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Death Penalty
Human civilization has come a long way in terms of upholding and safeguarding basic human rights to life, liberty, dignity, equality and justice. Indeed, this trend is evident in the worldwide human rights movement that protests and fights against cruel practices such as child labor, prisoner abuse, war crimes, and domestic violence against women and children. It is, therefore, surprising that some countries continue to use the death penalty for capital crimes such as murder. Indeed, as this paper will argue, the death penalty has no place in any does not take away the fact that a killing has nevertheless taken place. The issue, therefore, is that if the taking of a human life is wrong, then true progress lies in recognizing that it is wrong irrespective of whether the State does it or an average citizen does it!
People who are in favor of the death penalty often argue that it is necessary to prevent criminals from repeating their crime. In addition, they also argue that the fear of punishment by death will deter other potential criminals from killing. However, there is no hard evidence that the death penalty succeeds in bringing down…
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Civilization or Brutalism? Capital Punishment in North Carolina The threat of capital punishment has stood the test of time as the ultimate solution for any civilization to treat its unwanted criminals and enemies. As societies became more progressive, the form in which capital punishment took progressed as well, from poisons, nooses, electric shocks, firing squads, or even the good old axe to the neck, to modern chemicals whose sole intent is to
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