Capital Punishment

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This paper argues that capital punishment cannot be equaled to murder or considered unjust. As an effective method of instilling the fear of committing crimes, capital punishment must be awarded against the worst and barbarous criminals acts. The paper presents the views that, in the interest of the greater well-being of society, it is permissible to award the death penalty in such situations.

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"Spiritualists argue that inflicting death can never be justified as a rightful act. Some crimes are so severe that it is essential in the interest of the society to enforce strict punishments not only to instill the fear of committing such horrific crimes but also as a retributive measure. As professor John McAdams says, "If we execute murderers and there is in fact no deterrent effect, we have killed a bunch of murderers. If we fail to execute murderers, and doing so would in fact have deterred other murders, we have allowed the killing of a bunch of innocent victims. I would much rather risk the former. This, to me, is not a tough call." [Justice For All]. Heinous crimes such as murders are not tolerable in a society and they need to be effectively dealt with. A discussion of capital punishment from the utilitarian as well as the deontological moral theories would help us understand the issue better."

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