Between Affliction and Alcatraz
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The death penalty vs. life imprisonment
- The retentionists view incapacitation
- The blatant fallacy in the 'commonsense argument'
- Retribution: The strongest argument for capital punishment
- The arguments in favor of capital punishment
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
History is littered by the decaying carcasses of punishment, institutions that will forever be remembered for their severity, even amidst the global hunger for something worse. The tortured ghosts of this nation's blackest memories still walk the halls of alcatraz. The billowing sails of the Sydney Opera House rise above England's greatest prison. But the modern era has given birth to a new generation of punishment, a new means to the utter control of the individual by the state: the death penalty. However, such a drastic measure will never be absorbed into American society without debate. As Anthony Amsterdam states, "capital punishment is a fancy phrase for legally killing people," and a harsh step above life imprisonment. This debate, a debate between life and death, between abolitionists and retentionists, has uncovered facts and arguments long since lost in the shadows of the federal legal system. While the points made on both sides of the issue are crucial, the validity of the reasoning behind retaining the death penalty is unclear. Capital punishment is unnecessary, and like alcatraz and Australia, it should fade to a distant reminder of humanity's attempts to establish the perfect institution of punishment.
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