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Death Penalty and Related Ethical Issues Categorise
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Arguments for Death Penalty
Arguments Against the Death Penalty
"I am a utilitarian, so believe that capital punishment keeps the majority safe and is therefore necessary"
"The Bible says that punishments should be 'an eye for an eye'"
"Jesus taught radical forgiveness - this conflicts with the finality of the death penalty"
"It removes a violent individual from society"
"The death penalty conflicts with my view of the sanctity of life"
"Some crimes are so heinous that they can only be punished with death"
"I believe that the Bible tells me to pray for those who persecute me, rather than kill them"
"The death penalty has no place in a modern, civilised society"
"My religion assigns capital punishment for certain crimes"
"The Bible states in Romans 13 that the Government has the right to wield the "sword""
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind"
"Only God should give and take life"
"Extreme crimes call for extreme punishments"
"I think people who have committed heinous crimes cannot be rehabilitated"
"I follow the Pope, who in July 2018 fully condemned the use of capital punishment"
"The death penalty conflicts with my wholly non-violent Quaker values"
"There is no chance of release with the death penalty should an innocent be convicted"