... the advice of someone who clearly demonstrated a total disregard for the value of human life cannot be considered in such an argument as capital punishment. In regard to the philosophers, Immanuel Kant, a great ethical philosopher stated that the motives behind actions determine whether something is moral or ... government is not coping with violent crime," are not of good will, thereby making capital punishment immoral according to ethical philosophy (Bruck 329). The question of whether executions are a "cruel" form of punishment may no longer be an argument against capital punishment n...

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... subsequently warrant its use in today's society. The death penalty is morally and socially unethical, and should be interpreted as cruel and unusual punishment since it is both discriminatory and prejudicial; it has no proof of serving as a deterrent, and it risks the brutal and unacceptable injustice ... the government is not coping with violent crime," are not of good will, thereby making capital punishment immoral according to many ethical philosophers (Bruck 329). The question of whether execution is a "cruel" form of punishment may no longer be an argument against capital punishment...

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