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Should capital punishment be a major deterrent to crime?
Arguments
1. There should never be suspicion~ of capital punishment.
2. Murderers whose motive~ is money should not get off lightly. It is
absolutely wrong to think professional killers are insane and need hospital
treatment.
3. Criminals must be made to see the consequences of their crimes. "An eye
for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is the very basis of justice.
4. Capital punishment is more hmnane because the criminal does not suffer
the torture of life imprisonment.
5. Only the return of the death penalty can ensure that people can sleep
safely in their beds.
6. Murderers are not humane and, therefore, they cannot expect to be
treated as hmnans.
7. Capital punishment should be a major deterrent. Other strict laws should
also be put into practice.
8. A hfe sentence is only a nominal sentence. It leaves a chance for the
criminal to escape.
9. Those who are lenient to criminals are unkind to innocent people.
10. We shouldn't be blinded by emotional argmnents, which leads to
relaxation of harsh laws.
Counter-arguments
1. Capital punishment should not be a major deterrent. Emphasis should be
put on the reform of criminals.
2. It has been proved many times in the past that the relaxation of harsh
laws has never led to an increase in crime. Therefore, the "deterrent" argument
is absurd: capital punishment never protected anyone.
3. Those in favour of capital punishment are motivated only by a desire for
revenge and retaliation~.
4. There has been a marked trend in society towards a more humane treatment
of less fortunate members. The same attitude characterizes our approach to
crime.
5. Suspension of capital punishment is enlightened~, civilized and
humane.
6. Crime can only be drastically reduced by the elimination of social
injustices——not by creating socalled "deterrents" when the real problems remain
unsolved.
7. It is illegal to murder, but are we justified in taking away the life of
the murderer? No. Capital punishment helps create a bloody world.
8. He who never errs does not exist. The death penalty leaves no chance for
first offenders to reform.
9. Murderers vary. Some kill people only to defend themselves while others
are trigger-happy. It is unfair to give the death penalty to every murderer.
10. Some criminals can be reformed if they are handled properly. The death
sentence leaves criminals no hope at all.
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:24:47