Swift and Effective:
WE NEED THE DEATH PENALTY
Controversial?
The issue of whether or not capital punishment- the death penalty- is necessary has been surrounded by controversy for years. But rest assured, the death penalty is, in fact, necessary, and we'd like to show you a few reasons why.
What are the benefits of the death penalty?
- An example is made to make people less willing to commit extreme crimes. Criminals' lawyers argue in favor of life in prison rather than the death penalty, so the death penalty must be more of a deterrent. The death penalty is a tool to preserve law and order.
- It can be considered more humane- the death is quick, in comparison to wasting away for years in prison.
- Ending one life saves many in the long run- some studies have shown that an execution can lead to a significant drop in murders- by approximately 74- by the next year.
- Executing removes a "social and financial burden"; there's less prisoners to deal with and it's possible for victims to find closure.
- Though it seems that executing a criminal rather than condemning them to LWOP (life without parole) costs more up front, it can save up to $3.6 million in the long run.
Criminals Can Be Dangerous
Do you really want to risk a criminal like this one escaping his prison cell or getting an unfair repeal on his prison sentence? THIS WOMAN COULD BE YOU
Life in Prison?
Prison life is hard. Drawing out a person's life after pretty much taking it away, taking their freedom away, is unnecessarily cruel. A quick death when necessary is much more merciful. As a community of people, we ought to show mercy while still punishing appropriately.
Stanford Prison Experiment
An example is the 1973 Stanford Prison Experiment by Craig Haney, PhD, a psychologist at the University of California at Santa Cruz, and Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD, a Stanford University psychologist and APA past-president. The experiment showed that psychologically healthy individuals could become sadistic or depressed when placed in a prison-like environment. We should take the responsibility to spare them from this cruelty.
NEUTRALIZE THE THREAT
Locking up criminals only hides the problem temporarily!
- criminals can escape
- criminals can get their sentences lessened (unfairly!)
- criminals can be bailed out
- Murderers will run free on the streets!
Is this really what you want?
Website: http://deathpenalty.procon.org/