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Outline:CapitalPunishment

I. Introduction
A. HookCriminalswhodonotrespectsocietyandhavemanymurdersorrape
servaltheyshouldnotbelivingnomoretheyarenotdoingnothingproductivefor
humanity.
1. BackgroundGovernmentsmustkeepthedeathpenaltybecauseitisthe
onlyappropriateandeffectivepunishmentforcertaincrimes(Stearman7).
Itissimilartohammurabi'scodeusedforjusticeandpunishmenteyefor
aneye,toothforatooth.Alsoifsomeonehascommittedarobberythey
shouldgettherehandcutoffsothecantstealnomore.
2. capitalpunishmentdoesnotmakesocietybetterbutitstopsthecriminals
fordoingmorebadtosociety(Stearman35).Ibelievethatcapital
punishmentisawaytokeepcriminalsfromcommittingmorecrimes
becauseiftheyaredeadhowcantheycommittingmorecrimes.
3. Judicialexecutionwasfirststartedin1775B.C.byBabylonHammurabi
alsoknownasHammurabiscode(Kerrigan10).capitalpunishmenthas
beenjusticeandpunishmentthroughouthumanitysexistence.
4. KingJamesquotedexecutionaxeisasharpmedicine,butitiscuretoall
murdersandrapist(Kerrigan21).Executionmakesmurdersandrapistto
stopcommittingcrimesanditalsoagoodlessonforthecommunity
becausetheylearnthatiftheycommitthesamecrimestheywillbe
executedaswellandthatmakethemthinktwiceonstuffbeforethey
commitacrimeorafoulaction.
5. ThesisStatement
Capitalpunishmentshouldbemadelegalineverystate
andshouldbeusedinallcasesinwhichfirstdegreemurderwas
committedbecausethesecriminalshavetakenalifesotheirlifeshouldbe
taken,jailcostsarehigherthanjusthavingthemcommitted,anditbring
reliefandatypeofjusticetothevictimsfamily.
II. Bodyofresearchpaper
A. ThesisSupport#1
thesecriminalshavetakenalifesotheirlifeshouldbetaken
1. FirstmainideaofcategoryMurdersandrapesthavecommittedcrimes
towardotherinnocentpeoplethatdidnothavefaulttothecriminals
actions.
a. innocentpeopleshouldnotbeeffectonotherpeoplesactionssuch
asrappestandmurders(slosson72).murdersandrapistscommit
crimesthatdon'tjustaffectthembutthatalsoaffectotherpeople
thattheymaynotevenknow.
b. asapassageofthebibleitsaystreatotherasyouwanttobe
treat(slosson68).Murdersshouldbekilledthesamewaythat
theykilledtheirvictimsandrapistshouldberapedastheyrape
theirvictim.
c. ancientsocietiesacceptedtheideathecertaincrimesdeserve
capitalpunishment(slosson16).Capitalpunishmentorexecution
hasbeenpartofjusticeforalmostallofhumanityexistence


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ancientjudgesandjuryhavehavealsousedHammurabi'scodeor
punishthembyusethesamemethodthattheycommittedthe
crime.

d.
indigenoustribesinperupunishthecriminalsbytyingtheina
postandsettingfireorbeatingthemtodeath
(
Tribunedigitalchicagotribune1).
Inperutheybelievethatthe
communityandpeoplehavethepowertojudgeandsetjusticeto
thecriminalstheypunishtheminpublicinthetownshallthey
believethatsthewaytofightfuturecrimesandviolence.
B. ThesisSupport#2
jailcostsarehigherthanjusthavingthemcommitted
1. CriminalsshouldnotbetakencarebytaxpayerorGov.budget.
a.
InCostaRicatheycut50%ofthejailsbudgetsandgavethat
moneytohospitalsandeducationalpurposes(Tribune
Digitalchicagotribune1).TheGOV.ofCostaRicacutexpenses
thatthecitizensofCostaRicasupportedtothejailandusedit
wiselyontheeducationoftheCostaRicanschildrens.
b. Deathsentenceisacheapwaytogivejusticetothemwhoare
foundedguilty(Stearman20).Executionisagreatwayforthe
Governmenttosavemoneyanduseitonwisethingssuchas
medical,educationalandtownneedssuchasthepolicedept,Fire
andEMSdept.
c.
incarcerationcostaretooexpensivetotakecareforpeoplewho
havedamagedsocietyorhavemurderinnocentpeople(Kerrigan
10).Criminalsdontonlydamagesocietyandpublicsafetybut
theyalsoexpendmoneythatcitizenstheycommittedacrimehave
toopay.
d. Itcosts$17,468foraninmatetobetakecareofinjail(Kerrigan
54).thatmoneyistakenforresponsiblecitizensanditmoneythat's
beinglostbecauseinmatedonotpayitandsomeofthemdonot
worktowardtheircostofliving.
e. thelethalinjectiononlycost$86.08forthedeathsentencetotake
place(Kerrigan59).Capitalpunishmentshouldbeusedon
murderersandrapistbecausethatisawaystocutexpensesthat
criminalsareusingthestatecanslaveupto$17,000dollarbe
usingthelethalinjectionmethodthatwouldcostthe$86dollars.
f. louisianagovernorsaidthatitcostthestate$698milliondollarsa
yeartomaintainthejailfunctioning(Kerrigan53).Citizensin
louisianaprotestedbecausetheStateofLouisianaspendmore
moneyinjailthenineducationorthecommunitytheyprotested
andsaythatthemoneyshouldbeusedoneducationtohelpsociety
becomesuccessfultheyneedtobeeducated.

