Capital Punishment

... tes took him and all of his family and possessions to trouble valley where they were stoned to death and burnt his possessions. Once this was done the lord was no longer furious.

This shows that God allows and supports the death penalty. It proves that it should be allowed and be brought back as a punishment or to simply protect society.

In 1975 the British government ruled that only certain types of crime were punishable by the gallows. These offences were killing police officers, using guns or explosives, killing two or more people and killing during a robbery. In 1965 after much debate capital punishment was suspended for a 5-year trial period. In 1970 it was permanently abolished. One of the debated reasons was because of the way the law condemns murder, but then goes on to murder in the name of the law. Punishing murder by murder is not right. That's one reason against the case of capital punishment. Another reason why some people are against the thought of bringing it back is because of the role terrorism plays in our society. If a terrorist were caught and punished by death then it would turn the convicted criminal into a martyr. This is not right making these political extremists into martyrs. Surely it would be better to imprison these people and at the same time keep them out of societies way.

A life sentence is another option instead of the death penalty. In the state of Texas in the USA where the death penalty is still carried out, it costs on average $2.3m to prosecute and execute convicted criminals each year, whereas it costs only $400,000 for life imprisonment. This is a massive saving, which could help the surrounding communities fund for things that are needed.

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