Should we abolish the death penalty ?

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Should we abolish the death penalty ? Essay d'anglais d'1 page niveau seconde



The death penalty is abolished for several years in Canada. However, the opinion polls reveal that a majority of the Canadian population continue wishing to put back it in function. The application of the death penalty varies from a country to the other. At our American neighbouring for example, numerous States still applied the death penalty, while others forbid it. The question of capital punishment always makes the object of debates, even in the countries where it was abolished. As for me, my position is clear; we have to abolish the capital punishment. My opinion will be explained in what follows.

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[...] No, the only conceivable justice would be to restore her the life, what is not possible. This conception finds much more spirit of vengeance than a concern of justice. Furthermore, a society who defends the life must give the example bye respecting it. Finally, Finally, I am against the capital punishment because it is not effective, expensive and does not allow repairing the error. Furthermore, it contradicts the principle that a life is crowned. We are all proud of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but we must watch on it application. [...]

[...] Should we abolish the death penalty? The death penalty is abolished for several years in Canada. However, the opinion polls reveal that a majority of the Canadian population continue wishing to put back it in function. The application of the death penalty varies from a country to the other. At our American neighbouring for example, numerous States still applied the death penalty, while others forbid it. The question of capital punishment always makes the object of debates, even in the countries where it was abolished. [...]

[...] The capital punishment offers no hope of justice to the prisoner. Third, certain partisans assert that the capital punishment would make us save considerable amounts connected at the expense of detention of the criminals. Now, several studies demonstrated that the procedures of appeal, which owed on average 10 years in the United States, and which are necessary to avoid the condemnation of innocents, cost approximately 2 million dollars, what exceeds widely the average of the costs of a judgment for life. [...]