Some people advocate death penalty for those who committed violent crimes. Others say that capital punishment is unacceptable in contemporary society. Describe advantages and disadvantages of death penalty and give your opinion.

In general, the
death
penalty
has been the most drastic
punishment
for many years in many countries. There are those who advocate for the
death
penalty
for those guilty persons of violent
crimes
and those who believe that capital
punishment
is not an acceptable practice in modern society.
To begin
with, advocates of
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for violent offenders often support the idea that, it is a just
punishment
for those who have committed the most horrible acts.
Furthermore
, they argue that it serves as a discouragement for others who might commit
such
acts,
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prevents major
crimes
.
In addition
, it restores
equilibrium
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of justice and lessens expenses on
maintenance
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of prisoners.
For example
, in ancient times, people were gathered in the centre of their town to see how a criminal was killed, with the purpose that others will understand not to commit
crimes
anymore.
On the other hand
, opponents of
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penalty
argue that it is an inhumane
punishment
and it is unbearable. It is
also
argued that the
death
penalty
is expensive and it does not necessarily reduce the crime rate. In my opinion,
death
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penalty
should not be accepted in contemporary society.
Thus
, other forms of
punishment
should be explored.
For example
, life imprisonment would allow
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the
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money, because it is cheaper to keep an offender in prison than to kill him and
also
protect innocent individuals from other
crimes
.
To conclude
, I strongly believe that,
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penalty
should be excluded from prisoners’ punishments
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because no one has the right to kill other
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and even ,criminals, deserve a second chance and innocent people can be killed because of unfair sentences.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Advocates
  • Capital punishment
  • Contemporary society
  • Violent crimes
  • Deterrence
  • Retribution
  • Cost-effectiveness
  • Imprisonment
  • Innocent
  • Unethical
  • Inhumane
  • Misuse
  • Legal systems
  • Heinous crimes
  • Closure
  • Moral concerns
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