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The Question of Capital Punishment

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Jeremy Bentham advocated that the punishment should fit the crime. If one takes another's life, shouldn't a fitting punishment be the taking of the offender's life?

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The solution provided was based on whether Capital punishment should be justified based on the actions of the offender. It provides arguments for and against capital punishment

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The issue of capital punishment has been the subject of many debates and at times intense arguments. Most proponents cite the passage in the bible "eye for an eye", however, opponents question the ethical principle surrounding government sanctioned deaths. So, the issue becomes a subjective interpretation of whether the death penalty is a justified sentence or is the killing of an offender morally and ethically wrong.

Proponents of capital punishment argue:

- The state sanctioned death penalty permanently incapacitates the offender and ...

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