EQUAL PUNISHMENT FOR CRIMES COMMITTED

BY: Sapul, Samantha B.

When one has committed a crime, punishment is usually addressed

to the criminal. But why is it that the punishment given is usually
unequal to the crime committed? We rely on our justice system to
bring wrongdoers the consequences they deserve. All over the world,
the average crime index is 28.66. Our country's is 42.46, which is
13.8 higher than the supposed average. If the punishment was
fitted to the crime done, would the average crime index be lower?

Is the idea supposed to be that suffering from more or less than

enough punishment will convince the offender not to recommit the
crime? Aggravated assault can result in 1-20 years penalty yet
voluntary manslaughter results in 10 years or less. Voluntary
manslaughter is worse than aggravated assault in human morals
yet the punishment for voluntary manslaughter is much lighter. Is
this implicating that voluntary manslaughter is a much lighter
crime than aggravated assault?

The aims of punishment are supposed to deter people from

committing more crimes, to reform criminals, to make the criminals
face the consequences of their actions, to compensate the victims,
to make sure the law is respected, and to protect society from the
criminals and the criminals themselves. Punishment is supposed to
convince the criminal to not recommit the crime. This in itself
should make the criminal guilty and make him regret the offense he
committed. It should rehabilitate the offender so that society can
enjoy the world with a sense of safety and security. We should be
able to go out and have a sense of safety and security without worry
or fear. This is the total opposite of how the world really is a nd we
should try to change that.