Open Access
American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN (Online): 2378-7031
DOI: 10.46568/arjhss
Death Penalty: An Unethical Punishment
Abstract
Starting from the early 19th century, the arguments on whether abolishing death penalty never reach
an agreement and continue to today. This research paper focuses on discussing the reasons why society should
abandon the death penalty. Based on the research and the analysis, the article mainly uses the utilitarian ethical
values to argue that the death penalty is unethical:
1. Death penalty fails to deter the criminals.
2. The death penalty may brutalize the victim’s family. accomplish.
3. The death penalty is a more expensive means to achieve the same goal that life imprisonment can accomplish
Therefore, the paper suggests the abolishment of the death penalty and recommends using life imprisonment as an alternative. In the future, the article will combine more resources and targets the death penalty from Kant’s perspective and Aristotle’s virtue ethics.
1. Death penalty fails to deter the criminals.
2. The death penalty may brutalize the victim’s family. accomplish.
3. The death penalty is a more expensive means to achieve the same goal that life imprisonment can accomplish
Therefore, the paper suggests the abolishment of the death penalty and recommends using life imprisonment as an alternative. In the future, the article will combine more resources and targets the death penalty from Kant’s perspective and Aristotle’s virtue ethics.
