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?
Experts throughout both developing and developed world have debated the effectiveness of imposing
death
penalty upon major crimes. Some believe that without Use synonyms
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punishment, society will become more vulnerable to violence, personally I agree. Linking Words
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essay will argue that despite some drawbacks it may have, capital punishment is necessary to keep law and order in a community.
There are many plausible arguments against Linking Words
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sentences. Primarily, it can be a violation of human rights since no one has a right to kill another human being by injecting poisonous chemicals, hanging, electrocution or by any other means. Use synonyms
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, some innocent people could be convicted and executed for crimes they never did. Linking Words
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, recent empirical studies by the US government showed that three to five percent of all Linking Words
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convicts proved innocent afterwards. Use synonyms
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could be an uncivilized and barbaric approach in some cases.
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there is a case of executions infringing human rights, the impact capital punishment may have as a deterrent of violent crimes, cannot be overstated. Linking Words
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is largely because fear of execution will keep people at a distance from committing brutal crimes. Linking Words
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, an extensive study by American University of Law showed countries where Linking Words
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row was introduced, rates of violent wrongdoing decreased by more than 40%. Use synonyms
Moreover
, governments spend a substantial sum of the national budged on maintaining prisoners with lifetime sentences, which could be used for something more convenient Linking Words
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as building schools and hospitals.
To conclude, from the arguments and examples given, I firmly believe that even though Linking Words
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penalty could be seen as a cruel and aggressive rule in some cases, it could act as a highly effective preventative measure from committing violence offences.Use synonyms
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