The Death Penalty: Can It Ever Be Justified?

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On the Necessity of Eradicating Capital Punishment

The moral question regarding the imposition of capital punishment lies not so much on whether the convicted felon deserves to die but on whether the state has the right to kill those who are convicted Arguments for the necessity of capital punishment are based upon the assumption that capital punishment serves as a tool for deterrence and

br retribution . As opposed to this , arguments against the necessity of capital punishment are based upon the following assumptions (1 ) The imposition of capital punishment by the court does not ensure the felon 's guilt (2 ) There is insufficient evidence to prove that capital punishment is a more effective tool for the deterrence of crime as opposed to life imprisonment (3 ) The cases of capital punishment prove to be economically more costly for the state as opposed to life imprisonment , and (4 ) Capital punishment is applied unfairly to both the poor and people of color . Although both sides provide both theoretical and practical arguments for or against the imposition of capital punishment , it is the later side 's argument that proves to carry greater weight as opposed to the former

In Furman v . Georgia (1972 , the Supreme Court stated that it is necessary to impose capital punishment fairly and with reasonable consistency or not to all (qtd in Blackmun 76...