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9. Waste of money. 10. The society should have the right and the duty to act in self defense to protect the innocent. 6. It affects the poorer segments of society and racial minorities disproportionately
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9. Waste of money.
The state shouldn’t waste ordinary civilians’ tax money to keep murderes in prisons for a long time. They continue living, while their victims will never any more enjoy the pleasures of life.
10. The society should have the right and the duty to act in self defense to protect the innocent.
The reasons to oppose the death penalty are the following:
1. There is a better alternative: life without parole.
Convicted murderers can be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
2. The death penalty puts innocent lives at risk.
Innocent people can be executed, as they haven’t been released from death row in time, because of lack of evidence, bad investigation or long legal procedures. To execute an innocent person is morally reprehensible; this is a risk we cannot take.
3. Race and place determine who lives and who dies.
Those who kill whites are more likely to be sentenced to die than those who kill African-Americans. Prosecutors from some countries are more likely to pursue the death penalty than others are.
4. The death penalty system is expensive.
Criminal’s imprisonment, thorough investigation, trial and appeal, as well as other legal procedures take time and a lot of money.
5. Poor quality defense leaves many sentenced to death.
One of the most frequent causes of reversals in death penalty cases is ineffective assistance of counsel.
6. It affects the poorer segments of society and racial minorities disproportionately
They are unable to afford the costs of good legal support.
7. Capital punishment does not deter crime.
Scientific studies have consistently failed to demonstrate that executions deter people from committing crime. The states without the death penalty may have a lower murder rate than neighboring states with the death penalty.
8. There is a better way to help the families of murder victims.
Families of murder victims undergo severe trauma and loss which no one should minimize. However, executions do not help these people heal nor do they end their pain; the extended process prior to executions prolongs the agony of the family. Families of murder victims would benefit far more if the funds now being used for the costly process of executions were diverted to counseling and other assistance.
9. Capital punishment goes against almost every religion.
Although isolated passages of the Bible have been quoted in support of the death penalty, almost all religious groups regard executions as immoral.
10. Mentally ill people are executed.
Many mentally ill defendants are unable to participate in their trials in any meaningful way and appear unengaged, cold, and unfeeling before the jury. Some have been forcibly medicated in order to make them competent to be executed.
11. Countries with capital punishment are human rights abusers.
The vast majority of countries in Western Europe, North America and South America — more than 117 nations worldwide — have abandoned capital punishment in law or in practice. But some states (Iraq, Iran, China, the USA, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Belarus) still advocate and use capital punishment.
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12. We are the “State. ” When the “State” kills, we are participants.
Would you choose to be the person that pulls the switch that snuffs out a human life?
13. Psychological aftereffects
The mental health of those people who carry out the death penalty is put at risk. They may suffer from post-traumatic syndrom, the feeling of guilt and other emotional problems. They need special rehabilitation.
14. A life spent in prison is a worse punishment than an execution.
The criminal should bear sufferings as long as possible in stead of ending up his life quickly and easily.
Since society will never be free of crime, dealing with that crime and controlling it has become the focus of law enforcement. If the death penalty can be improved and made to work, it should remain. If it cannot be changed so that it actually deters violent crimes, than perhaps it should be done away with in favor of a system that will actually lower the crime rate and work to prevent violent crimes in the future.
IMMIGRATION
WHAT IS IMMIGRATION?
The movement of people between countries is known as immigration. Immigration has been taking place since historical times but that of the modern times implies a long-term stay in a non-native country. People cross their nation's boundaries because of different reasons. These reasons can be classified as economic, social, political, environmental and cultural.
Environmental reasons include - better climate, few calamities and natural disasters.
Economic reasons presuppose better job and career prospects.
Political motivations are caused by the desire to escape from a war or political persecution.
Social reasons include a better quality of life or high living standards, reunification of the family, marriage, moving closer to a friend.
Cultural motivations are religious freedom as well as good education opportunities.
In general all the factors which lead to immigration fall into two groups: push and pull ones.
Push factors are the reasons why people leave an area. Push factors exist at the point of origin and act to trigger emigration. They include:
· lack of services
· lack of safety (high crime, war, military conflict)
· political or religious persecution, poor human rights
· crop failure which leads to famine or starvation and death
· natural disasters or climate change
· poverty and low incomes
· lack of prospects for education and career advancement
· high unemployment rates
Pull factors are the reasons why people move to a particular area. They include:
· higher employment
· more wealth
· better services
· high living standards
· freedom from religious or political persecution
· availability of career opportunities
· good climate
· safer society with less crime
· political stability
· more fertile or cheaper land
· lower risk from natural hazards
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Migration usually happens as a result of a combination of these push and pull factors.
There are alsosome other factors that people need to consider while preparing to emigrate. They are: the travel costs, the travel time and distance, the mode of transportation and terrain, and lastly, yet not the least, the cultural barriers and biases. Many immigrants are not at all aware of the fact that newcomers to a foreign country face many challenges and experience difficulties with many factors.
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