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 opinion.
Crime
is one of the vigorously discussed topics in many countries. In order to increase the efficiency of judgement, a segment of society is convinced that each type of crime
should have a fixed punishment
. Others, however
, believe that crime
circumstances
should play a key role when deciding on the punishment
. The following paragraphs will highlight both views and explain why crime
circumstances
require an individual approach for each and every case
.
To commence with, if every type of criminal act had a fixed punishment
, judgement efficiency would be improved and people would not get away from punishments by making false circumstances
to get less severe sentences. For example
, two people who committed a murderer would get 20 years of prison sentence equally. In this
case
, judges and others would not have to spend time investigating the case
. As a result
, this
would also
deter other potential murderers, because they would know precisely about the punishment
for their actions.
Alternatively, a fixed punishment
system is not as logical as it seems. Because every crime
has individual circumstances
. Therefore
, it would be wrong to give the same sentence, for instance
, to someone who committed a murderer trying to defend themselves after being abducted and someone else who did it intentionally. It is obvious that the former case
should not involve any punishment
. Thus
, I believe that judges should consider crime
circumstances
in the first
place.
To conclude, although
fixed punishments have a few benefits, their significant drawback as possible injustice towards innocent people should not be ignored. I believe that every crime
should be investigated and judges should consider the circumstances
.Submitted by shoira.shakirovna on
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