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Capital punishment makes a mockery of the ‘Legal System’, and so this is yet another reason to be against capital punishment. My previous and enduring reasons for being against capital punishment are – 1) It is irreversible – if new technology like DNA testing is developed and proves the convict innocent, the dead cannot be given back their life. So what then makes society any better than the criminal? Killing innocent people is a crime! 2) The legal system is intrinsically flawed – because it is run by humans who have innumerable flaws. Humans can never be 100% right. 3) New Capital punishment makes a mockery of the Legal System. – Take the case of Saddam Hussein, he has been tried and found guilty of heinous crimes. And the majority of the world’s population believes this to be an undisputable fact and I agree. But still it seems to me that killing him is wrong. Not only is there 1 & 2 to consider, after all trial by public opinion seems to be the most unreliable type of trial, just because everyone thinks something is true doesn’t mean it is. It is a statistical fact that half of any country’s population has an I.Q. of 100 or less (100 is the average score on the I.Q. test); and public opinion is easily swayed by the loudest voice, and the objectivity of the masses seems to reside somewhere around zero. But despite all this, I believe that the chance of Saddam being innocent is a scientifically insignificantly figure. So, 1 & 2 are, for me, essentially out of the equation on this one. Nevertheless, I still say, “Don’t kill Saddam Hussein!” because of my new third reason. His death makes a mockery out of the Justice System for the simple reason that if we are going to kill him, what makes us any better than he is? Yes, I know that he had a trial and has been treated with much more compassion and respect then any of his victims but if he was on trial for the purpose of determining his previous obvious guilt then 1) how can anyone be sure he got a fair trial?; and 2) if we were all just going through the routine with the ultimate goal of ‘legitimately’ killing him then why bother and why not just kill him outright right from the start? And if we just kill him without ‘due process’ then we are killing him in cold blood, and again what makes us any better than him? Anyone can set up a system of ‘due process’ to excuse themselves from the crime and sin of murder but in the end it is still murder and a crime and a sin. I’m sure Saddam Hussein set his own little system of ‘due process’ in order to wash his hands of the guilt of all the terrible crimes he commited; after all, he seems to feel as guiltless as the society that is killing him. I’m not religious but I thought that the only One who has the right to take human life is the same One who gives it, God. He deserves to die, but do we have deserve to kill him? How did you like this text? You have to be logged on to be able to rate and comment. Logon or Register , it won't take up more than 10 seconds of your time. Rating  Current rating is: 5 5 readers have rated this text Author's description My views on Capital punishment. Comments Dean G. Martin, 15 November 2006: Yes, Saddam deserves to be assassinated knowing that he makes this world a living hell. The problem is, Saddam is very smart yet he uses it for the worst! People are wicked but Hussein is outrageously insane. He really needs to be in a mental institute where thousands of psychiatrists must watch him. A tooth for a tooth. He killed thousands of innocents, therefore, he must die. Yes, he deserves second chances but we are not sure if he is capable of fixing himself for the better. Bottomline is, you need to worry about him, he’s a baloney, you’re not. Move on! S. Waterstone, 12 November 2006: I’m really surprised at the feedback I’ve received so far. I was really expecting to receive a betting. Thank you all for taking the time to read and understand what I had written, and for being objective despite your feelings about the issue, I am very impressed! Ghost Writer – It seems that you have a lot of resentment towards your government. I think most of your argument is basses on emotion, which I totally understand, but in deciding on my views I have tried to concentrate on the greater good. I don’t mean what God wants, I mean in following what my conscious speaks and it says kill others is bad and killing others as an example to other killers doesn’t make much sense to me. I think that one of the reasons I’m able to be so objective is that I have lived most of my life in Australia were capital punishment is illegal and the government looks after the sick, poor and old if they can’t look after them selves and minimum wage is over $10p/h. I’m one of Australia’s poor. I and my partner live in a brick 2 bedroom terries house in Melbourne not far from the city, I am studying at University on a deferred payment plan that means when I earn over $35,000 a year I will be taxed at 2-3% higher until my University debt is paid. I have everything I need including broadband internet and affordable dental, which only costs me $22, a visit. For studying the government is willing to pay me about $450 a fortnight (tax free). I don’t have a car and I am very good with money, which makes a big difference to my lifestyle. Most of the rest of the poor don’t live like me but they could if they had the skills. I’m telling you all this to show you that the problem isn’t with the lifestyle your government allows your inmates, but with the lack of things available to it’s good citizens. The US’s relentless belief in Capitalism is keeping people poor, unhealthy, neglected, and crime high. If the US spent less time looking after the rich and more energy giving there citizen what they need you would be able to have more objectivity and compassion for your fellow humans and I think agree with what I am saying. Ghost Writer, 11 November 2006: Here’s my side of it... That’s a cool opinion and all, but check out the flip side: The only alternative to capital punishment is life in prison. We work hard to pay for health care, live check-to-check and are constantly blamed for not doing well enough in school to better ourselves. So when we become 65 we’ll get nothing, if any, a bit of social security. We’ll have no retirement and lose our houses, cars, and insurance because we’ll be too old to work. What did people like you and me do so wrong to deserve this evil life sentence? In the meantime, an individual serving a life sentence in prison gets all the above things for free. 100% free. And he or she killed someone? I never killed anyone, so why should I have such an unpleasant and unjustified future? The prisoner doesn’t even need to wash his or own clothes. I have to. Hell, I live in a condo and have to fight my way to the laundry room that’s mostly taken. And the people who knock us will turn around and say: "Well you are free, prisoners don’t have freedom. I’m free? 75% of hard working people live pay check to pay check. Not only that, but they also work two jobs from 70-90 hours a week----where is the freedom in that? They hardly ever spend time with family----like prisoners. Prisoners who killed people will not be going to Disney Land this weekend. Oops, I reclined from working overtime last week, so I won’t be going either. But getting back to capital punishment; there are a lot of inmates on death row who really want to die. If Saddam really believes in a god, what’s his problem with an early and free ride to the eternal paradise? Why do religious people cry at funerals if they believe in all that stuff? They should all kick their heels and celebrate death. I would feel bad due to the fact that I only believe in life before death. But look at the eviler side to death row----many good hearted people who never get in trouble and worked their entire lives die of bone cancer. What on earth did they do to deserve such a harsh punishment? Bill Clinton had to live through watching his step dad die of that and went into detail on how his dad’s knees buckled when he was helping him change his clothes. And if there is an individual executed for a crime he or she did not commit, wouldn’t that show a sign in these killers eyes that if the justice system executes the innocent, they’ll have no problem executing the guilty? And on top of it all, where is the evidence to support the fact that execution exists? Only 60 executions took place in the US last year. It’s hard to believe. The chances of a female being executed are much greater than a man. The high majority of murderers get life in prison----permanent retirement. The prisons in Canada are nicer than the country clubs in the US. Why? Because no one will pick on you for not dressing properly. Another sign of the lack of freedom. I’ll tell you what really bothers me though. Infanticide. That is the most horrible crime of all and it’s legal in at least two countries. But you do have a good opinion on being against capital punishment----that’s your right. You’re a good person. We need a lot more like you. Stephen Shearer, 11 November 2006: I think that you have given this a lot of thought and are certain about your opinions, backed up with reasoning. I disagree with all of it. However, you have written your arguement well. sara khan, 9 November 2006: I completely agree with some of the things you said. However, lets see what the ’legal system’ decides. L. Alan Meyer, 9 November 2006: Damn, you make a lot of sense! Tomás Ó Cárthaigh, 8 November 2006: [Comment removed] |
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