Persuasive Essay

When someone hear the word Death, do they feel empty, lost or terrified at the same time? Or
is it the opposite? Would they rejoice or celebrate? We wouldn’t know. Most of everyone
would probably feel the first sentence and only the oppress would feel the second statement.
Death is defined as the action or fact of dying or being killed. In short,it is the end of a person’s
life or an organism. Associated with death is the word Life. Life is sacred to all beings especially
humans due to our intellect and skills which other organisms doesn’t have. In the eyes of
God,we are his masterpiece,we are his children which means we need to take care one
another. But,what is happening right now? Violence and destruction have succumbed the
world. Crime rates have been increasing rapidly, wars have overtaken the world and thus
humanity is slowly disappearing in front of our own eyes. According to Amnesty International,
as of July 2015, 101 countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes in law, while 140
countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. From the same source,58
countries still continue the practice of Death Penalty. Criminals have done hideous crimes in
their life but it doesn’t mean they don’t have the right to live. Permitting death penalty in one’s
country doesn’t end or decrease the crime rates that might be happening right now in
someone’s country. Death Penalty should be completely abolished in our society owing to the
fact that it doesn’t decrease crime rates, costs a lot of money and puts innocent lives at risk.

The first and foremost reason why some people approve death penalty is to decrease the crime
rates of their country. If it is implemented by the government, the society would feel afraid to
commit a crime thus stopping them from doing malicious acts that can harm or end someone’s
life. There is no evidence that posits the use of the death penalty as being causal to a reduction
in crime.

Second reason why Death penalty must be abolished is that it costs a lot of money. The cost of
the death penalty as opposed to a life sentence without parole is exponential. Due to the extra
measures taken in judicial proceedings, lawyer fees, extended trials, and expert witnesses, costs
end up being higher.

And the last reason, it puts innocent lives at risk. Imagine if someone was already dead and it
turns out later that he/she is completely innocent,there will be no turning point. An innocent
life has already taken and the victim’s family would suffer 10 more upon hearing their love one
has executed and was completely innocent.

We have all the right reason to live. May it be a criminal, a priest or just an ordinary person.
Criminals especially murderers have been tortured and killed multiple times. They have have
commit a hideous crime, it doesn't mean that we have to hurt them or kill them also. According
to Mahatma Gandhi, an eye for an eye turns the world blind. Death penalty is not a solution to
end crimes and for the other problems of our society. Death Penalty should be completely
abolished in our society owing to the fact that it doesn’t decrease crime rates, costs a lot of
money and puts innocent lives at risk.
Argumentative Essay

Death is not in anyone’s hands. Capital punishment or death penalty was given to a criminal
deemed unfit to live by the state as a punishment for his heinous crimes. Death penalty was in
effect since the beginning of the Spanish era, the Martial Law period, and Fidel Ramos and
Estrada’s time in the country (A timeline of death penalty in the Philippines). Death penalty
should not be implemented in the Philippines because the judicial system is faulty and it is
contrary to the catholic teachings.

The judicial system in the Philippines is very slow, the due process of a case is not effective in
the country because it takes too long to solve whereas most cases last for years before being
processed. The delays prolong the criminal cases, which end in them going nowhere and not
being solved. There are also too many errors in the system, these errors being having an
inadequate lawyer represent the defendant, incomplete or lack of evidence, and unreliable
witnesses. If capital punishment were in effect in the country, majority of the cases would
result in wrongfully convicting innocent people. Authority, money, influence, and fraud could
sway the judicial system in the Philippines. Due to the rich and powerful men influencing the
decision of the case, it does not even matter if the accused is truly guilty of the crime or
innocent because the end result will be based on their choice. The case would then be
manipulated through forged evidence, false witnesses, or forced confessions. The judge would
then have to incriminate the accused man for his alleged crime. This leads innocent people to
die without having the chance of parole and their freedom (Wrongful Conviction in the
Philippines).

Death penalty should not be implemented in the Philippines because it is contrary to catholic
teachings. The Catholic Church is against capital punishment. Last year, even Pope Francis
himself appealed to all Catholics to help abolish death penalty. The Catholic body is against
capital punishment because it does not believe in taking away the human life. They are pro-life
because it is not in their hands that the offender must die but in God’s. Life imprisonment
rather than capital punishment is found as a more sufficient solution to keep the criminal alive
whilst not endangering the public’s safety.

No man deserves to die because of his crime; life imprisonment is a better option for a criminal
to be punished. There are too many problems if capital punishment was in effect. Innocent
people would die because the justice system does not carefully handle the case and they
cannot defend themselves well. As a Catholic nation, it is not agreed upon today that death
penalty gives justice. The Catholics believe that only the Lord can decide a man’s fate. Death
penalty should not be imposed in the country since it against Catholic teachings the criminal
justice system is faulty.
Informative essay
Death is not in anyone’s hands. Capital punishment or death penalty was given to a criminal
deemed unfit to live by the state as a punishment for his heinous crimes. Associated with death
is the word Life. Life is sacred to all beings especially humans due to our intellect and skills
which other organisms doesn’t have. In the eyes of God,we are his masterpiece,we are his
children which means we need to take care one another. But,what is happening right now?
Violence and destruction have succumbed the world. Crime rates have been increasing rapidly,
wars have overtaken the world and thus humanity is slowly disappearing in front of our own
eyes. According to Amnesty International, as of July 2015, 101 countries have abolished the
death penalty for all crimes in law, while 140 countries have abolished the death penalty in law
or practice. From the same source,58 countries still continue the practice of Death Penalty.
Criminals have done hideous crimes in their life but it doesn’t mean they don’t have the right to
live. The judicial system in the Philippines is very slow, the due process of a case is not effective
in the country because it takes too long to solve whereas most cases last for years before being
processed. The delays prolong the criminal cases, which end in them going nowhere and not
being solved. There are also too many errors in the system, these errors being having an
inadequate lawyer represent the defendant, incomplete or lack of evidence, and unreliable
witnesses. If capital punishment were in effect in the country, majority of the cases would
result in wrongfully convicting innocent people. Permitting death penalty in one’s country
doesn’t end or decrease the crime rates that might be happening right now in someone’s
country. Death Penalty should be completely abolished in our society owing to the fact that it
doesn’t decrease crime rates, costs a lot of money and puts innocent lives at risk.