Why We Need Capital Punishment In This World
Capital punishment or capital offense is an execution that kills someone committees an unforgivable or inhumane crime according to the country´s law. Nowadays, there are 56 countries still practicing this penalty, such as China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. I agree with capital punishment because it is a fair system for everyone, beneficial to reduce crime percentage and advantageous to reform the social order. My purpose is to declare and explain why capital punishment is necessary to carry out into the country's judicial system.
From the beginning of human history, ancient age until the contemporary era, the death penalty always exists, it sometimes considers a part of the culture somewhere. The first impression comes in mind when some people know about this penalty is cruel. Actually it is, for example, during the ancient Tang dynasty, there was strangulation, the breaking wheel in middle ages, and the famous Guillotine in the modern era. However, they had one thing in common, every execution based on their justice system, even though we do not agree with their moral standard or society's ethical measure of that time. But it indicated something also, that our ethical measure is changing by the time, at the same time as capital punishment. At present, it becomes a fair system, and completing gradually, it also is a synonym of retribution. Every individual has to be responsible for what they do, people will be punished just because they are guilty.
As Hammurabi said: “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”. Our society is acting in this way, people are looking for justice, but sometimes it disappoints us. For example, according to a research that there are 14000 murders happened in the United States, but only 35 executions, it means that the rest life of guilty people will spend in jail by the money of public, including victims’ families. And then the society will consider the law never be served with the criminal. This is a little ridiculous, many people say capital punishment deprives criminal´s reform chance, however, who gives chance to those innocent deceased? Therefore, capital punishment is a way to give a fair solution to those victims’ families.
Capital punishment creates deterrence, one of the human’s weakness could be death, only people afraid and that could deter them. Society is advancing based on the rules, without this, the situation will be a disaster. If capital punishment disappears from this world, then nothing can stop the brutal criminal. In this way, capital punishment is a powerful standard to restrict human action, it can let people know that kill one´s life, they need to pay for it by their life. Not just get into jail as simple as this. Jail can not ever be a criminal´s shelter.
In conclusion, capital punishment could be optional or even essential for a country justice system, because it is a way to prevent crime, make the society running in an orderly manner and refers to a fair answer for the victims. I consider that capital punishment is the only way to restrict people, this complex world always needs to be balanced, punishment and rewards are enough to do this. Even though many people are still against this execution, this is always a controversial issue, but I believe this system will be better and trustworthy through time.
