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 be always be taken into account when deciding on the punishment. discuss both views and give your opinion.

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As long as the justice existed, there are always been misjudging with criminal being undercharged, or uncharged, while honnest people were taken to prison unfairly. Justice though has always tried to be as accurate as possible and unbiased when pronuncing a sentence. Related to
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, it is claimed that misconduct should be judged only based on the laws broken,
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some say that each criminal should have a personnal jugment. In my opinion,
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debate cannot properly be settled, as it will lead to both advantages and inconvenients. In
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essay, I will go through both views. Breaking the law can be made in multiple ways, and for a wide range of reasons (good or bad). A fixed punishment would not reflect
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diversity. Au contraire, it is easy to imagine a situation where a infraction is committed for a "respectable" purpose.
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, consider a large family with only one member who is the breadwinner, and surviving rather than living. Suppose
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that
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person is sacked and, say due to its age, is not able to found a job anytime soon. The family might eventually be tempted to stole food or clothes. Even though it would be a wrongdoing, it would be one of the best solution. Indeed, when thinking about the other possible outcomes their would be: asking for help from the community or the government, which, if possible, may lead to the loss of children by their parents likely causing them disorder; letting the children die one after another, but there is no need to tell why
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is wrong. When considering each choices, it can be found that committing a crime was
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the best solution and, for
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reason, should not be judged in a similar manner as a regular burglar.
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, a personal judgment would be more suited for
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cases.
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, as nowadays punishments are always chosen considering a comprehensive review of the criminal's life, it is widely used by lawyer to reduce their client's sentence. Indeed, it is not uncommon to see people acting like crazy to have a shorter journey in prison, or lawyer refering how difficult was the childhood of their client for the same reason. In that sense, a fixed punishment would avoid
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techniques to avoid getting properly judged and would gain time for judgment and any related professional working in the field: judge, lawyer, jury, etc. In conclusion, implementing
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a justice is controversial, with pros and cons in each view. While personal judgment allows for the understanding of the whole process that had lead to the commitment of the crime, a fixed sentence will necessarily avoid criminal and their laywer to take avantage of the situation, by finding excuse for their bad behavior. I think,
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, that personal punishment avoid punishing innocent people, which is a critical feature.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • fixed punishments
  • consistency
  • predictability
  • deter crime
  • potential offenders
  • streamline
  • judicial process
  • bias
  • corruption
  • complexity
  • human behavior
  • circumstances
  • justice system
  • intent
  • remorse
  • socio-economic background
  • rehabilitate offenders
  • recidivism rates
  • flexible punishment systems
  • inconsistencies
  • perceived injustices
  • public trust
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