雅思英语作文 death penalty 对杀人犯不处以死刑是仁慈吗.docx

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雅思英语作文deathpenalty对杀人犯不处以死刑是仁慈吗

Bypunishingmurdererswiththedeathpenalty,societyisalsoguiltyofcommittingmurder.Therefore,lifeinprisonisabetterpunishmentformurderers.

Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?

Youshouldwriteatleast250words.Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.

ModelAnswer1:

（Mixedopinion）

Theissuewhetherthemurderersshouldbepunishedwithdeathpenaltyornotisacontroversialone.Manypeoplesupportthedeathpenaltyasacapitalpunishmentandthinkthatthisisavitalwaytoestablishpeaceandlawintheworldbuttherearelotsofopinionsagainstit.Isupportthedeathpenaltyformurderersifit'sreallynecessaryforprevailingpeacebutifthereisanyalternativewaytogivethecriminalsachancetoremorseandleadacivilisedlifeagain,andthentheyshouldbegivenit.Intoday'ssociety,lifeisveryviolentandifwereadthenewspapersandwatchthenewsonTV,wefindlotsofmurdersandothercrimenewsalmostdaily.Therearemanymentallyillpeoplewhoarecommittingcrimesandalmostnothingwillstopthem.Thesetypesofpsychopathicmurderscommitmurdersevensometimesforpersonalpleasure.Wehaveinterviewedcapturedcriminalswhosay,"Iwasgoingtokillhim,butIknewthatIcouldgetthedeathpenaltyifIdid.SoIjustlefthimthere."Obviously,havingthedeathpenaltysaveslivesandthatmakesapositivedifferencetosociety.Thedeathpenaltyisalsousefultosendthemessagetorestofthepeoplethatnomatterwhoyouareifyoucommitamurderyouaregoingtobehangedtilldeathorgoingtositinanelectricchair.Thisfearishelpfultoreducethehomicideinmanycountries.Ifacriminalmurderssomeoneandthengetsthedeathpenalty,thatisn'tsociety'sfault.Everyoneknowsaboutthedeathpenaltyasapunishmentformurder.So,thepersonwhomurdersisreallykillinghimselfatthesametimeheiskillinghisvictim.Themurdererhasmadethechoicetodie.Itisimportanttorememberthatthedeathpenaltyisusedonlyforpeoplewhohavecommittedveryseriouscrimes.Forexample,awomanshotapoliceofficerwhenshewastryingtoescapefromjail.Shewasalreadyaconvictedcriminalwhenshecommittedmurder,andshedeservesthedeathpenalty.Inmanycountries,crimesbecomesoseverethatthelawenforcerscan'tcontrolthesituationandcapitalpunishmentbecomesapartofthelawpracticebuttherearemanycaseswhereaman/womankillsanotheronetoprotecthimorherself.It'snotuncommonwhenagirlkillsarapisttosaveherdignityandbeforepronouncingthedeathpenaltythereasonmustbeconsidered.Evenifasingleinnocentpersongetsthedeathpenaltythatwillmakethejudicialsystemquestionable.Peopleneedtoacceptresponsibilityfortheiractions.Punishingmurdererswiththedeathpenaltyisonewaythatsocietycanhelppeopletorealisetheconsequencesoftheirdecisions.

ModelAnswer2:

（Agreement）

Punishmentistheweaponwhichsocietyusestolimitandreducemurders’actions.Punishmenttypeandtoughnessaredifferentaccordingtothetypesofcrimeoraction.Themostseriouscrime,whichiskillingapersonwithpreviousplanning,leadsthemurderertothedeathpenaltyaftermakingsurethathe/sheisthekillerthroughclearproofs.Thisessaytacklesanddiscussestwocontrastingopinions.Thefirstpartybelievesthatdeathpenaltyisessentialandfairenoughforkillers.Whereasothersseethatitisfightingbadnessbybadnessandthatdoesnotgenerategoodandbalancedsociety.Thefirstgroupofpeoplewhoarepropenaltydeathhavetheirownlogicalreasonsfortheiropinion.Theysaythatnothingisequaltolifebutlifeitself.Soanyotherformofpunishmentwillnotbesufficientorfair.Ahumanbodyisauniqueprivatepropertyandifsomebodycausesdamagetoitordestroysit,he/shemusthavethesamedamage.Inadditiontothatmakingpenaltyextremelyharshisconsideredasaneffectivealarmorredlighttowhoevermaythinkaboutcommittingcrimes.Thereforethemainaimofpenaltywillbeachievedbyreducingcrimeratesespeciallykillingcrimeswhichhavebadresultswithoutsufficientcompensate.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypeoplewhobelievethatdeathpenaltyisnotthebestpunishmenttheysaythatdeathofcriminalormurderwillnotmakethevictimreturntolife.Soitisnotperfectcompensateforvictim’srelatives.Althoughitseemsthatbykillingmurderthebalanceofsocietywillbereturn,someexpertsbelievethatitwillraiseviolenceinthesociety.Asaresult,theyrecommendthatlifeinprisonsentenceisbetter.Thatpenaltymakeskillerthinkalwaysabouthiscrime.Itisalsolifelongmentalpunishmentwhenhe/shefindsotherprisonsfinishtheirsentenceswhilehe/shestashfortherestofhis/herlife.Finally,IagreewiththefirstpartybecauseofthesamereasonwhichIhavementionedpreviously.Also,thatopinionfitsmyreligiousbeliefasMuslim.

