Life is a privilege that we are given when we are born. After birth the only certaintanty in life is death. That’s why we should enjoy life and live it the way we believe, and no one should decide when your life should end except nature itself. The argument of the death penalty has been a very controversial subject for many years and will be for many more. It is very much based on ethical and moral opinions.
The author has based his essay on these principles, and it shows when he finishes his second paragraph. Koch is challenging the reader to make a choice. By asking whether the criminal is afraid that they are losing his or her life, puts the reader at a junction point.
The author makes another case for the death penalty by using statistics gathered by a man called Adam Bedau, he refers to him as “ one of the most implacable foes of capital punishment in this country” (Death and Justice, (pg 560), Koch, Edward I
Koch’s essay in the argument pattern he chose to write in really drove his point home to the reader. In his opening statement using the murderers last words about killing being wrong on both parties; then later in his essay using the same statements to support his opinion stating that it brings the prosecutors down to the murderer’s level really makes the reader think about that commonly used cliché. By separating his thoughts and ideas per paragraph starting with an opposing statement and then full text against it gives the reader a lot of information to think about. After a person has read Koch’s essay it has given enough information and support for much of the capital punishment opposition to sit back and think. Most likely one would not change their own personal beliefs solely off his essay, but in the future possibly give a second thought to using the typical reasons as support against it.
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