Death Penalty Is Requisite

Death Penalty Is Requisite

No matter in the ancient or modern society, penalty is a means of punishment for violators and a threat to people who attempt to commit a crime. With punishment, the justice system maintains the public security and civil order. Among these penalties, death penalty is the most controversial one but it still exists. From a negative perspective, it protects security of society efficiently; from a positive one, it threateningly deters crimes. Also, it decreases social costs and manpower of prison.

Death penalty is the most serious punishment. It deprives criminals of their lives and has no space for miscarriage of justice. The court passes sentences upon convicts by their crimes so every punishment is under deliberation of law officials, especially death penalty. Because it is critical, the capital prisoners who are sentenced to death have done the most heinous crimes that are intolerable to human nature. For example, murder, rape and internal strife. Because of physical or moral disorder, the capital prisoners’ thoughts are excessively against conscience and even public order. Their existence is a threat to our society. To ensure social and even prison security, their death penalty should be executed. It is doubted that capital prisoners regret or their consciences still remain after they committed brutal crimes. The possibility of recidivation still happens and threatens innocent citizens. Moreover, the law is made to safeguard public security so the death penalty has its severely punitive effect to protect the public.

On the other hand, death is the last but vital threat in one’s life. It increases the cost of committing a crime so it deters future crimes, especially murder. However, opponents of death penalty suspect that with humanitarianism. They insist that life imprisonment can replace death penalty as the most severe punishment. The prisoners are totally deprived of their rights in a jail, except their lives because no one has the right to take the lives of others. Nevertheless, if the prison system is not mature and strict, the criminals are like taking a long vacation in the jail. Then, it has no intimidation to criminals and violates the purpose of legislation as well as penalty. The fear of death is in everyone’s deep mind. As a result, the law arouses our strongest fear to deter convicts. Besides that, execution is a demonstration to express horror and abhorrence to the most heinous crimes. It prevents others from committing a crime. Also, every criminal should take the responsibility if he or she violates civil order.

From the utilitarian prospect, taxpayers need to pay for the costs of prison system. If life imprisonment is substituted for death penalty, publics should pay more taxes for the manpower in prisons. With the population increasing in the jail, the expense like meals is also growing and the cells are not enough to meet the demand. The situation cannot slow down in a short time because it is a lifelong imprisonment. However, death penalty can relieve strains on over-populated prisons and decreases social costs of capital prisoners. Also, the proper ratio between prison guards and prisoners is required. If riots and disorders break out in the jail, it may become an uncontrollable rebellion. Moreover, some convicts who are sentenced to life imprisonment may often attempt to escape from the prison or hurt others because they think it is hopeless in the future and it cannot go worse than having another life imprisonment. Then, we need more jailers to guard and monitor their behaviors. It is a waste of manpower in the jail. Death penalty can avoid this kind of situation happening.

As time goes by, the society is becoming more civilized but we cannot ensure that everyone is educated and conscious enough. With death penalty, it is more strict and efficient to deter future crimes and safeguard security of the society. Therefore, death penalty still has its function to deter the most heinous crimes.