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Some people believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime. Others However, argue that circumstances of an individual crime and the motivation for committing it, should always be taken into account. Discuss both side and give your opinion

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Some people are of the
opion
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
opinion
 that
punishment
 for each
crime
 should be same
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 While others say that
punishment
 should be given according to the
crime
 or the conditions that made the person to commit
crime
Suggestion
a crime
the crime
crimes
.
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 I agree with the latter statement. People argue that every
crime
 should have the same
punishment
,
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,
 they believe that will reduce the
crime
 and less people will be involved
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 That will help to cope with small crimes
also
 as they will be scared of death
penality
the act of punishing
penalty
.
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For
example if
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example, if
 a person steals something he would know that he could face serious
punishment
 and he might think twice before doing it
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On the other hand
,
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,
other
plural of other; the people or things not already mentioned
others
 believe that
punishment just
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punishment, just
 not be same for different crimes
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Such
 as a little kid accused of theft should not be given
death penalty
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the death penalty
 as it is inhuman
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 The same way many commit
crime
 due to financial problems or bad friend zone
.
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For instance
, yesterday BBC news showed that a young man stole a piece of bread from a shop because he had no money to buy food
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Such
 matters should be solved by the government
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 Some people perform due to
bad influence
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the bad influence
bad influences
 like media glorifies a thief
,
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,
 or a friend of the culprit had
did
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done
 the same
crime
 and got famous
such
 aspects should be noted before
punishment
. On balance, I agree that
punishment
 should not be same for various crimes as
this
 can lead to serious problems for the people and a person who has committed a
crime
 due to bad influence can be sent to rehabilitation centres so that he can return to normal life
.
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