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Capital Punishment: For
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"execution prevents eighteen murders per year."(Hirsch, 122)
Opponents argue that capital punishment is immoral. But if you follow
the Old Testament, it is moral. In one passage from Genesis, “Whoever sheds the
blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.” Another from Exodus, “Eye for an
eye, ....
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....maha 442). That means not
one of these persons was actually innocent they just had bad lawyers, or no
lawyers when they had their trial. The last time a truly innocent person was
executed was before the 1930's.
The biggest argument for capital punishment is retribution. The victims
family often feels relieved when the prisoner has been executed. “Retribution
satisfies the demand for justice. It channels public outrage into the acceptable
form of the criminal sentence. If criminal se.... |
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