There seems to be an increasing number of serious crimes committed each year. While some think the best way is to use the death penalty as a deterrent, many people believe that other measures will be needed. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

In

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day and age, the surging

crime

rate has propelled some individuals

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argue in favour of capital punishment as a panacea, whereas a large section of

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society

suggests that steps other than

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penalty need to be imposed. I personally believe that the execution should be reserved for crimes of severe nature only, and for other acts of omission and commission against the law, punishments like jail terms and hefty fines should be inflicted. The use of

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sentence to scare criminals is a view lingering in

society

for ages. The fear of losing one’s

life

, it is contended, will make criminals think twice before breaching the bounds of

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.

For instance

, in some middle-east countries, the

death

penalty is a norm rather than an exception which acts as a deterrent for harbouring

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unlawful thoughts and aims to reduce the

crime

rate.

Thus

, ending the

life

of a criminal to instil a sense of fear in the mind of other criminal elements is recommended by a handful of individuals to curb the rising graph of

crime

. On the flip side, most people surmise that

instead

of foisting the judicial execution, the need of the hour is to adopt the measure which can curtail the escalating number of felonies. The rationale behind

this

thinking is to spare the

life

of the perpetrator of the

crime

while meeting the ends of justice. These measures could be anything ranging from mandatory public service for misdemeanours like jumping a red light to

life

imprisonment for cruel acts

such

as rape and murder. I agree with

this

viewpoint with the exception that crimes which shake the conscience of the

society

like killing and rape deserve to be penalized with

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extreme punishment, for justice must not only be done but

also

seen to be done. In summation, the rising

crime

rate has divided

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society

into two cohorts where one section advocates the

death

penalty while others want less harsh sentences. I think that sending someone to the gallows is suited for brutal crimes and other infringements of law may be dealt

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less punitive measures.