But wouldn't any sensible human being would agree that murder is morally wrong. Isn't that all capital punishment is? If it's against the law for citizens to murder one anothen, then it should be the same for the government. One should not justify murder with murder. Amesty International states; "The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights."
You might as well call it a lawful pre-meditated murder if you wanna be technical. Capital punishment contradicts the basic human rights stated in the Declaration of Independence.
Everyone knows that our branches of government are flawed. The branch that decides the fate of a lot of men, the Judicial Branch, is the most flawed. Innocent and guilty men are put away everyday. Some are locked away for the rest of their lives. If a man is wrongly convicted of a crime, he can immediately be released. If a man is wrongly convicted of a crime and is put to death, then there's no bringing him back.
Pictured above is Troy Davis. He was convicted of murdering police officer Mark MacPhail back in 1989 in my hometown of Savannah, Georgia and is currently on death row. Many efforts have been made to keep him alive and appeal his death sentence. Whether he's innocent or not doesn't matter. It is a violation of the basic human rights to lawfully murder someone. See Mark MacPhail below:
Many may argue that one who commits murder has abandoned the principle of individual rights. Whether it is or not, there's no reward for killing an already imprisoned man but satisfaction. Justice shouldn't be served by removing someone. It should be served by promoting growth, happiness, and the welfare of society. Do you agree?
