Rogeline R.

Magno

Block C

Death Penalty is perhaps, one of the most highly debated political issues. As the state
exercise its sovereign power to protect the life, liberty and property of its constituents, it
clear that this is not the best way to maintain peace and order. In fact, this might be the
worst course of action.

First, how accurate is our criminal justice system? How many percentages of those in
jail are actually guilty of the crimes they’ve been accused for? It is without denying the
fat that our current justice system is not perfect and less likely accurate. With minimal
sources to actually use forensics, most of the evidence that are presented in the open
court are mere witnesses. It is with grave injustice that some have to spend half of their
lives in jail before proven innocent. It is life that are at stake if death penalty is to be
restored and it is not be taken lightly when our grounds for justice has drawbacks.

Second, would it really effectively decrease the number of crimes? It is said that the
most weighing advantage of restoring death penalty is that number of crimes will be low
as it would install fear to commit such crimes but would it really answer to that purpose?
It is natural to fear death, but I don’t think a murderer would likely fear as such. It will not
contain murderers to kill, if anything it would most likely giving them aid to escape from
the guilt of doing such crime. Restoring death penalty turns the focus on the convict and
not on the victim. It falls short on rendering justice for the offended party and deprives
the convict from reflecting on his crimes.

And lastly, death penalty is contrary to humane ethics