Death Penalty Abolishment

Death Penalty Abolishment

Introduction

The death penalty has been dated back in time as far as the Fifth Century B.C practiced by the Romans and the Athenians; the punishment goes even further to the Eighteenth Century B.C in Babylon under the rule of King Hammurabi. Overall, the punishment by death has stood the test of time, and in recent times, the question of its abolishment has come to develop. In many parts of the globe, punishment by death is practiced in counties such as Japan (Johnson, 2022), while it has been abolished in places like Denmark (Chahrour, 2020). Therefore, the big question remains, should the death penalty be abolished, or should it persevere as a capital punishment? Death penalty should be done away with due to its several cons that I will bring to light. First, I will discuss the ethical and moral concerns related to the death penalty, then I will talk about the violation of human rights, and finally, I will present how the death penalty denies the due process of law.

Moral and Ethical Concerns

Uncivilized

The punishment of any crime in terms of execution goes against the ethical and moral conduct of being a human being (Ryberg, 2019). The practice is barbaric and does not represent human progress throughout the years.

Cruel

In addition, the death penalty is a coarse and barbaric manner of dealing with the lawbreakers of society (Akhter, 2020); it takes human beings back to the period of slavery, diminishing humans as being evolved beings and the top of the food chain.