In your second post, choose another student\'s initial contribution to the threa
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Question
In your second post, choose another student's initial contribution to the thread, and comment critically and meaningfully on it. Critical evaluation doesn't mean that you must disagree -- however, if you come to the same conclusion as someone, you should still contribute something substantial and meaningful to the conversation. Can you think of factors that the student didn't consider, but that may support his/her conclusion? If you disagree, explain why, again, in a substantial, critical, and meaningful post. Finally, if Nathanson and/or Berns were here participating in the conversation, what do you think they would say about the thread you are working on? Would they agree or disagree with you or the student? Why?
Can you help me reply back to this person disscusion
Prior to this week's module I held the belief that the death penalty was justified because I believed that the person being punished deserved it. I never thought about the possibility of the prosecution of an innocent person due to a false accusation. I also thought that keeping a person in prison was more costly than simply killing the person. It is correct to say that my perception of the death penalty has changed. If a person is falsely accused and imprisoned then later found to be innocent, the person can be freed with compensation for the time lost. Whereas with the death penalty, a lost life cannot be brought back. While I know that time is invaluable and cannot be fully compensated with money, it will do more good than harm. So I argue that imprisonment for life without parole is better than the death penalty. At least the former punishment gives the possibly innocent prisoner a chance to prove that he/she is being falsely imprisoned.
Explanation / Answer
I agree that with death penalty, there is always the possibility of killing an innocent individual who is wrongly accused of a crime. Keeping this in mind, death penalty should not altogether be discarded but should be awarded to an individual only after thorough scrutiny. Some crimes are so heinous that they warrant a punishment as severe as a death penalty. Reducing the severity of the crime would perhaps not do justice to the victim of the crime, and would not deter individuals from committing it in the future. Therefore one must draft punishment regimes with careful consideration.