As I've mentioned in my previous blog, I do support the death penalty. I find it highly appropriate in some cases. If the evidence is clear, or if the person confesses, the death penalty should be enforced. Of course, this is only judged by the severity of the crime. I'd even go as far as to say it's a just act. People oppose it because they believe it's wrong to take a way a life, or because the person convicted can't defend themselves.
I suppose they don't factor in that the person with the axe in their head has had their life taken away by the convict and couldn't defend themselves.
It's an "eye for an eye'", right? It only seems fair that if a person took a life, theirs should be taken away too. This takes into account the defense of mental illness, or other factors into account too, which may be excused depending on the circumstance.
In "To Kill a Mockingbird", Tom Robinson is convicted of the death penalty. I don't believe his crime, if it really happened, should have been a conviction of the death penalty. However, if it was a murder and the evidence was 100% percent proven, he should have been convicted. Murder is, in my belief, a sound reason to be put to death.
Funny how people don't like the death penalty, but are perfectly fine with Boo Radly killing Bob Ewell.
There is a good reason for the death penalty to be around for doing something extreme, like murder. Without the penalty, people still know they are not going to see the light of day again with the life sentences. If that were the case, they rather would die. Also, other people might not be fine with Boo Radley killing Bob Ewell, which is the reason they lied about it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you were saying about the death penalty. I think it's fair for someone who took someone else's life to die as well. It wasn't the killer's decision whether the victim should die or not. They don't have the right to kill someone else, so they shouldn't have the right to decide their own death and see how that feels. Sounds brutal, I know, but doesn't it seem fair? Although I do believe you need sound evidence to be able to execute someone.
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