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
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for each
crime
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should be same
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While others say that
punishment
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should be given according to the
crime
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or the conditions that made the person to commit
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crime
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a crime
the crime
crimes
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I agree with the latter statement. People argue that every
crime
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should have the same
punishment
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,
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they believe that will reduce the
crime
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and less people will be involved
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That will help to cope with small crimes
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as they will be scared of death
penality
the act of punishing
penalty
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For
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example if
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example, if
a person steals something he would know that he could face serious
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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
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punishment just
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punishment, just
not be same for different crimes
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Such
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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
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due to financial problems or bad friend zone
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, 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
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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
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and got famous
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aspects should be noted before
punishment
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. On balance, I agree that
punishment
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should not be same for various crimes as
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can lead to serious problems for the people and a person who has committed a
crime
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due to bad influence can be sent to rehabilitation centres so that he can return to normal life
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