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Frank Garcia
Dr. Elliott
English 1A
13 March 2017
Is Capital Punishment Moral?
Is capital punishment an equal consequence for the death and killing of another person?
Should we even consider this an option, or should we make the senseless individual rot behind
the walls of a prison, where they are treated like the criminal they are. Even though every action
deserves the consequence equal to the level of crime, capital punishment should be considered
before we use it to take another persons’ life because in our judicial system things may go awry
that may lead to false imprisonment. False imprisonment would contribute to killing another
innocent. What kind of crime could a person commit that there punishment is nonetheless the
death sentence? Some of the crimes like rape, murder, pretty much any criminal acts should be
considered before taking the individuals life.
Capital punishment is considered morally wrong, because it is taking an individual’s life
in a very cruel and unusual manor. Some people disagree with this because of the saying “an eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth” but, in the legal sense of it all it is wrong to give the criminal
an easy way out (Williams 22). Do you not believe that if we kill the criminal who committed
the crimes, we are not letting them reach the consequence that most criminals fear a life sentence
in prison? Most criminals fear this sentencing because they hate the feeling of waking up to have
to watch their back, and listening to someone every second of everyday of their lives. So killing
them for their horrible actions is letting them off easy and leads me to my next topic of why
waste money on the prolonging the trials of these senseless individuals, when we can just let
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them sit and think about the individual they killed, their family, and what they should have done.
Most crimes that are committed are coming from moments of intense rage, frustration, hatred, or
fear when the criminal is not thinking of their consequences for their actions (Kronenwetter 27).
This does not mean that the individual is not fully aware of what crime they have just committed;
therefore they should suffer the consequences. Although it is said that capital punishment may
encourage murder, for those who think they have less to lose if you are caught so they kill and
kill again (Kronenwetter 31). When this happens, the criminal expects the judge or jurors to
sentence them to death, they look at it as a form of suicide therefore they do not have to live with
the fact they took the life of an individual and had to sit in prison and think about it every day of
their life (Kronenwetter 40). Pros and cons on capital punishment usually deter the thoughts of
individuals on whether it is right or wrong.
