The right to life and the right not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Many people consider that the death penalty violates these rights. And they insist the death penalty should be abolished. The death penalty should not be allowed under any circumstances because it is not a deterrent and the claim that the threat of capital punishment reduces serious crime is inconclusive. Also, it conflicts with many ethical issues and it is an act of a murder. Although murder is a horrible crime there are alternative ways to punish people who have murdered.
I¡¯d like to start with the positive aspects, if any, that the death penalty might have. I could not imagine going through what the families of murdered victims have to go through, but I can understand the amount of pain that blinds them with the thought of revenge. It is human nature to want to be paid ¡°an eye for an eye.¡± By killing the person who......
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