Death Penalty
The issue of the death penalty is quite a controversial area worldwide. However, following whether or not the death penalty should be abolished, the criminals should be given a second chance to do better with their lives. There can be a good chance that the person is wrongfully convicted and they do not deserve the chance to be in jail, let alone be subjects of the death penalty. However, in extreme cases where the criminals jeopardize the security of the people in a state such as terrorism, mass killing of people, they should face the death penalty (Hochkammer, 2017).
Utilitarian ethical theory tends to be in support of the issue of the death penalty. The reasoning behind the theory is that the normative kind of approach highlights the wrong or right conducted by an individual is solely based on a given outcome choosing a specific action where there were many. Therefore, according to the theory, the person should pay for their choice of actions because actions have inevitable consequences (Hochkammer, 2017).
As a result of this understanding, the notion of retribution will be strengthened. Retribution is a concept which states that the individuals who are found guilty in a court of law should be punished for their actions because there are consequences. Thus, criminals should pay for their actions by facing the consequences of the death penalty. On the other hand, there are a large number of people who are against the aspect of retribution (Hochkammer, 2017). However, the aspect tends to reduce the number of criminals in the society, protecting the society from the extreme evil people and acts as a lesson for the other criminals in the world to change their ways otherwise, they are sure the road that they will follow.
Reference
Hochkammer, W. O. (2017). The Capital Punishment Controversy. Capital Punishment, (pp. 65-84). Routledge.