Without capital punishment (the death penalty) our lives are less secure and crimes of violence increase. Capital punishment in essential to control violence in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

In recent times, there is a stiff opposition that has commenced against the practice of the

death

penalty. While the majority of the

society

believes that

such

grave

punishment

would suppress the crime rates and the brutality. Some sections oppose

such

injustice meted to any individual. I do agree that capital

punishment

would control the

society

from getting into a state of lawlessness.

However

, I have certain hesitations in completely accepting it. On the one hand, there are stronger reasons to defend the practice of the

death

penalty.

For example

, if there were mass killings of people by some anti-nationals

then

definitely those have to be weeded out and to be given a

death

sentence. In not doing so, will send a wrong signal to the country’s citizens that their

life

is at stake.

Furthermore

,

such

judicial sentences were pronounced only after careful consideration by the judiciary, in regards to the magnitude of the crime. So

such

judicial sentences have never been given to each and every criminal.

Moreover

,

this

would sound a

death

knell to rest of the underworld mafias to relinquish their illegitimate activities and surrender before the

justice

.

On the other hand

, there are various voices that keep defending against the practice of sending criminals to the gallows or any capital

punishment

for that matter.

For example

, the Amnesty International says that, no one has the right to kill people in the

name

of the

death

penalty. Their

death

sentences should be commuted to a

life

sentence as every

life

deserves to live.

Although

such

criminals would have committed some of the gravest crimes, they should never be killed in the

name

of law and

justice

. Because,

justice

should be constituted to reform the

society

but, not to kill the

society

and to turn it as anarchic. To recapitulate, we don’t have the prerogative to take someone’s

life

in the

name

of law or

justice

. We believe failed or delayed

justice

is an injustice.

Likewise

, killing someone in the

name

of

justice

is no different from being injustice.

Therefore

, in my humble opinion capital

punishment

should be eliminated from the human race. Don’t we live better in doing so?