Death Penalty 1
Death Penalty Views
Jessica Estep
PHI 103
Instructor: Phillip Bence
July 3, 2011
Death Penalty 2
Capital punishment is a form of punishment that only some states in the United
States allow. I believe one of the reasons for this would is because the Death Penalty
cannot be applied fairly to all people. There are many circumstances where I feel
that a person is deserving of the death penalty but instead receives a life sentence.
There are also instances where I believe the person should receive a life sentence
but end up receiving the death penalty. There is really no concrete way to tell if a
judge is going to give the death penalty or not. There are fluctuations of thought as
well as fluctuations of emotions in these decisions. There are also many other
outside factors that plays a part in the death penalty. If a deal outside the courtroom
is struck by both sides, a death penalty won't occur. Yes, you would need to have
committed a capital crime in order to receive the death penalty, but this is the only
criteria that has to be met. There are no other criteria that needs to be met.
The law is said to be a thing with no emotion just procedures. However, we all
know that emotions play a major role in all decisions. Yes, judges and lawyers all
have emotions, and they will put these emotions into their decisions. If a judge is
happy one day he might give life, if he isn't, he might give the death penalty. You
would never know, because...