Life Isn’t Always Precious The Death Sentence is the most serious and end of the line for any criminal getting a sentence. Death Row has been around and used in the United States for centuries, the first recorded execution was in Jamestown, Virginia to Captain George Kendall in 1608 (Part I). With President Elect Trump coming into office in just over a month, he strongly supports the death penalty and it is almost certain that he will bring in others that support Capital Punishment just as much as he does. It’s often times the most difficult decision when it comes to the jury. People see life as precious and think that everyone deserves a second chance, which is why some criminals get off of the crime they committed due to judge or jury’s sympathy. Most people believe the death penalty shouldn’t even be a type of punishment, but I believe it is completely necessary for those who commit horrific crimes. Furthermore, a large reason why I believe that being put on Death Row is acceptable is because if someone commits a mass murdering, rapes multiple people, or does anything that is along those lines should be sentenced to death. Not all cases should be considered for death, I do agree that people learn from mistakes and can turn around. I do not agree that if someone takes the life of an innocent person or people they should not be able to have a few years’ sentence. Taking the life of someone else should be qualify for an automatic trial for death row. The gruesome crime of rape causes mental and physical damage to a young female or male body and mind. For example, rape to a young female can ruin their ability to have children, cause major damage to her private areas, (bleeding, and soreness). For males it can be bleeding from the anus, and sore while walking. But the major ones they both have in common for each sex is the effect left on the brain, the possible broken bones, PTSD, and their abilities to cope with it (Effects). The victims of rape aren’t able to just forget about what the rapist did to them, which is why the death penalty should be up for trail automatically. Although, the victim isn’t always killed after a rape, the rapist should be up to death row no matter what, dead or not it is a horrific crime. The court in which the trial happens in, should be taken to Supreme Court as soon as it can to keep the people that might personally know the defendant out of it. Putting someone up for the death penalty as soon as they enter the court room would make trails go faster, save money, and help the family.
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Sentencing the murderer, rapists, or whatever to death provides a sense of closure for the family because of the suffering not only the victim went through but also themselves. Many families were affected by the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings, so when the terrorist who had committed massive act, he was tried for Death immediately when he was taken into court (41). The hundreds of people that were hurt, admitted that it provided closer for them, they know that they didn’t deserve the loss of body parts, sight, hearing or even a death from the 4 that were killed. Some people do not believe the death penalty is the best mainly because the years of appeals that the defendant will pull, so instead of wasting time and money on the appeals they think life in prison is best. The problem with this, is that it costs the tax payers money to keep paying for the prison and its needs. The tax payers are also the families that have to deal with not only something horrifying that happened to their loved one, but also now they pay for him to stay in prison and receive no torture or revenge that their loved one went through. The death penalty trial should not be given anything more than 2 appeals, after that the defendant is wasting the people and states money. The death penalty with restricted amounts of appeals, and saving money helps the victims cope with a tragedy that has happened to
Sentencing the murderer, rapists, or whatever to death provides a sense of closure for the family because of the suffering not only the victim went through but also themselves. Many families were affected by the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings, so when the terrorist who had committed massive act, he was tried for Death immediately when he was taken into court (41). The hundreds of people that were hurt, admitted that it provided closer for them, they know that they didn’t deserve the loss of body parts, sight, hearing or even a death from the 4 that were killed. Some people do not believe the death penalty is the best mainly because the years of appeals that the defendant will pull, so instead of wasting time and money on the appeals they think life in prison is best. The problem with this, is that it costs the tax payers money to keep paying for the prison and its needs. The tax payers are also the families that have to deal with not only something horrifying that happened to their loved one, but also now they pay for him to stay in prison and receive no torture or revenge that their loved one went through. The death penalty trial should not be given anything more than 2 appeals, after that the defendant is wasting the people and states money. The death penalty with restricted amounts of appeals, and saving money helps the victims cope with a tragedy that has happened to