A Moral Look at Capital Punishment

Capitol Punishment: A moral look

I believe that capitol punishment is needed in our society. Although I believe this I do not think that it should be used in all cases. The system of capitol punishment needs to be reexamined and fixed so that it will better suit the world we live in today. In this paper I will show the different sides of this immense topic and convince the reader that capitol punishment is necessary.
Capitol punishment, i.e. the death penalty has been around since the dawn of time. It is now the 21st century and the processes and thoughts behind the death penalty have changed very little. It is about time that we reexamine the issue and try to make some progress on making it fair and just when someone is sentenced to death.

Is the death penalty morally permissible?

Whenever this question is raised, may it be a moral debate or a high school ethics class, someone always brings up the age-old saying, an Eye for an Eye. I believe that this is true to some degree. Of course with everything in this world, there are always exceptions. Some of the exceptions where the death penalty should not be dispensed would be, self-defense, accidental death, and if the person is severely mentally challenged. "I support the death penalty as the appropriate punishment for some crimes. But all responsible Americans must address the problems facing our capital punishment system." said Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR). "The ultimate tragedy would be taking the life of a person for a crime he did not commit." (Capitol Hill March7, 2001)
The death penalty is permissible in my eyes, but only if the person really did commit the crime. A lot of times a person is found guilty of a heinous crime and they find out that they were not guilty at all. Luckily before the death sentence was carried out.