Death Penalty
In my analysis of A Case Against The Death Penalty by Hugo Adam Bedeau, the author discussed his views on the ethics of capital punishment. He identified eight arguments in his defense against this topic. The author's most compelling arguments were in deterrence, unfairness, inevitability of error and barbarity. I will oppose the author arguments against the death penalty. Specifically, I will argue that (1) justice must be served independent of the debates listed or argued and (2) that our society does not have a "place" for those individuals who circumvent the laws of civilized nations.In the summary and critique of Bedau's view, I will argue that his viewpoint on the topic of death penalty is more hypothetically based on a utopian idea of humankind. I will state the opposing view that the death penalty is a matter of justice and equality for our society. I will place my focus purely on the cited examples and that the author may have a very compelling insight for a case against the death penalty but I believe that the loss of innocent lives through malicious and violent or evil acts MUST be respected by bringing the charged felon closer to his maker for final judgment.
Marshall (Bailey,)These wrongful deeds have been a crime in and of itself. ConclusionThe author provided great forethought and just reasons in his article on The Case Against the Death Penalty. However, the author states that there is still a disproportionately large fraction of black minorities on death row today. Some researchers have found just the opposite of Bedeau's statements, for example: (1) In the most extensive study of the economics of death row inmates, it was shown that, while 74% of Georgia murderers were poor, on 38% of those on Georgia's death row were poor (Sharp, 1997); (2) the majority of those n death row are white (NAACP, 1996); (3) ". The test for deterrence is not whether executions produce lower murder rates; but that executions produce fewer murders than if the death penalty did not exist. (2) Those that cause premeditated violent crimes are ordinarily concentrating of escaping detection anyway so it would not deter them. With the cultural acceptance of multiply races and racial discrimination laws, we would think that we as a society have stepped up to equality. I believe it is needed because we do not live in a civilized society, if we did there would be no crime. Bedeau's article does not bring the emotionally charged viewpoint, which is what I will concentrate on in arguing this topic. Children could feel safe playing in their yards.
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