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What are the advantages of disadvantages of the death penalty in Texas?
In the State of Texas, capital punishment is legally punishable by law. The country is said to have executed more than 569 offenders from the U.S. In this State; murder is considered a capital offense. There are various advantages and disadvantages of death penalties in Texas. Some of the benefits of the death penalty in Texas include it is cost-effective for the government compared to life imprisonment. Keeping a prisoner for a life sentence without parole is expensive for the government. This cost can be through food, health-related issues, among others. Another advantage is that it deters criminals from committing an offense as they know they will be subjected to the death penalty. The death penalty is a punishment that one gets after violating the rights and freedom of others.
Besides the advantages, death penalties also have their shortcomings. Sometimes those subjected to the death penalty are wrongly executed. Once one is killed, there is no chance to hear his or her argument again. Another disadvantage is that some criminals that commit capital punishment are mentally ill hence clouding their judgment during the offense. Another problem of the death penalty Is that it does not always offer the affected family a sense of justice they may want. The death penalty always assumes that the criminals cannot be rehabilitated but instead eliminated from the community. Finally, the death penalty is considered to be expensive as it cost the taxpayer approximately $1.26 million (Stevens, 2016).
In summary, the death penalty should be considered illegal as it is ethically wrong and violates human rights. I believe it is wrong to take out the life of another person regardless of the mistake they made. It also brings emotional torture to both families.
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Stevens, Kay B., and J. Randall Price. “Adaptive behavior, mental retardation, and the death penalty.” Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice 6.3 (2006): 1-29.