... Capital Punishment ...
I don’t know how this came about, but we were talking about Abortion and Capital punishment. With abortion, I briefly commented on it. I don’t know what ground I stand on anymore- whether it’s pro or con? Quite frankly, I don’t know anymore- because I never have to face with that tough situation. Thinking back, I felt really bad that I had to force my sister to do the unthinkable.. what the F was I thinking? Yes, maybe I was trying to figure out what’s best for her, but then again what do I know, what is truly best for her!
Anyho, I personally don’t believe in Capital punishment. The whole idea that you would go and kill someone else seem extremely “hypocrital” to me! Like we were told as a little kid that “ two wrong don’t make a right”, it sounded better in Chinese anyways. Many believe that capital punishment is still the effective way to deter violent criminals, b/c it can give comfort to the victims and their families and it won’t waste any of our tax money; which is understandable b/c I used to think this way. But what gives us the right to go an eye for an eye or life for a life. Who made us God and let is choose who lives or who dies? I’m not saying that they don’t deserve a punishment; they did take something so wonderful as life. But I don’t think that capital punishment is right. What if we took the chance of killing someone by lethal injection- whom maybe innocent. Even so, if that person did admitted this crime. Think about that person’s family. So in order to satisfy the victim’s families, we torture another family, people who are no doubt already traumatized w/ guilt and remorse that their child they raised, grew up and take another’s life. Isn’t this convicted family innocent as well?
Ok, after reading what I’ve just say. Remember after all this is what I think, a lot of you probably don’t agree w/ me, which is fine w/ me cause I just wanted you to hear me out not agree w/ me. However, like I say before if might be different if I was in that situation – my opinions might not be the same or it might. I don’t know what I will do.. (This time around, I’m not knocking on wood. I’m pounding on wood and real hard!!!)
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