Some people believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime. Others, however, argue that the circumstances of an individual crime, and the motivation for committing it, should always be taken into account when deciding on the punishment. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, the

crime

rate is increasing with the rising population. As per the research done by Times of India, crimes are high in places where there is more unemployment.

However

, there is an argument whether there should be a fixed penalty or, every breach should be evaluated individually and

accordingly

the criminal should be charged. In

this

essay, we will discuss both the sides and

then

will share my opinion. On one hand, it is argued that each type of

crime

should have a pre-decided set of charges which should be applicable to the offender. If a

person

commits a heinous

act

no matter what the reasons are, it is a

crime

and should be treated strictly and equally. To explain it better, if an individual steals from anyone, they should be treated as a criminal and get a fixed punishment as all other robbers may get for robbery.

As a result

,

this

will give equal treatment to all the foul-committer, irrespective of their background, gender and social status.

On the other hand

, many others believe that every

crime

has a reason and considering it, the criminal should be dealt with.

Moreover

, an unfortunate

act

could be a result of self-defence, or someone could have been forced to do it, or the

person

had no intention of harm and it could be an accident.

For example

, if a young woman walking down the street alone is attacked by a robber and she, in self-defence pushes the robber away, resulting, the robber gets an injury beyond recovery.

Therefore

,

such

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cannot be judged equal to an

act

where a

person

intends to hurt another

person

for revenge. To conclude, in my opinion, every

act

of

crime

should be evaluated by considering the circumstances, intend and background of the unfortunate event.

Consequently

, landing on the charges and penalties to be implied on the suspect held for the heinous

act

.

Hence

, implying a fixed set of charges will be unfair to the victim of circumstance and innocent who landed into trouble without and bad intension.