TITLE: The Death Penalty: Justice or Murder? TOPIC: Koch's "Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life" VS. Bruck's "The Death Penalty"
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The Death Penalty: Justice or Murder?
The death penalty is one of the nation's most hotly debated topics. Most Americans are either heavily in favor of execution or heavily opposed to it. Mr. Edward Koch, former mayor of New York, is an ardent supporter of the death penalty; in 1985 he wrote an essay entitled "Death and Justice: How Capital Punishment Affirms Life"(557-562). A South Carolina lawyer, Mr. David Bruck, read Mayor Koch's essay and …
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…the death penalty should be abolished in favor of imprisonment. The murder of anyone, including criminals, cheapens human life, sacrifices human dignity, and defies human morality. While the population does deserve to be safe, that safety should not come at the expense of human life. If we allow execution for one crime, the bloodthirsty public will push for another execution. While the government tries to protect society from criminals, who is protecting society from itself?
…the death penalty should be abolished in favor of imprisonment. The murder of anyone, including criminals, cheapens human life, sacrifices human dignity, and defies human morality. While the population does deserve to be safe, that safety should not come at the expense of human life. If we allow execution for one crime, the bloodthirsty public will push for another execution. While the government tries to protect society from criminals, who is protecting society from itself?
