The capital punishment

THE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

The capital punishment is the severest punishment in the world and it is still administered in 120 countries. Many people die in this way each year, which leads to causes numerous discussions between the supporters and the opponents of that proceeding. Both groups have a lot of arguments to support their opinions.

The proponents of this kind of penalizing think that countries economize a lot thanks to death penalty. These people claim that inflicting capital punishment is much more economical than providing for those sentenced to life imprisonment.
Furthermore, the supporters say that neither the Bible nor the Catechism of the Catholic Church prohibits punishing murderers or other criminals who committed serious offences by death.
People who defend capital punishment also claim that it deters potential criminals from committing crimes. At the same time they hold that thanks to it the number of crimes is not getting higher.

On the other hand, the opponents of the death penalty argue, that this kind of punishment does not save national money. On the contrary, it involves huge expenses which are covered from the taxpayers pocket.
Secondly, they stand up to the supporters of capital punishment by claiming that the Bible as well as the Catechism of the Catholic Church do not, as a matter of fact, forbid this punishment. They emphasize that those works do not encourage people to kill others in the name of justice.
Adversaries do not agree with statement that this severest punishment deters potential criminals. They accuse their opponents of putting forward watchwords without having convincing proofs. Many researches show that the death penalty is not a deterrent.

The issue of the capital punishment has been arousing controversies and many discussions between its followers and opponents. When one group of people states something, the other group tries to disprove theirs discovery. It is said that as long as the death penalty is being executed, that long its pros and cons will be consider.


Sources:
1.http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_%C5%9Bmierci#Argumenty_za_i_przeciw_stosowaniu_kary_.C5.9Bmierci
2. http://www.deathpenalty.org/index.php?pid=facts&menu=1"
3.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States#Controversy_over_use_of_death_penalty