death penalty
... be found guilty of intentional murder and at least one other “aggravating circumstances”. There are some horrible people in the world that commit horrible acts of violence and I believe these people should be punished to the full extent of the law, however, I believe the laws should remain humane. The laws should preserve life. I do not believe in the death penalty. I believe the death penalty questions morals and beliefs, I don’t feel that I have the right or anyone has the right to take a life. Capital punishment is not about achieving justice, it is about getting revenge on anybody to make oneself feel better about the pain of losing a loved one. It is a way for a victims’ friends and families to move on, to put face to their feelings of hatred, and then see that face suffer. This may sound harsh, but killing is not the answer to killing, no matter what. I understand that criminals that commit murder have no regard for the lives that they have taken but I firmly believe that it is not our right to take the criminals life. I remember being in grammar school and one of the first lessons you learn is “Two wrongs don’t make a right” so how do we explain how we are making things right? Violence does not end violence. Capital punishment has never been proven to deter criminals from violent crimes and studies show that in states like Texas where capital punishment is used more frequently are sometimes higher rates of murder. Too much money is spent on court costs and not enough on real detective work to find actual criminals. In my position of being against the death penalty it also makes me think about the jury. The jury is made up of peers most of which are not highly trained in listening to facts, analyzing evidence or determining without bias who is guilty and not guilty. Not only is the jury untrained and able to find...