Motion: The death penalty should be completely abolished [Done by Bee Em]
Yes, death penalty should be completely abolioshed.
Firstly, no one have the right to take away someone else's life. Everyone has the right and freedom to live - we ourselves decide whether we want to live. Hence, others should not interfere. Putting yourself in the shoes of the criminals who are to be executed, would you want to be put to death? Majority would say no.
Secondly, the innocent who are executed would not be able to come back to life when there is injustice in the verdict. There is unfairness to the executed and the his family while the real victim is free. Thereby, in order to avoid unnecessary killings, death penalty should be removed completely.
Finally, death penalty compared to lifelong imprisonment is a much simpler way out of the punishment. Being confined in a cell is much more a torture compared to death penalty; the loss of freedom is more tormenting than not living. This is so as when being put to jail for life, there is basically no purpose or reason for living, thereby resulting in mental emptiness. Thus, death is a lighter sentence than lifelong imprisonment. Therefore, there should be no death penalty, if true punishment is to be carried out.
No, death penalty should not be completely abolished.
In rebuttal to the first point pointed out, the criminals who are given the death penalty have committed serious crimes like murder. Crimes, which harm fellow human beings, are therefore punishable. If, in the case of murder, the criminals have the right to remove other people's right to live, why can't the government, furthermore, it is ultimately for a good cause of protecting other people? Therefore, there is a right to remove life from people who do not appreciate lives.
For the second point, it is up to the government to ensure that verdicts are fair and just. There is hence no need to remove death penalty, because of the fear of innocent killing, since the courts are able to judge and investigate to the bottom.
For the last point, I do not agree to it totally. Different people have different views about pain and true punishment. Hence, since death is a fear of majority of the human kind, it would still serve as an effective deterrence. If replacing death penalty with lifelong imprisonment, more people would find it allright to kill. That would lead to more crimes and disorder in the countries. Thus, it is important that death penalty to remain in place.
