Luffy ~ to become King of the Pirates
Zoro ~ to become the best swordsman in the world
Nami ~ to draw a map of the world
Usopp ~ to become truly a brave sea warrior
Sanji ~ to find All Blue, the place where all the fish swim
Chopper ~ to find a cure for all diseases
Robin ~ to find the true history
Task 3
"The Death Penalty is not a deterrent, it is murder." Do you agree?
Is death penalty a way to atone for the crimes of the murderer? If we called a person who killed another a murderer, what about those who carried out the death penalty? What gives them the right to be above all and kill another person, the law or justice? Isn't that another murder carried out, only this time, it is approved under justice? Does that makes it right? Personally, I do not think so.
I feel that death penalty may be a deterrent to a small extent as by carrying it out, it will strike fear in some people, thus making them think twice before committing a crime. It will also serve as a condolence to the victim's family and to let them feel safe once again, as the object of danger to them is removed from the surface of the earth.
However, even though it will prevent some from committing crimes, it could not prevent others. Even with these death penalties going on, people are still committing crimes. Why? This proves that death penalty is only a deterrent to a small extent. Besides, cases where innocents are mistaken for murderers and being put to death is an injustice done, a murder carried out. When they found out their mistake, it is all too late, the innocent could not be brought to life again. But, in the case where no death penalties are carried out, but imprisonment, there will be a chance where the innocent could be set free and resume his life once more.
Some people may argue that death penalty is quick and cause less suffering than a long jail term, but is denying a life really a better choice than life imprisonment? Moreover, it is not true that there is less suffering in that aspect. Deliberately being made to die in any way will cause pain and it may be worsened if it is against the criminal's wishes. Victim's families may want revenge on the murderer and want him to suffer the same fate as the victim, but can they really watch in cold blood at the execution carried out right before their eyes?
Furthermore, executions are carried out in cruel forms like electric chair where the criminal is strapped on the chair and he will be jolt by electricity multiple times before he dies, depending on his resistance to it. There are also executions that have gone wrong for example on June 8, 2000...Florida. The lethal injection took execution technicians 33 minutes to find suitable veins for the execution. "They butchered me back there," said Demps in his final statement. "I was in a lot of pain. They cut me in the groin; they cut me in the leg. I was bleeding profusely. This is not an execution, it is murder." The executioners had no unusual problems finding one vein, but because Florida protocol requires a second alternate intravenous drip, they continued to work to insert another needle, finally abandoning the effort after their prolonged failures. Isn't this pure murder, with the criminal thinking that he will be dead within minutes, yet has to wait in pure pain, suffering both mentally and physically before he cease breathing.
I feel that doing away with death penalty is better as there is no better way than life imprisonment with caning to ponder over all the crimes that they did. In this way, most will feel guilty all their life and I feel it is a more fitting punishment. Taxplayers like us provide for their meals but these could be repayed by making them do some labour like building and repairing. It beats putting people to death against their wishes and in unsightly forms.
In conclusion, I feel that murder is to take away other people's life which applies to executioners under the law too. In any cases, denying people to live is morally wrong and to me, murder. Besides death penalty is cruel and may result in injustice done like error during executions or executing innocents which will become plain murder. Thus I agree that death penalty is not a deterrent but murder.
Name: Phang Shi Hui Katherine
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School: Jurong Primary, Swiss Cottage, Anderson JC
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27th July 1990
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