Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual?

Shinmyung Lee
News Talk
Aricle Report

Author : John Barry

Title of article : Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual?

Publication : May 3, 2000

Short Summary :

In the article, the author mentions tha death pemalt's pros and cons.
The author says USA's criminal justice system is not quite perfect; also in the death penalty can be no turning back, so it should be bolished. On the other hand, a way of protecting serial killer is only the death penalty; also, nowadays technology can support whether they commited a crime or not. Then, the article shows some information about the death penalty such as execution of an innocent person and countries which abolished capital punishment.

Issue that i find :

-Do you agree with the death penalty? Why? or Why not?
-Do you think death penalty cold decrease the rate of crime?
-In your opinion,what punishment should get criminal who commits a consecutively?

My opinion :

In my opinion, the death penalty should be abolished as soon as possible. The death penalty is th ultimate denial of huan rughts, and all law is based on human rights. In addition, people use the death penalty as a way of revenge, but it would be the wrong purpose. Moreover, the death penalty would not decrease the crime rate; also without using the death penalty, the safety of society can be assured. Furthermore, the death penalty has a huge risk like executing innocent people. Thus, the death penalty must be abolished soon.