Do two wrongs make a right? Whether or not to reinstate capital punishment has been an.
ongoing argument amongst Canadians since it was abolished in 1976. Those who support the.
death penalty see it as a solution to horrendous crimes, while opponents claim capital punishment.
is ineffective and inhumane. It is my opinion that although the death penalty is not an appropriate.
punishment for all murderers, certain criminals, committing specific crimes, should be put to death.
by means of lethal injection. The criminals in question here are not the people who kill in self.
defense, but rather the, "Paul Bernardos", who commit heinous acts of cold blooded murder. .
Many opponents of capital punishment equate execution and murder, believing that these two acts.
are morally equivalent. This is a preposterous position. Are kidnapping and legal incarceration.
the same? Both involve imprisonment against one's will. Is rape and making love the same? Both.
result in sexual intercourse. This is an absurd logic and an absence of reality. Thus is murder and.
capital punishment the same? Absolutely not. Due to the absence of capital punishment in.
Canada, society is burdened with repeat offenders, higher taxation and a lack of justice to the.
families and victims of heinous crimes.
Capital punishment is a deterrent. It stops criminals from repeating offenses. Obviously.
those who murder cannot murder again if they are punished by death. The criminal that society.
has offered the opportunity to become productive and rehabilitated, will continue to commit.
crimes upon parole and release. In 1978 it was reported that, "6% of young adults paroled after.
having been convicted of murder were arrested for murder again within six years.".
(http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/Resources.htm) In fact, in 1984, "an estimated 810 inmates.
previously convicted of murder had killed 821 persons following their previous murder.
convictions." (http://www.
