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.

The number of

crimes

occurring in our society is increasing every day. In order to keep the

crime

tare under control, punishing the criminals is crucial. Some people are of the opinion that

such

punishments should be fixed and predetermined, while others believe that they should be different for everyone and must be decided after taking various factors into consideration.In my opinion, for serious

crimes

, there should be fixed punishments.The following paragraphs will discuss both views and justify my opinion.

Crime

rates in many countries are rapidly increasing .Having a fixed

punishment

for all forms of

crime

can be very beneficial for society.It will prevent people from committing major

crimes

and will induce fear in the mind of criminals so that they will think twice before doing anything illegal.It can

also

help to decrease the

crime

rate.

For example

, having a fixed and serious

punishment

for rapists has helped to reduce the number of rape cases in India.

On the other hand

, it may happen that a

person

who commits a

crime

may not always be a criminal. The

person

may have been forced to do something illegal because of the circumstances.

Hence

, before deciding

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punishment

for the criminal, it is important to take into consideration the circumstances of an individual

crime

and the motivation behind it.

This

will ensure that a

person

who is not guilty will receive justice .

For instance

, a girl may kill someone who was trying to rape her . In

this

case , the girl's motivation behind murdering that

person

was

self-defense

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and

hence

she should not be punished. To conclude, I believe that, it is right to decide a criminal's

punishment

after considering several factors.

However

, for certain

crimes

like rape and sexual assault, there should be fixed punishments because

such

things are not acceptable whatsoever.