Abolish The Death Penalty
Good morning everyone. Today I am going to speech a controversial topic :
Abolish the death penalty. I think everyone still remember we had a shocking news
over a year ago . Yes, it was the 2014 Taipei merto attck by Cheng Chieh. There were
4 victims death and 24 peope got injured . When he got arrested , Cheng Chieh said
that he does not admit guilt, feels no regret, wants the death sentence, and the even
if his parents were on the train he attacked. How do you feel after Cheng Chieh's
statement? If you are a judge, will you sentence death penalty to him for justice
or will you sentence life imprisonment to him for re-educated possibility? Actually,
Abolish of the death penalty is the international trend in many western countries
now, whereas accoding to the department of justice opinion polls, there
are 80% disagree with Abolish of the death penalty in taiwan. Let's see the reasons
for agreement and disagreement below:
Agreement for Abolish of the death penalty:
1.You can't take it back
The death penalty is irreversible.Mistaken judgments may lead to people paying
for crimes they did not commit.
2.The criminals can be re-educated
No one is perfect, we should give them a chance to be good.
3.There's no ''humane'' way to kill
The Human rights groups say the death penalty is absurd and cruel.
Disagreement for Abolish of the death penalty:
1.Threatening the potential criminals
Deathe penalty could be the only way to stop them from committing horrific crime.
2.Promoting the justice
Criminals should be punished for victims' families.
3.Reduction of social resources
It's unnecessary for tax payer continues to pay their meals and to pay their housing,
and everything's involved.
To sum up, abolish of the death penalty is a controversial issue from very long
time. In my point of view, I support the death penalty. Suppose we put the murders
in jail for 10 years or even 20 years without execute the death penalty. When such
prisoners out of jail, they disconnect with society too long and lost survival skills.
Who can guarantee that they will not try to robbery, steal and murder in order to
survive? So I think death penalty is necessary. Thanks your listening.