another, he too must be killed'.
- It is a strong deterrent to potential offenders.
- The bible says ' do unto others what you would have them do unto you'.
- AGAINST
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