Crime and Capital Punishment

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In this paper, it is discussed that capital punishment should be implemented along the lines of rational thought, as well as by the dictates of utilitarianism that requires death for murder. The writer maintains that when a rational human being decides to consciously kill another, he or she must be treated with equal punishment in relation to this kind of crime. However, the writer notes that if the criminal is not fully aware of what they have done, or not conscious of the murder, then they should be punished by imprisonment for rehabilitation.

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"This philosophical will argue for capital punishment for violent offenders who murdered another human being. By understanding the premise of Kant's Theory of Retribution, one must assume that murderers assume their victim's are rational beings, and should thus be responsible for their punishment on equal terms. Through Kant's philosophy, this study will argue the basis of rationality within the human scope, which will confirm that capital punishment must be used to punish those that murder others. By presenting a case for rationality, as well as an argument based utilitarian justice, there are two reasons why capital punishment is just means to punish those that take the life of another human being."

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