Usually when you see a murder occurred on the news, they show two groups of people. For example, if someone shot another, they focus on the person who committed the murder, and the person who was shot. However, in my opinion, there's always more than one murderer and victim. Family, friends, and loved ones also become victims because they have lost someone close to them , whether it be the victim of the crime or even the suspect in question. Many are emotionally scarred, and grieve for an eternity. However, ironically, due to capital punishment, the murderer becomes a victim in return.
As I've stated before, I believe no one has the right to take another's life, no matter the reason. The government and those who allow capital punishmet to continue can be seen as murderers themselves. Seeing a murder occur and doing nothing to try and prevent it is considered a crime, so why aren't those who permit the death penalty sentenced to what they are allowing themselves?
This also puts out the false idea that murder may be acceptable if its "for the better" of others, if it's justifiable, or just period. This becomes a problem when others have their own idea of what justice is, which can sometimes be warped due to an emotional or mental disturbance, especially if the person in question is one of the victims mentioned above. In any perspective, killing is wrong, however, is right when a higher authority okays it , but why?
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