Question

Many opponents of capital punishment object to it because there is the possibility of an innocent person being executed. How much weight ought that concern be given in formulating an opinion of this issue? Is this possibility (however remote) enough on which to base an argument for banning capital punishment altogether (note that the very possibility renders capital punishment unjust on its face) or is it a foreseeable but unintended side effect of capital punishment itself (even if once in a great while an innocent person is executed, it's still worth the ones that are clearly not innocent)? Is there some other argument available other than the two mentioned here. Take a position, make an argument, write an essay.

Answer 1

In many countries capital punishment in criminal justice has been banned. It is also true that there may be mistake in capital punishment and the innocent persons can be sentenced to death. There are lots of evidence on behalf of this. If the capital punishment is not there, then the convicts get chance to prove him innocent.

One can never say that the judicial system is absolutely true and the sentence passed by the juror is absolutely right and it does not raise any doubt. It is a common matter that there must be a mistake and this mistake may be very small but one cannot say that all the the activities are perfect. In this respect capital punishment should be banned.

On the other hand, the capital punishment cannot prevent crimes and the record says that in doing crime there is no effect of the capital punishment. Capital punishment opposes humanity and it also hampers the ideals of rehabilitation.