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 the punishment.

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Some people often argue whether there must be fixed punishments for any
crime
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or
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whether the
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circumstances and reasons
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for
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committing a
crime
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should
be consider
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be considered
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before inflicting
punishment
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. Here, I will discuss both views since fixed
punishment
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would consume a short time
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of judgement
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while
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sufficient
punishment
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will be given to
criminals
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after knowing their motives for the
crime
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. Giving a fixed
punishment
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would make a court procedure a lot quicker.
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is because judges would not need to investigate the
crime
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as the
punishment
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has been already decided for
criminals
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. I think
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action
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not fair because there are some
criminals
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does not deserve the punishments given to them.
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, a person robbing a bank will not
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an equal
punishment
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with
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as
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a person robbing a
convenient
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store.
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, I believe
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fixed
punishment
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helps the court’s decision easier, it is an unfair practice to set
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the same
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punishment
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for each
crime
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. Before deciding
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on a
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punishment
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, the situation or motivation that led to
commit
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committing
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crime
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the crime
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should
be consider
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be considered
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because
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apply
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to ensure
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the
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right
punishment
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is handed down to
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the criminal
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criminal
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criminals
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. The reason is some crimes are done in a desperate
condition
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conditions
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.
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, a person killed someone
as
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in
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a
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apply
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self-defense
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self-defence
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, or a robbery
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happened
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to feed a family.
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, these crimes should be given a necessary
punishment
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for them just to reflect
themselves
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apply
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on what they did
is
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as
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wrong.
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, I believe considering the circumstances of crimes will give
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the
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right justice for
criminals
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.
To conclude
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, I aware
fixed
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that fixed
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punishment
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aid the process of sentencing
criminals
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but checking the motive of the
crime
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should take into account first to prove their fault
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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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