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A 6 page paper that presents some of the arguments for the death penalty and some of the arguments against it. Historically, capital punishment has been a controversial issue with proponents citing retribution and deterrence and opponents claiming it is cruel and unusual punishment. The arguments are explored. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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considering murder and other heinous crimes, many people think of the old code of an eye for an eye, which is a loose translation of the Code of Hammurabi (Washington
State University). Hammurabi was the sixth king of the Amorite Dynasty of Old Babylon, which was n the 18th century B.C. (Washington State University). Today, 38 states still have the
death penalty (Hammond 32). There are different purposes of the death penalty/capital punishment. One is to remove a dangerous person from society completely so that person can never hurt
another person again. Another is to act as a deterrent for potential criminals. Yet another is for the sake of justice. The arguments against capital punishment is that it is
cruel and unusual punishment, it does not act as a deterrent, and the state should not kill. Philosophers assert that justice means that a person is given what is
due to him/her (Budziszewski 39). According to natural law philosophers, the public authority must "requite good and evil in deeds" (Budziszewski 2004, p. 39). Even Scripture gives the authority to
punish to rulers and states that rulers are servants of God and is to exercise that authority (Budziszewski 39). Justice is demanded in all Holy Books and in some opinions,
justice seems to supercede mercy (Budziszewski 39). This author, who is a Professor of Government and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, states that the arguments to abolish
the death penalty "is an argument to categorically extend clemency to all those whose crimes are of the sort that would be requitable by death" (Budziszewski 2004, p. 39). The
crime of murder would certainly seem to be one that would warrant the death of the killer (Budziszewski 39). If we choose not to execute a person who has killed
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