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itself over and over again,

what seems to be evidence

that spoke for itself during

the trial of a case might just

be overturned easily when

new evidence is found years

later, and what can we do

for those who were wrongly

accused and punished to

death other than mourning

for them? In my point of They also believe that in a What is justice? To many

view, this comprises the democratic society, a citizen people, justice means that

strongest argument for the has to give up a certain everybody gets what he

abolishment of death degree of freedom in return deserves, when a murderer

penalty, the collateral for a functionable and takes somebody’s life away,

damage is simply too great. ordered society but giving he only deserves to be done

up one's life is simply too the same. Often, people
There are also people
much. Therefore, they stand who hold such beliefs are
who claim that it is not
against death penalty to the very same people who
within the government’s
prevent the abuse of support death penalty.
right to take away a citizen’s
citizens by the government. Considering the immense
life. These people are
This might seem like a sadness felt by the relatives
concerned that death
reasonable argument when of a murder victim, it might
penalty can be easily
seen separately, but it is occur naturally that the only
abused by those who are in
often criticized by the ‘fair’ thing to do is to take
power and use it as a tool to
opposition who claims that the criminal’s life away in
silent their opposition in the
it is too far-fetched and the same way. However,
name of law. Their concerns
disconnected with reality, there is nothing that can be
are justified since tyrants
which will be analysed in done which will bring back
are known to use death
the following paragraphs. the victim’s life, the sense of
penalty to incite fear among
fairness in such tragedy is
citizens all over history. 43