Some people believe that there should be the death penalty for extremely serious crimes. Others believe that it is not morally correct to kill criminals. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

A highly controversial issue today relates to capital punishment. In

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essay, I am going to examine

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question from both points of view and

then

give my own opinion on the matter. On one side

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argument there are people who argue that the benefits of killing violent criminals considerably outweigh its disadvantages. The main reason for believing

this

is that the fear of execution acts as a deterrent to committing serious crimes

such

as rape and murder. It is

also

possible to say that the execution of a criminal may bring relief to the suffering victims. One good illustration of

this

is when Adolf Hitler was executed. Many of the victims who were persecuted under his rule expressed joy and relief when he was

finally

captured and killed.

On the other hand

, it is

also

possible to make the opposing case. It is often argued that in ,fact sentencing criminals to death is just committing another murder. People often have

this

opinion because they think that it is immoral to take another person’s life, no matter what the reason is. A

second

point is that many religions are opposed to any form of murder. A particularly good example here is from the bible, which lists killing another person as one of the Ten Commandments that should not be broken. In conclusion, I believe both arguments have their merits. On balance,

however

, I feel that capital punishment is justified.

This

is because in cases of extreme crime that deterring crime is more important than taking the moral high ground.