DEATH PENALTY

DEATH PENALTY

Death penalty or execution is the punishment of killing a person who committed a crime; it is by a judicial process. The crimes that carry a death a penalty could be: murder, espionage, rape, adultery, incest and sodomy, human trafficking, etc. It depends on the country, because there are countries that consider some of these crimes more serious than others. The methods used for death penalty nowadays are: electrocution which consists in electronic discharges in an electric chair, and lethal injection which consists in inject three times to the criminal in order to stop the life of his/her main organs. There are people who agree with this punishment, but there are people who disagree with this kind of punishment because they consider that there are other kinds of punishments that can benefit our society.


There are people whom agree with this punishment because they think that death penalty prevents future murders. People say that if criminals are sentenced to be executed they will think twice before killing a person, this can be for fear of losing their own life. It is false, because death penalty is not deterrent, the majority of people who commit murders do not think in their possible punishment when they attack, because they frequently commit a crime in moments of passion or anger, or they have mental problems and act impulsively. William Bowers (2009) criminologist concluded that: “death penalty has the opposite effect: that is, society is brutalized by the use of the death penalty, and this increases the likelihood of more murder.” It is true because death penalty causes anger and revenge.


Also people in favor of death penalty believe that just society requires it for the taking of a life. They act with revenge, because they think that when someone takes a life, the balance of justice is disturbed, this means that for justice to prevail, some killers just need to die. It is in my point of view a bad idea, because if we consider this kind of rule, our society will be a revenge chain or a murder chain, where a lot of people will die. Death penalty is not just response for the taking of a life; real justice is respect for a life. Our laws and criminal justice system should lead us to higher principles that demonstrate a respect the lives of all the people. Thinking about this, we will learn to live without revenge, because to end in another killing only extends the chain of violence. There are a lot of things that we should do in order to have a just society than want a person death. Allowing executions and thinking about other kinds of punishments can do a better society.


Opponents say that the risk of killing innocent people precludes the use of death penalty. They say that there is not risk of killing innocent people, because there are always a lot of proofs and evidence. They think death penalty does not have the risk of an erroneous and irrevocable punishment. Unfortunately had existed mistakes in this kind of punishment, there had had a lot of innocent people who had paid for other people. We know that nowadays thank to the justice system and the federal courts, the execution of an innocent person is almost impossible, but it does not discard one possibility, maybe one in a million but this mistake can occur. Even the theoretical execution of an innocent person can be justified because the death penalty saves lives by deterring other killings. Also, how can we solve the big mistake of killing a person who did not commit any crime? It can be a big remorse that death penalty can provoke us.


In conclusion, the execution of a criminal will never solve the crime that he/ she committed. Although the crime was very serious, nobody has the right of deciding when ending the life of a person, because everyone has the right to live. Nowadays death penalty is unpopular in many states because the majority of the population is against. Also if the criminal has to receive a punishment, the justice system can chose other punishments that help us and help the criminal too in order to avoid another crime. Also what will you do if a member of your family is condemned to death penalty? Would do you like that he or she is sentencing to receive this punishment? Do you think that other people have the right of decided him/ her death? In order to act of a better way in these decisions, it is important to imagine yourself in that situation and think if you really want to cause a death in order to pay for a crime, remember that anybody can decide the life and death of a person.


REFERENCE
• Capital punishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved October 15, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty

DEATH PENALTY

DEATH PENALTY

Death penalty or execution is the punishment of killing a person who committed a crime; it is by a judicial process. The crimes that carry a death a penalty could be: murder, espionage, rape, adultery, incest and sodomy, human trafficking, etc. It depends on the country, because there are countries that do not consider some of these crimes as serious as in other countries. The methods used for death penalty nowadays are: electrocution which consists in electronic discharges in an electric chair, and lethal injection which consists in inject three times to the criminal in order to stop the life of his/her main organs. There are people who agree with this punishment, but there are people like me who disagree with this kind of this punishment because we consider that there are other kinds of punishments that can benefit our society.

There are people whom agree with this punishment because they think that death penalty prevents future murders. People say that if criminals are sentenced to be executed they will think twice before killing a person, this can be for fear of losing their own life. It is false, because death penalty is not deterrent, the majority of people who commit murders do not think in their possible punishment when they attack, because frequently they commit a crime in moments of passion or anger, or they have mental problems and act impulsively. William Bowers (2009) criminologist concluded that: “death penalty has the opposite effect: that is, society is brutalized by the use of the death penalty, and this increases the likelihood of more murder.” It is true because death penalty causes anger and revenge.

