By punishing murderers with death penalty, society is also guilty of committing murder. Therefore, life in prison is a better punishment for murderers. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Death

penalty

as a means of

punishment

for people who commit murder is highly debatable. Some people believe the society is

also

culpable

(usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability

capable

of the same crime by enforcing

death

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the death penalty

penalty

on

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for

murderers and view

life

imprisonment as a better

punishment

.

This

essay will argue why

life

in prison is in fact a better means of

punishment

than

death

Suggestion

the death penalty

penalty

. Reform, it would seem, is the essence of

punishment

. Most people often become remorseful after committing

offenses

a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

offences

and punishments, more often than not, serves as a means of reforming these offenders.

This

would appear to be defeated by enforcing

death

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the death penalty

penalty

as

a

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an

outfit

murderers

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murderer

.

For example

, studies have shown that

death

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the death penalty

penalty

has not been effective as a means of

punishment

for murderers and

in deed

in truth (often tends to intensify)

indeed

,

life

imprisonment has shown better results.

This

is probably because sentencing a murderer to

life

in prison gives him a chance at introspection and remorse. It is understandable why some people may

clamor

make loud demands

clamour

for

death

penalty

as they might have suffered the loss of a loved one from the hands of a murderer.

However

, the society cannot claim to be fair and just if they take away a person’s chance at correcting his mistakes which a

death

penalty

seem to obviate. To summarize,

punishment

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the punishment

for committing murder seems to be a tricky and sensitive issue.

However

, offering a chance for the offender to acknowledge and correct his mistakes would appear to be fair and just rather than killing the murderer.