Having death penalty still present around the world is shocking to me. We still kill to punish killers. Isn't that what hypocrisy is? I could talk about how some countries are so terrible that they still punish being gay with death or like a recent case with "offending" someone's religion but I will stay in my happy bubble and ignore the stupidity that is still very much present around the globe and focus on developed countries with democracy (or trying to have democracy). 
made an interesting question about what kind of message does the death penalty send to society. Not a good one, in my opinion. Not a good one.
made an interesting question about what kind of message does the death penalty send to society. Not a good one, in my opinion. Not a good one.We live in a diverse world and that diversity includes people that are not so nice. Some of them are pretty bad and there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to protect the good ones from the bad ones. Some countries have full prisons and a lot of crime while some have almost no criminals and there is a strong correlation with how countries are governed and how high the happiness of their residents is. I will not go into that because there is too much to be said about the link between happiness and crime, instead, I will focus solely on my views on capital punishment and why I am so against it. I think my reasons may surprise you.
We all have flaws and we all make a mistake here and there. There are two problems that are present when it comes to mistakes, the first one is not being able to admit it and having an ego so huge that it prevents a person from realizing he or she was wrong. The second one is the massiveness of some mistakes. Some of them are so big that they become the reason I do not see you as a human anymore.
Some actions have
NO justifications.
I don't care how sad or difficult your childhood was or were you abused or not, if you raped a child you are no longer a human in my eyes. You are no longer a human in my eyes if you rape, abuse or murder people. Sorry but I am not that open-minded to see you as a human being. I am just not. There is absolutely no excuse for that kind of action, none what so ever and normal people should be protected from monsters like that. Killing the monsters is not the solution but I will get to that later. I want to make a distinction here that not all crimes are the same, some could be justified. Crimes with no human victims are different from those that have and a persons need for crime should be considered too. If you are sick and using marijuana to ease your pain, there is no logical reason that should be a crime. There is no logical reason that plant should be illegal in any situation but ok, people will learn sooner or later. Considering gays to be criminals just because they are gay or any other primitive view is not what I am talking here. I am talking about creatures that look like humans but do not act like ones, those that hurt others for their pleasure or gain.
Most people that are against capital punishment have humane reasons behind their opinions. They talk about love, humanity, how life is sacred and should never be taken away, how even criminals have the right to live and be treated like humans. I disagree and I explained why I disagree in the previous paragraph, I do not think some creatures are humans and therefore do not deserve human treatment. That is the premise for the logical conclusions that will follow.
If you kill a criminal,
you are rewarding him.
When you sentence someone to the death penalty, you are giving him an easy way out. Everything stops for him. He does not have to redeem himself to society, does not have to work, worry or contribute. He does not pay for his crimes in any way, how is that justice? There is so much he could do, so many things he could be used for, good and valuable things that would help the entire human race. By killing criminals, we are killing the means that could help us learn, evolve, progress and become better ourselves. Yes, they can help. They are perfect for certain things, ideal really. Why kill them if you could use them? Not only can they work and perform certain tasks in return for food and water (because if the rest of the world has to work to earn food, why not them?) but you can also use them in medicine, pharmacy, cosmetics, and various research. There are ways, logical and useful ways to benefit from these creatures. Why are we still not doing it?
Can you imagine how much benefit would testing on humans be? Hom much medicine would evolve? We still do various research on animals to create better drugs and treatments but animals and humans are not the same species. We have different chemistry and reactions. Testing drugs and treatments for humans on humans is the only logical solution if we want to get completely accurate results.
Criminals could help
the humanity to rise.
By using criminals in medicine we would not only save animals, but we would also make faster progress in getting some new treatments for diseases. We could help sick people, so many sick people with healthy kidneys from criminals (they only need one so the other could be donated), their blood and bone marrow and by using them in clinical trials. By doing this, criminals would be giving something back to society and contributing to human race, to our progress in medicine. Between choosing should my medical treatment be tested on that bunny to the left or on the criminal who raped and murdered 10 women, I choose the criminal and I choose him with no regret or any doubt in my mind.
My opinion on the death penalty is that it is a complete waste of perfectly good resources that could be used for so much gain in various areas. What do you think? Have I gone completely mad or does all this sound like a surprisingly good idea to you? Let me know in the comments below.
Until next time,
KEEP YOUR SMILE ON!
