Death penalty

Death penalty

Death penalty is the punishment by death for a crime. Nowadays, this affair is quite controversial and has arised discussion in almost each nation and society. Countries such as Afghanistan, United States,Japan,Indonesia, among others, exert the death penalty as one of the main punishments. Nevertheless, I think this type of sanction is not the proper way to achieve solutions.
To begin with, I reject the ideas of the retributive and utilitarian theories. The retributive theory considers that punishment is intended to make the criminal "pay" for his crime. I'm this case, punishment is justified because it is what the criminal deserves (An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth). The utilitarian theory instead, states that the rationale of punishment is entirely to prevent further crimes: the infliction of pain on criminals provides them with a motive not to repeat their offence. Therefore, punishment is an instrumental good as society's general security and happiness is assumed to be assured.
From my point of view, neither of these theories is a fair way to judge someone who made a mistake. That's why, in my opinion the theory of rehabilitation, which argues that people should be less concerned in punishing criminals and more concerned with reforming the, portrays a more reasonable and equitable terms. I agree with the fact that controlling or suppressing the offender's criminal tendencies by a process of re-education and physiological treatment while in custody is a better and a more decent method. I think that there is an assumption to stand up which is that the criminal is sick rather than wicked, and therefore needs help rather than punishment though spending the rest of their lives in prison according the crimes made in each case.
In conclusion, though death penalty can look like quick and efficient but I strongly believe that rehabilitation and the process of reforming criminals until they are cured is the best option.