Also people in favor of death penalty think that a just society requires it for the taking of a life. They act with revenge, because they think that when someone takes a life, the balance of justice is disturbed, this means that for justice to prevail, some killers just need to die. It is in my point of view a bad idea, because if we consider this kind of rule, our society will be a revenge chain or a murder chain, where a lot of people will die. Death penalty is not a just response for the taking of a life; real justice is respect for a life. Our laws and criminal justice system should lead us to higher principles that demonstrate a respect for life of all the people. Thinking about this, we will learn to live without revenge, because to end in another killing only extends the chain of violence. There are a lot of things that we should do in order to have a just society than to want the killing of a person. Allowing executions and thinking about other kinds of punishments can do a better society.

And finally, opponents say that the risk of killing innocent people precludes the use of death penalty. They say that there is not risk of killing innocent people, because there are always a lot of proofs and evidence. They think death penalty does not have the risk of an erroneous and irrevocable punishment. Unfortunately had existed mistakes in this kind of punishment, there had had a lot of innocent people who had paid for other people. We know that nowadays thank to the justice system and the federal courts, the execution of an innocent person is almost impossible, but it does not discard one possibility, maybe one in a million but this mistake can occur. Even the theoretical execution of an innocent person can be justified because the death penalty saves lives by deterring other killings. Also, how can we solve the big mistake of killing a person who did not commit any crime? It can be a big remorse that death penalty can cause us.

In conclusion, the execution of a criminal will never solve the crime that he/ she committed. Although the crime was very serious, nobody has the right of deciding when to end the life of a person, because everyone has the right to live. Nowadays death penalty is unpopular in many states because the majority of the population is against. Also if the criminal has to receive a punishment, the justice system can chose other punishments that help us and help the criminal too in order to avoid another crime. Also what will you do if a member of your family is condemned to death penalty? Would do you like that he or she is sentencing to receive this punishment? Do you think that other people have the right of decided him/ her death? In order to act of a better way in these decisions, it is important to imagine yourself in that situation and think if you really want to cause a death in order to pay for a crime, remember that anybody can decide the life and death of a person.

REFERENCE
Capital punishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved October 15, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty

My Favorite Dish

There is a big variety of delicious dishes around the world, but do you know that the favorite food of many people around the world is Mexican food? Mexican food is spicy and tasty; also, it includes a variety of flavors, colors, textures, etc. If you live or travel to Mexico, you can enjoy food like: tacos, enchiladas, mole, pozole, tamales, etc. I love Mexican food, but my favorite dish is pozole.

There are three kinds of pozole, these are white, green, but my favorite is red pozole. I like this kind of pozole, because my grandmother prepares it very delicious. It has an incredible flavor and a delicious smell. Also it is the special dish in my family when we celebrate an important date, this could be a birthday, Christmas, new year, etc, a particular day when they majority of Mexican people eat pozole is on our Independence day.

The correct ingredients are the secret of a savory pozole. The main ingredients of red pozole are maize, garlic, salt, cumin, red pepper, meat and backbone. The cambination of these ingredients is essential in order to obtain a delicious pozole. Pozole can be spicier depending of the kind of the red pepper that you use. Here in Mexico we called “chile guajillo” if you don’t want that pozole is spicy or “chile pulla” if you want it spicier.

Although pozole has a good flavor with all these ingredients, you can add extra-ingredients in order to obtain a better flavor. When you have your pozole in the plate, you can add lettuce, onion, radish, lemon and wild marjoram; moreover, these extra- ingredients give pozole an attractive presentation. But these extra-ingredients are optional, this means you can add them or not. Also you can accompany pozole with tostadas or potato tacos; if you want you can add spicy sauce too.

To sum up, I can eat Chinese food, American food, Italian food, but my favorite food will always be Mexican food. Mexican food has many delicious dishes, but I prefer pozole. You can eat pozole in all the seasons of the year, it is a dish easy to find on the majority of restaurants. Moreover, pozole is the perfect dish for celebrating whichever event.