Some people advocate death penalty for those who committed violent crimes. Others say that capital punishment is unacceptable in contemporary society. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of death penalty and give your opinion

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Today we are in a modern era, overcome all the obstacles from an uncivilized society, just a few decades ago. The common practice followed all over the world a century ago is the death punishment for a severe crime and it has been changed in most of the countries and judgement given based on the scenario. Some people insist to follow the earlier practice to reduce
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unlawful activities, but others disagree. In
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society. A crime happened based on two different scenarios,
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one is done intentionally and
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planned action. The
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it is an unlawful action, both cannot be justified in a similar manner.
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, it is not the right or effective penal which would not give him or her an opportunity to feel sorry for his or her mistakes and return as a genuine person. As an example Saudi Arabia is one of the few countries, still follow stringent laws to punish people for mistakes but at the same time
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blood relatives. A mutual agreement between them could avoid
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eath penalty and change to
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ife sentence.
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, moderation in the law might lead to repeat the mistake, since the punishment has less impact and even less fearful. A judgement should be made
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on the basis of the situation and if it is intentionally done, murder against murder might be lawful. As a conclusion, my opinion towards
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capital punishment is lawful and acceptable, if it is committed purposely and
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to support the comment, I would assert it can drastically reduce the crime rates.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Advocates
  • Capital punishment
  • Contemporary society
  • Violent crimes
  • Deterrence
  • Retribution
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Imprisonment
  • Innocent
  • Unethical
  • Inhumane
  • Misuse
  • Legal systems
  • Heinous crimes
  • Closure
  • Moral concerns
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