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By punishing murderers with the death penalty, society is also guilty of commiting murder. Therefore, life in prison is a bettet punishment for murderers.

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Death penalty
Suggestion
The death penalty
has becoming
Suggestion
was becoming
is becoming
has become
 a frequent subject of debate with the strong arguments for and against. While others think that it is the rightful act for law offenders who commit murder, I personally believe that
life
 in
prison
 is much better
punishment
. On the one hand, I understand those people who think
death penalty
Suggestion
the death penalty
 is the best
punishment
 for murder; it is because they want to convey their message that committing
this
 kind of act is unforgivable. They feel that people will be more cautious of their wrongdoings since it may cause their
life
.
Secondly
, people are afraid of these law offenders. They think that if they give
chance
Suggestion
a chance
 for murderers to live, they might find another victim and
this
 time it could be their own family, loved ones or friends and that they do not want that to happen.
Nevertheless
, I personally believe that
life
 in
prison
 is a better
punishment
.
Firstly
, not all criminals
are
Suggestion
is
 guilty of their crimes. Because some of them could be either framed or falsely accused,
that is
 why there might be a possibility of mistake with the judgement made that cannot be undone once the person already beheaded.
Secondly
, every human being deserves
second chance
Suggestion
a second chance
 in
life
.
Although
,
this
 type of crime is inhumane, they should not let
this
 event made them cruel
instead
, people should serve as the role model and generous enough on forgiving people.
Lastly
, the
life
 in
prison
 is designed to be difficult, which serves justice for their victims.
For instance
, most criminals do not have
descent bed
Suggestion
a decent bed
a descent bed
descent beds
 to sleep, food to eat and some even forgotten already by their loved ones. In conclusion, while I don’t refute the arguments of beheading people, I believe that
life
 in
prison
 is enough
punishment
 for murderers due to several reasons mentioned above.
Submitted by Serhii Baraniuk on

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