Positive consequences Death penalty will reduce the number of negative elements and activities in the society that will result in a more humane and safer environment to the people (Listovative n.d.). …show more content…
Over population of criminals in prisons can be solved by death penalty (Lee 2013). Death penalty can give closure and justice to the victims and their families who suffer a lot because of their experienced in the hands of criminals (Messerli n.d.)
Negative consequences Death penalty will not be acceptable for all the people in the society. It is not right and immoral to take away someone’s life without the will of God. Pope Francis also shows his support and advocacy for global abolition of death penalty, he reminds everyone that the golden rule tells us our responsibility to protect and defend human life because every life is sacred (France- Presse 2015).
There is no guarantee and enough evidence that shows death penalty decrease the crime rate. American Civil Liberties (2007) states that there is no significant change in crime and murder rate in the countries that does not have death penalty compared to the countries that have it as their