DEATH PENALTY

Does severe punishment for a lawbreaker determine the strength of the law? Everybody must have different opinion related to that question. It must not be disputed that the severe punishment for the lawbreaker may affect the strength of the law but it is not the only one factor. The law can be called “strength” if people under the law regulation feel safe and be protected. The feeling of safety is something that must be questioned. Law executors may conclude that the more severe the punishment, the safer the community. This assumption can be a reason of implementation of death penalty or capital punishment in some countries. However, should death penalty implemented for that excuse?

Death penalty or capital punishment is the act of killing or executing somebody, who was found guilty of a serious crime, by the government. The reason is whether or not it is really need if there is a prison. In this case, prison has three purposes. First, it separates criminals for the safety of the general community. Second, it is a form of punishment. Is it not enough to punish someone just by imprisoning him? Third, prison is expected to rehabilitate the prisoners. Thus, it will give chance to the prisoners to do remorse. No one in this world does not ever make mistakes, right?

Death penalty is a violation of the person’s right to live. Death penalty is a cruel painful punishment. One thing that must be consider is that no one may judge whether something is black or white, or whether someone is right or wrong because everyone has his own judgement. Human’s judgement may wrong. Thus, some people may have proven too late to be wrongly executed of some crimes that they did not commit. The one who may do the execution is the God. Just let the God punish ones who have done the crimes. The God do not sleep, He is not blind. Thus, just let Him to decide the death of human because death must be natural. However, to murder and judge someone is not a part of nature.

It must be remembered that criminals are real people too who have life and have capacity to feel pain, fear, the loss of their loved ones, and other emotions that the rest of us are able to feel. How will you feel knowing that you or your beloved ones are going to die tomorrow morning? It often causes serious trauma for years afterwards. The suffering of the victim’s family is valid, but the suffering of the murderer’s family is valid too.

Death penalty is such punishment that must be considered wisely. A punishment must not have a purpose to revenge although ones believed that it is right to kill somebody who kills. The implementation of death penalty itself must consider some factors like the purpose of imprisoning the murderer, the violation of human’s right, and the suffering of the criminals and his family. Thus, capital punishment is not a wise punishment for the criminals.