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 punishment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
It is argued by some individuals that for every criminal activity, there has to be a specific punishment while other
people
believe that circumstances and personal reasons during criminal activities, have to be considered while the decision is taken. This
essay agrees that for every type of crime
, an exact penalty should be set.
On one hand, some people
believe that a person who has committed a crime
should be punished directly based on his crime
level because if a guilty person is penalized based on certain punishment, he will not commit that crime
again. This
essay believes that if governments were setting some radical punishments for different types of crime
, criminals
would know their acts' future consequences. For instance
, in Saudi Arabia, cutting one arm is the consequence of robbery. So, the stealing rate in there is too low.
On the other hand
, others think that a guilty person would not be judged and punished based on what he was doing and his motivation and personal situation should be considered by judges. Although
some people
are committing a crime
unintentionally for running away from being poor, the vast majority of them are decent in their normal life. So, setting an exact punishment like setting for real criminals
is not fair. This
essay disagrees that because if governments did not act radically in these cases, most real guilty people
would learn how to escape from real punishments that they deserve. For example
, in Switzerland, if someone robes from a store, they will not go to prison to understand their act's consequence, instead
they are being forced to work for NGOs'.
In conclusion, some individuals believe radical laws to penalize criminals
are essential, however
, some others believe that judges should consider criminal motivation and other circumstances. But, setting extreme rules not only would be more beneficial but also
helps criminals
to not commit a crime
again.Submitted by ramtin.n1374 on
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