Portfolio 17: Arguments and Counterarguments: Capital Punishment

                                   

ARGUMENTS Against death penalty	COUNTER ARGUMENTS
ü  It is not a deterrent against crimes.   ü  It targets the economically disadvantaged.   ü  It does not reduce crime rates.   ü  It is irreversible.   ü  It results in the death of innocents.   ü  It abuses the right to life.   ü  It causes physical and psychological tortures.	ü  The punishment should fit the crime. People who have killed someone, should be killed, too.   ü  Giving a killer the death sentence will reduce crime rates.