Argumentative Essay On The Death Penalty

The death penalty is one of the debated issue in the Criminal Justice System especially in the United State because many people have very strong opinions about how offenders should be punish for the harm they course in our communities. When the death penalty will continue to be an issue that will be debated among citizens for many years to come. Those who are in fovred of the death penalty will agarue that the death penalty is a fair punishment to those who take another human life, however, there are those who disagree. This essay will cover a brief history of the death penalty, and arguments put forward by those who are in favoured of the death penalty and then those who are opposed to the idea.

Intro/History:

The death penalty has been around throughout history and it is the most severe form of punishment

The first death sentence historically recorded occurred in 16th Century BC Egypt where the wrongdoer, a member of nobility, was accused of magic, and ordered to take his own life. During this period non-nobility was usually killed with an ax (Pbs.org).” Britain had a long history of how criminals where being punished. During the middle ages, hanging was the most use method in Britain. In addition, “Britain influenced America 's use of the death penalty more than any other country. When European settlers came to the new world, they brought the practice of capital punishment. The first recorded execution in the new colonies was that of Captain George Kendall in the Jamestown colony of Virginia in 1608” (deathpenaltyinfo.org). Kendall was executed for being a spy for the Spanish government and he was executed by firing squad. After Kendall’s execution many other executions took place. “In 1862, 38 Native Americans were hanged simultaneously in Mankato, Minnesota, for murder and rapes committed during the Dakota War;