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"Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty." ~ Henry Ford
The issue whether death penalty is justified or not, has been under debate since ages. The practice of criminals being brutally punished to death has been traced back to ancient history. Speaking of now, death penalty pros and cons are evident in the laws of the United States as well, where 13 states (Iowa, Alaska, District of Columbia, Maine, Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin) do not support death penalty! Every coin has 2 sides, the only thing that matters is which side according to us is more important. Before I present my views on vouching in favor of capital punishment, let us have a look at some real life cases.
Death Penalty Statistics Including a Second Chance
Mentioned below are a few cases of crime, where the criminal was shown mercy upon by the law, but no mercy was shown to the victims by these criminals.
Case 1: Katy Davis noticed 3 strangers outside her apartment in Austin, Texas. She went away then, but later when she came back, she was attacked by Charles Rector, who committed a murder previously and was on parole. Katy was forced to open the door and after ransacking her apartment, she was abducted by the men to a lake where she was beaten mercilessly, gang-raped, shot in the head and continuously forced underwater until she finally drowned and died.
Case 2: Mildred Weiss, a mother of two, was murdered by Robert Massie in 1965 in San Gabriel, Calif. Massie testified against his accomplice just hours before his execution and therefore, his punishment was commuted to life imprisonment. However, he somehow got a second chance and was paroled only to rob and murder a business person named Boris Naumoff in San Francisco eight months after he was paroled. So much for a second chance!
Case 3: Jeffrey Barney raped, sodomized and strangled Ruby Longsworth to death in Pasadena, Texas. The reason being that Ruby called Barney "a bum". Interestingly, Ruby had met Barney through a prison ministry and had helped him get paroled as he was involved in an auto theft sentence. That is how the kindness was returned... by strangling and raping her to death.
The list of such stories can go on and on! All these murders shouldn't have taken place if these murderers were sentenced to capital punishment at the first place and shown no mercy! Now you might say that this is the perfect example for 'an eye for an eye'. I say that if 'one eye' can make 'other eyes closed forever', it is better for it to get destroyed in the first place! I agree, there are cases where a criminal can change. But it makes no sense to me, to put thousand lives at stake to save the life of the one criminal that 'can change'. Below are some more points that support my favor of death penalty.
Why Favor Death Penalty?
When it comes to the 10 pros and cons of capital punishment, the cons are usually the people who believe in showing mercy towards the criminals, hoping that giving them a second chance would make them come to the right path! The other option that the law has, is that of life imprisonment, which would be absolutely fine if there were no loop holes in the law of the nation. Yes, loophole being the option of getting paroled and many other such scenarios. Below are the death penalty pros that according to me, are more than enough to support death penalty.
The fear of Death: It is human nature to fear death. Imposing death punishment for brutal crimes like rapes and murders will definitely make the criminal think twice before committing a crime! Most people argue that most murders are done in the heat of anger or passion! But there are also people who are professional murderers. Looking at both sides, I feel that death penalty will surely deter a person from committing a crime.
No Escape: It is easier for a person to escape imprisonment in the long run, but no one can escape death! We have seen in the above mentioned real life scenarios where criminals managed to escape prison and punishment, only to commit more crimes and making the innocent suffer! That I think, is more than enough to support this statement.
It's Retribution, Not Killing!: Most people who are against death penalty, say that it is just taking revenge or killing under the name of law! Well, I, personally believe that life is precious and sacred. Which is why, I think that a person who has taken it away, must realize that by committing this crime, he has also taken away the right to have his own life. When I think about the victim and their loved ones, I think that letting the criminal facing 'inconvenience for some time in prison' would be unfair to them. It's not the law that is killing the criminal, he chose it with his own actions!
Saving the Innocent: "If we execute murderers and there is in fact no deterrent effect, we have killed a bunch of murderers. If we fail to execute murderers, and doing so would in fact have deterred other murders, we have allowed the killing of a bunch of innocent victims. I would much rather risk the former. This, to me, is not a tough call." ~ John McAdams - Marquette University/Department of Political Science, on deterrence
Law Should Provide Justice: We follow the law so that we get justice when what happened to us is unfair! Even the victims ask for mercy, plead for their lives, but if the criminals show no mercy, why should the law be merciful to the criminal? I think that the death penalty too, is lenient when it comes to justice. At least the guilty criminals get time to say their last words, make a will, mentally prepare themselves for death. Did the innocent victims get a chance to do so? If you knew that you would be killed instantly after committing a murder, would you kill?
So these were some of the death penalty pros. Before I end this article, I would also like to comment on one of the main argument that is included in the death penalty pros and cons list. Most people who favor death penalty cons say that at times, even the innocent have to be a victim of capital punishment! Well, I wouldn't deny that this is one of the death penalty facts, however, I would like to quote the following in answer to this statement.
"As for the penal system, accidentally executing an innocent person, I must point out that in this imperfect world, citizens are required to take certain risks in exchange for safety." ~ Wesley Lowe
If the only reason to not favor death penalty pros is to fear the execution of the innocent, well, isn't it a risk to drive a car, you could meet with an accident! Or to take a flight, there could be a plane crash! It is sad to have had a few such cases where the innocent were punished. But these cases are minute when compared to the cases where lack of death penalty has cost the lives of thousands of innocent people. Should death penalty be abolished? You choose!
By Shalu Bhatti
Last Updated: 9/23/2011
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