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Some people think a crime should always have a fixed punishment like life for murder, while others believe you should take the circumstances of the crime into account. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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some individuals are on
this
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 idea that there should be a specific
punishment
 for a crime,
however
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 others believe that the situation of the crime must be considered. I personally agree with the latter idea as it does not work for unintentional
crimes
 and
also
 for juveniles. In some parts of the world, a few types of punishments
such
 as capital
punishment
 are fixed for
crimes
 like committing a murder and there is no way to get away with it. To illustrate, over 15 people have been executed in Iran in 2023 for committing
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murder, political activities, and protesting
due to
 the fixed laws upon these. Many see
this
 phenomenon
beneficial
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as beneficial
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 since they opine
this
 can tackle the problem of
high
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the high
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 rate of criminal actions and works as a
deterent
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deterrent
,
although
, it is not a proven fact.
On the other hand
 ,there are the ones who believe that the circumstances must be evaluated and the judge should sentence the criminal
accordingly
. It happens quite often that a person killed an aggressor through self-defending and it is vital to bring
this
 into consideration
while
 judging.
For instance
, the results of research in 2019 show that the final decision of 37% of the juries
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changed after they went over the detailed conditions of the time that the crime happened.
Therefore
, it simply shows how game changer it can be. I strongly agree that there should not be a fixed
punishment
 for any
crimes
 owing to the fact that some
crimes
 happen unwantedly like when you push a person in a fight and he falls off and dies or for
imature
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immature
mature
 individuals who still don't have a vivid understanding of the consequences of their actions. In conclusion,
while
 many think that violations should always have a specific
punishment
, others say that circumstances are essential to be considered. I support the second idea,
thus
 we can have a fair judge.
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