Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Introduction:
Capital punishment...what is it?
Capital punishment is the legally authorized killing of someone for committing a crime.
"A life for a life", seems fair...But is it really? Does Capital punishment really achieve justice?
Throughout this blog, Capital punishment will be explored in anthropological sociological and psychological aspects. There are many pros to the death penalty, such as comfort for the victim's family, or we don't have to pay tax to support the criminals. However what about the cons? Well, we would have to pay for the execution to take place, and innocent people may be executed due to errors during the trial. the goal is to establish which option is more moral. This debate has been ongoing for years, some people think capital punishment is immoral, and others think not having it implemented is unethical....
Which option truly achieves justice through anthropological, sociological and psychological ways? That is what we'll be discussing...
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