I Believe This About the Death Penalty
I’ve voiced my opinion on many matters. I support gay rights and gay marriage.
I’m on the fence when it comes to abortion, meaning I can see and understand arguments for both sides. And everyone very well knows about my opinions on religion and the fanaticism it harbours.
Now here’s a topic that I don’t think we’ve had the opportunity to discuss here on Prose. Capital punishment. The death penalty. How do I feel about it?
I support it.
As much as a humanist I am, or the very least try to be, I don’t have any issues against the death penalty. Personally, I do believe there is justice for killing someone who has committed certain heinous crimes. I have no problem with wrongdoers getting their just desserts. But what can, or should, qualify for the death penalty?
I say the death penalty should be reserved for humanity’s worst of the worst. The irredeemable pieces of trash that have no hope for salvation. Murderers, rapists, pedophiles, serial killers, psychos, sadists. People who inflict the most pain on the innocent and have no sense of empathy. However, I would prefer that they received a fair trial first before being sent to the gallows.
What? Just because I'm a humanist, doesn't mean that I don't think that certain individuals deserve to be killed off. For the longest time, different civilizations and cultures have used capital punishment as a means to ensure that no citizen can ever do horrible crimes against others again; although, there are a few actions that seem ridiculous and should not be punishable by death.
But I believe I've gone off track in this challenge. The question remains, is killing someone for killing another justice? My answer, yes, I do believe it is. Is the death penalty justified? Yes, I do believe it is.