C. ThesisSupport#3
itbringreliefandatypeofjusticetothevictimsfamily
1. Firstmainideaofcategoryinmostcasesvictimsfamilyfeelreliefina
waythatthepersonwhomurderedtheirlovedoneispayingforthe


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damagethathecausedthevictimandtherefamily.
a. deathpenaltyisthenumberonekillerofkillers(friedman33).
Theonlywaytofinishwithcrimeandcriminalsisbyexecutethem
becauseiftheydojailtimetheymaynotlearntheirlessonand
committhesamecrimeoverandoveragainbecausetheyknow
thattheyarejustgoingtodotimeinjailandsoonerorlaterthey
willbeoutinthestreets.
b. shownomercytothemerciless(slosson18).criminalsshould
notbetreatedwithcarebecausetheydidnotcareortouchtheir
heartwhentheymurderedorrapetherevictimtheyshouldbe
treatedthesamewayoverevenworsethewaytheytreatedtheir
victims.
c. innocentpeopleshouldnotbeeffectonotherpeoplesactionssuch
asrappestandmurders(slosson72).byexecutingthemurdereror
rapistthefamilyfeelsreliefandsecurebecausetheythatheisdead
andtheyknowthatthecriminalwenoteverthreatentheirlives
everagainandamurdererisbeingexecutedtheyalsofeelrelief
becausetheylosttheirlovedoneanditsawayofvengeance.
d. 87percentofthevictimsfamiliesagreetogivethemthedeath
sentence(slosson87).Familiesratherseethepersonwhokilled
theirlovedonegettingexecutedthenseeingtheminjailbecauseif
themurdererorrapistisinjailthearereallynotpayingforthe
murdercommittedtotheirlovedone.

D. Counterargument
Thedeathpenaltycannotpossiblybeadministeredfairlyand
mustbeabolishedbecauseitismurderaswell,theyarenotgoingtopayfortheir
crimebecausetheyaregoingtobedead,andreligiousgroupssaythatcapital
punishmentisunbiblicalbecauseoneofthetencommandmentssaysyoushall
notkilling.
1. asapassageofthebibleitsaystreatotherasyouwanttobetreat
(slosson68).religiousgroupssaythatcapitalpunishmentisnotagood
waytoapplyjusticetoacriminalbecausebythemkillingacriminalthey
arealsocommittingmurderintheBiblesaytreatothershowyouwantto
betreatedandiftheywanttokilltheyshouldbekilled.
2. Religiouspeoplesaythatcapitalpunishmentagainsttheten
commandmentsbecausethebiblesaythereshallnotkill(slosson60).
thetencommandmentsarebasedontheBibleanditisaruleorlawfor
humanityandtheybelievethatGODistheonlyjudgeandtheonlyone
thatcangivejusticeandthatCapitalPunishmentisalsoamurderbecause
thearekillingahumanbeingeventhoughtheyhavecauseddamageand
causedproblemstosociety.
3. peoplethatareagainstcapitalpunishmentsaythatGodgiveslifeandheis
theonethattakesitaway(Stearman12).peoplesaythattheGOV.cannot
takethelifeawayofamurdererorarapistbecauseGodisthecreatorof
lifeandtheonlyyouthatcantakelifeaway.
III. Conclusion


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A. RestatethesisCriminalsshouldbepunishthesamewaythatthecommittedthe
crimesothatwaytheycouldfeelthesamewaytheirvictimsfelt.Capital
punishmentistheonlywaytostopviolenceandfutureviolencetostop.
B. TieThesistopicstogether
1. Countrieswithpublicexecutionshavethelesscrimeratesbecausethey
knowwhatisgoingtohappenistheyarerapingsomeoneoriftheykill
someoneitalsoworkasanexampleforchildrenandyoungteentonot
followtheirpath.
2. CapitalpunishmentisanotherwaytoapplyortoenforceHammurabi's
codethatisaneyeforeyetoothforatooth.Byusingthedeathsentence
theyarealsosavingmoneythat'sbeingwasteoncriminalsbytaxpayer
andgoodcitizens.
3. Capitalpunishmentshouldonlybeusedwhenthecriminalisfounded
guiltyevenbecausetherehasbeenaseveralcasesthatthepersonbeing
executedgetkilledandthenwhentheexecutionisfinishtheyfindoutthat
theywereinnocent.
C. ConcludingthoughtsIbelievethatCapitalpunishmentshouldbeappliedto
murderersandrapistbecausetheyhavedonealotofdamagetothesocietythey
shouldnotbeliveeventhotheyareinjailtheyarestillconsumingmoneythat
couldbeuseinotherwisethingssuchaseducationandthecommunityandby
usingexecutionasamethodtogivejusticepeoplewhythinkaboutittwicewhen
theykillorrapesomeone.


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