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penalty serves to eliminate the devils and is inhumane. That is true to some

among us to keep the general public safe, extent but it is only inhumane when it is

which again, marks the purpose and performed under a dictatorship not

importance of it. according to laws. The integrity and

legitimacy of law and justice should be the
Besides, death penalty is needed to
only thing that can determine one’s life and
keep a society in order. Generally, death
death. Besides, how can we treat someone
penalty has a series of psychological effects
who committed a terrible and inhuman
on society and can deter crime. First of all,
crime as a normal human? The court
death penalty removes the threat and gives
system has a system of checking and
a sense of safety to the public. Secondly,
reassessment before carrying out capital
death penalty serves as a general
punishment and everyone can be in the
deterrance to potential criminals, the fear
people’s jury to decide whether the
of death will make them rethink their
criminal deserves to live or not. Thus, death
actions. Lastly, it serves as retribution for
penalty is fair and square under law and
the victim’s family and shows the society‘s
should be kept that way to prevent people
right to enforce justice. All these factors
from abusing it and should not be abolished
scare people away from committing serious
to maintain the fairness of the law.
crimes and help to maintain fairness in law
and order. This also explains why drug mules In conclusion, death penalty should

are sentenced to death penalty in Southeast not be abolished to maintain societal order.
Asia, as we are geographically close to the However, I think we should all work

golden triangle of the Mekong river, a towards a more open and fair justice
hotspot for illegal substance manufacturing system to make sure that all the criminals

and trading. The death penalty serves as a get what they deserve and it can stop

way to deter the general public from taking people from repeating such heinous crimes.

part in the drug business. Thus, death Death penalty has existed for so long for a

penalty can maintain the stability of reason, that is it is very effective. I agree we

different regions by using it against should reduce the number of death

different crimes. penalties being carried out, but it should

never be abolished as it must be reserved
However, some might argue that
for the worst of the worst.
death penalty is a violation of human rights
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