Viray, Samantha Q.

January 8, 2021
10-Newton
English 10
2nd Quarter

Using MS WORD, give as many PROS and CONS of the topic "RESOLVE THAT DEATH PENALTY
BE ONCE AGAIN LEGALIZED IN THE PHILIPPINES" Pros mean ARGUMENTS why DEATH
PENALTY BE LEGALIZED AGAIN Cons mean why DEATH PENALTY SHOULD NOT BE
LEGALIZED in the country. Provide two columns, 1 for PRO and the either 1 for CON Do not copy the
arguments from the internet. Use your own sentences. For references, you can research anyway.

Pros: death penalty should be legalized Cons: should not be legalized in the country
1. It gives people the sense of relief that criminals It is antilife—this movement will amplify the death
won’t endanger their lives again. loss in the country.

2. It will help resolve the problem of
overpopulation in prisons.
3. It will bring down the crime rate in the country.
Philippines is a country with millions of religious
individuals who do not support the death penalty.
This can bring down the unity and trust the people
have with the government.
There are false accusations that have brought
innocent people to their death.

4. Death penalty will ease the pain and stress of It gives criminals another chance to rethink their
victimized families. decisions in life, and seek forgiveness to those they
have wronged.

5. Escapes from prison will be fewer. The death penalty violates the human rights
established by United Nations.

6. People will fear committing crimes, because the It implements the teaching “An eye for an eye”
result would only lead to death. which in return lessens the sense of compassion that
have people have towards another.

7. Teaches people discipline and morality is better People in charge of putting individuals to jail might
established among the people, as well. hesitate to lock them up if it means that they will be
killed.

8. Gives the people a safer environment. It brings down the morale of people, since the
government has the power to kill any person they
choose to.

9. Trading of illegal goods and services will lessen. There are better ways to deal with criminals; Let
Especially drugs. them work in a factory, and giving them a life
sentence in jail are also successful deterrents.

References:
https://www.balancedpolitics.org/death_penalty.htm
https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a99f4.html
Viray, Samantha Q. January 8, 2021
10-Newton
English 10
2nd Quarter

10. The most violent crimes can be prevented, Convictions may be affected by racism, and
according to recent studies. prejudices to people’s culture.

11. If the death penalty is established during the The death penalty can also be avoided with money
pandemic, it can be of help towards creating a and good attorneys. Justice isn’t truly served
successful vaccine by testing it on criminals.

12. Connections inside the government makes people

blind to the crimes of others, which makes the death
penalty faulty.

13. It can break apart a family, and will heavily influence

the lives of children who have to mourn the loss of
their parents.

14. The death penalty teaches society that killing off

people is better than resolving the problem with
compromises or communication.

15. The society might be divided to those who agree on

the justice served by the death penalty, and to those
who do not.

16. Most criminals come from the poor sections of

society. They might not have the money to afford an
attorney to support them.

17. The death penalty might be given to the mentally ill.

18. This gives the rich an opportunity to use poor

individuals to do their crimes for them in exchange of
money.

References:
https://www.balancedpolitics.org/death_penalty.htm
https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a99f4.html