The Death Penalty As A Form Of Punishment - 1491 Words

The Death Penalty Elizabeth del Rio San Jose State University Abstract This paper will propose all the arguments for and against the use of the death penalty as a form of punishment. The death penalty, also known as Capital Punishment, is a punishment for criminals who have committed murder other capital crimes. It is Congress or any state legislature that can prescribe execution as a form of punishment. In order to be sentenced to the death penalty the crime has to be†¦show more content†¦The methods used for a prisoner on the different legislations from state to state across the United States, but whether these forms of deaths should be viewed as punishment is the controversial topic that brings up many different points of argumentation such as the first and foremost argument- is the death penalty moral? Many argue that the death penalty is completely immoral on the basis that the state and federal governments do not deserve to kill those whom it has imprisoned. People argue about the factors that determine whether the government will adminis ter a death penalty, such as racial bias and ethnic discrimination. Also, those who oppose the death penalty argue that the criminal justice system often treats the wealthy and guilty better than the poor and innocent. The system in sentencing death is therefore unjust and immoral because it has often shown cases with racial apartheid and in favor of criminals with higher income. This argument does stand strong because the premises all point out to strong conclusion, there actually has been many reports of racial and class bias has taken place. On the contrary, those who believe in the death penalty deny it’s immorality because the defendant is treated with dignity when in death row. In order to refute the argument made by those against the death penalty,