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.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Fixing

punishments

for each type of

crime

has been a

debateable

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debatable

issue.There are many arguments supporting both views,those for and those against fixed

punishments

. On the one hand,fixed

punishments

will have a deterring effect on society.Individuals knowing that they will be subject to a certain punishment if they are convicted

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a given

crime

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will reconsider committing

this

act in the first place. If people knew they would be able to convince the court or the jury of a reason for having committed the

crime

they are accused of,penal decisions would be largely arbitrary.

This

would result

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criminals getting away with their crimes and

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a high level of injustice caused by the subjective approach of different courts.

On the other hand

,taking the circumstances of a

crime

and its motivation into consideration is

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for establishing and ensuring justice and equity. A person killing in

self-defense

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cannot be compared to a serial killer,moving from one victim to the next.In my

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an intermediary position between both solutions is the perfect way to establish and ensure justice and equity. There have to be fixed

punishments

for all crimes.

However

,criminal laws have to provide for a minimum and a maximum for the punishment and the laws

also

have to foresee certain cases of exemptions. An example

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setting minimum and maximum penalties is Competition Law where a person being held liable

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a

crime

under

this

law will be convicted to pay a fine,

according to

harm caused by the violation and the profit gained by the violator through committing the

crime

. As for the exemptions,in some

countries

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the law exempts

thiefs

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thieves

thief

stealing

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food during a period of famine taking into consideration the distress and hunger.

Also

,a person killing in

self-defense

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will be exempted from punishment.