Capital Punishment Essay - The Death Penalty in Canada and the USA :: Argumentative Persuasive Essays

The Death Penalty in Canada and the USA         The end penalty, also referred to as capital punishment, has beenabolished in Canada since 1976, but still know in a few American States.  Thelast executing in Canada took place in 1962.      I disagree with the death penalty for some(prenominal) rationalnesss. My first reason isthat I find it extremely inhumane to inject someones life in order to demonstratethe power of the law. A nonher reason for my disapproval of the death penalty, isthe amount of money that it takes to put someone to death, as it would cost thesame to keep an inmate in jail for life,  as it would to put that same inmate todeath. My third and final reason,  is the guilty conscience that is placed oneveryone involved the jury who convicted the accused to death the witnesses tothe execution and the jail warden who must give out the execution and theperson who pulls the pitch or induces the poison .         Early societies were based on a simple grave of law  an eye for an eyeand a tooth for a tooth. Today, now that our parliamentary procedure has become more advanced,we do non function by this antique code of punishment.  For example, we do notrape the rapists daughter we do not  kidnap the kidnappers children but ifthe death penalty were permitted,  we would kill the  killer.  So why, aseducated citizens, would we want to lower ourselves to this level?   Do we facethat we need to show the power of the police force by cleansing the killers? Thedeath penalty is extremely barbaric and is often botched in order to let theaccused  suffer for several minutes. Society by now must realize that two wrongscertainly do not make a right.  You do not show society anything, by killing thekillers, except your ignorance for human life and well being.         Some estimation has b een that if you do kill the killer, it bequeath deterothers from committing such a terrible crime.  However, murder rates in Canada befool remained the same and at that place is no significant difference when comparisonsare made of those States who still have the death penalty.  A widely publicizedexecution might go down homicides, but only for a brief period.  Therefore, I donot feel that Canada should permit such a deplorable undertaking of a human life. I know they must be punished, but there is a better way.         Prior to putting someone to death,  the accuseds lawyer will attempt