Capital Punishment: Non-religious Reasons For

Question 1

What are five points?

Answer 1

It is a deterrent
Society can be free of its most dangerous people
Execution is the ultimate retribution and compensation for killing others
Execution is cheaper than keeping a prisoner in prison for life at the state’s expense
The person who commits serious crimes should loose all of their rights including the right to live

Question 2

It is a deterrent

Answer 2

If people know they will lose their life if they murder someone, they are less likely to commit the crime
This will reduce the number of murders

Question 3

Society can be free of its most dangerous people

Answer 3

Murderers and terrorists are a great threat to society, and the best way to protect society from them and make society safer is to take away their lives so they cannot re-offend

Question 4

Execution is the ultimate retribution and compensation for killing others

Answer 4

Human life is the most valuable thing a person has, so a murderer should lose theirs
This gives the victim’s families closure, which helps them to move on with their lives

Question 5

Execution is cheaper than keeping a prisoner in prison for life at the state’s expense

Answer 5

Keeping criminals in a maximum security prison is expensive

Question 6

The person who commits serious crimes should loose all of their rights including the right to live

Answer 6

They have violated someone else’s human rights so their’s should be violated in return