Should-death-penalty-be-abolished

--------Shouldweabolishthebarbaricpunishment?by周晶晶26Capitalpunishmentorthedeathpenaltyisalegalprocesswherebyapersonisputtodeathbythestateasapunishmentforacrime.Itiswidelyacceptedthatdeathpenaltyistheoldestandseverestpenaltyintheworld.Generally,capitalpunishmentisreservedformurder,espionage（间谍）,treason（叛国罪）,oraspartofmilitaryjustice.Insomecountries,sexualcrimes,suchasrape,adultery（通奸）andincest（乱伦）,carrythedeathpenalty.InChina,humantrafficking（贩毒）andseriouscasesofcorruptionarepunishedbythedeathpenalty.Yes?No?Shoulddeathpenaltybeabolished?HumanitarianismReason1Breakingwheel:wasatorturedeviceusedforcapitalpunishmentbybreakingthecriminal'sbones/bludgeoninghimtodeath.whichwasusedduringtheMiddleAgesandwasstillinuseinthe19thcentury.Boilingtodeath:apersoniskilledbybeingimmersedinboilingliquidsuchaswateroroil.Flaying(Skinning):theremovalofskinfromthebody.Slowslicing（凌迟）:aformoftortureandexecutionusedinChinaCrucifixion:apersonistiedornailedtoalargewoodencrossandlefttohanguntildead.executebyshootinglethalinjectionstayofexecution（死缓）Reason2thecriminalwillbeexecutedtwoyearslaterWestillhavechancetomakeupforthemistakes.AmendmentofCriminalLaw(刑法修正）Reason3CriminalRateReason4Duringthe10yearsfrom1998to2007inthesuspensionofthedeathpenaltyinSouthKorea,anaverageof800peopleweresenttocourteveryyearformurder,andthecasesofmurderhaveincreasedsignificantly.AftertheabolitionofthedeathpenaltyinSouthAfricain1994,thestatesecuritysituationdeterioratedrapidly.Theviolentcrimeratesuchasmurderandrapeincreaseddramatically.Manysocialorganizationscalledforthedeathpenaltysystemtoberestoredassoonaspossible.TheUnitedStatessuspendedthedeathpenaltyin1967andresumedthedeathpenaltyin1977.In1995,thedeathpenaltywassuspendedinIndiaandwasresumedin2004.Deterrence（威慑）Reason5Arapistrapedagirlandhewantedtokillher.Thegirlsaid:yourapedme,youwillbesentencedtothreeyearstotenyears;butifyoukillme,youwillproperlybeexecuted.Themanthoughtcarefullyandfinallyreleasedthegirl.soothingeffect（抚慰）Reason6TolerancetobadpeopleisthecrueltytogoodpeopleNationalConditionReason7itisthecomplexnationalconditionthatmakesChinamaintainthedeathpenaltyToabolishdeathpenaltyisnotjusttodeletethearticlesrelatedtoitinthecriminallaw.IthinkChinaneedtoreforminbothcultureandsystemtoabolishthedeathpenalty.Theabolitionofdeathpenaltyistheinevitableoutcomeofhumancivilization.DeathpenaltywillbeabolishedsoonerorlaterbutnotnowinChina.Thebestwaytosolvetheproblemiseducation.Thelowerthecriminalrateis,theeasiertheproblemistobedealwith.TheEnd