ModelAnswer3:

（Agreement）

Intherecentyears,therehasbeenavastincreaseinthenumberofpeoplecommittingmanslaughter.Itisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhocommitmurdersshouldonlybepunishedbydeathpenalty.However,somepeopleareoftheopinionthatdeathpenaltyshouldbeeradicatedandlifeinprisonshouldassumeitsplace.Aproposofthestatement,Iaminpartaccordancewithit.Itisinarguablethatwhensomeonecommitsanactofmanslaughter,thesaidpersonmustbepunishedatallcosts.However,Ibelievethedeathpenaltyisnotapermanentsolutionbecausebycondemningmurdererstodeath,societyisalsotakingpartinmurders.Despitethewell-knownsayingthatgoes"aneyeforaneye",punishingsomeoneforamurderwithanothermurderchargeisnojustifiablebyanymeans.Ontheflipside,Ialsobelievethatprisondoesnotserveasanappropriatesolutionasitistoolenientapunishmentformurderers.Furthermore,whenmurderersareputinthesamecells,studiesshowthatitgivesrisetomorecrimes,astheyarelikelytoplotanothermurdertogether.Alsotakingintoaccountthatinthisdevelopingcountry,societyismostcertainlynotgoingtoemploypeoplewiththebackgroundofhavingbeenlockedinaprison,peoplewhocommitmurderswillmostlikelycommitothercrimesowingtotheunpalatablefactthattheyneedmoneytosurviveinthisworld.Assuch,Ibelieveamoreappropriatesolutionwillbeforthegovernmenttoutiliseprisonasameansoflearningandhoningskillswhichcouldbeusefulforlifeafterprison.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatmurderersshouldwithoutadoubttakeresponsibilityfortheircrimes,andIbelievethatcanbedonebygivingthemsomesortofvoluntaryworksasalifetimepunishment.Tosumup,punishingmurderswiththedeathpenaltyisunjustifiableandlifeinprisonmightnotserveasapermanentsolution.Instead,thegovernmentshouldmakeprisonaplacetorepentandameansoflearningnewskillsformurderersthatcouldbeusefulforlifeafterprison.

ModelAnswer4:

（Agreement）

Intoday'smodernworld,weareconstantlybombardedwiththeissueofthedeathpenaltywhichleadsthepublictoassertthatitshouldbereplacedwithalife-longsentenceinprisonastheybelievedthatsocietyasawholeiscommittingmurderbypunishingmurdererswiththedeathpenalty.Personally,Istronglyagreewiththisstatement.Thereareseveralpointstosupportthisstatement.Tobegin,lifeinprisonplaysthesameroleasdeathpenaltybygivingthewould-beoffendersadeterrent.Themainpurposeofpunishmentistowarnothersaboutthepossiblenegativeimpactsofcommittingmurder,thus,lifeinprisonisproventobeusefulandeffectiveindeterringthewould-bemurderersfromcommittingmurder.Besides,alife-longsentenceinprisonwillnotbreaktheirrelatives'orfriends'hearts.Itisbecausetheyarestillabletovisitthemurderersinjail.Inaddition,themurderersinjailcanberehabilitatedandrealisewhattheyhaddonepreviouslyareunacceptablewhichmayeventuallycausethemtochangetheirattitudesandbehaviours.Moreover,themainreasonofpunishingmurderswiththedeathpenaltyistopreventthemfromre-offendwhichcanalsobeavoidedbylifeinprison.Thesocietywillbepeacefulandpeoplecanliveinserenityaslongasthemurderersaresentencedinthejailalltheirlifetime.Bydoingso,theyhavenoopportunitytore-offendand,thus,willnotcauseanyharmfuleffectstothecitizens.Furthermore,thedeathpenaltyisconsideredtobeacruelandcold-bloodedactaseveryhumanbeingmaymakemistakessometimesandsotheyshouldbepunishedusingotherways,like-lifeinprison.Inconclusion,Istronglyagreewiththestatementthatlifeinprisonisabetterpunishmentformurderersasitwillachieveabetterresultthanthedeathpenalty.Ibelievethemurderratewilldefinitelybeloweredwiththispunishmentinournationinthenearfutureandourcountrywillcontinuetoprosperandflourishinthedecadestocome.

ModelAnswer5:

（Agreement）

Manypeopledebateaboutwhatshouldbetherightpunishmentandjusticeforthekillers.Somepeoplearguethatgivingthedeathpenaltyisnotawellputandpeoplemayfeelguiltyasiftheycommittedamurderaswellandsuggestgivingalifeimprisonmentratherthandeathsentence.However,someothersbelievethatitisbettertoimposeadeathpenaltyonthem.ThisisnotatrivialquestiontoanswerandpersonallyIbelievethatdeathpenaltyisnotanappropriatepunishmentformurderers.Hence,Iwillprovidemyideafrom‘saturateeffect’and‘humanityvalue’pointofviews.Givingadeathsentencemaytriggerasaturatingeffectforotherpeople