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 of committing it, should always be taken into account when deciding on punishment. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

While some people argue that the punishments for each

offence

must be fixed, others believe that the scenario under which that particular

crime

is committed should be considered as well. In my opinion, the motive and the

situation

at that very moment must be taken into consideration before deciding the penalty.

First

of all, it is commonly thought that each

offence

should have a specific punishment to set a threatening outcome of violating the law.

For instance

, a person would never do a traffic violation after knowing the huge fine on it, similar

situation

falls for robbery, murder and other crimes.

Therefore

,

this

sense of fear might have a positive impact on reducing

crime

rates.

Thus

, fixed punishments are imperative to prevail in a sense of fear among culprits.

On the other hand

, it is often said that knowing the

situation

and the reason behind a certain

offence

also

worth considering before imposing the law. Which means that if an individual made a mistake due to a valid reason,

then

some mercy must be shown towards him.

For example

, if a person has violated a red signal to rush towards a hospital in case of emergency,

then

some kind of lenience could be offered.

Moreover

, if an immature person, either because of a mental condition or an age factor, has done an

offence

then

he must be treated in a different way.

Hence

, the circumstances and the

situation

definitely matters in decision making. To conclude, its certainly true that a committer of a

crime

must be penalized in accordance to the nature of the

crime

committed;

however

, certain factors

such

as mental condition or maturity level coupled with the reason for committing it must be considered as well. I personally believe that punishments must be according to the severity of the

crime

,

nevertheless

, a few factors

such

as situations and circumstances behind it should be considered as well.