Igor
Primoratz addresses the issues on capitalism as he states; “For there seems to be a certain amount of
discrimination and injustice not only in sentencing people to death and
executing them, but also in meting out the penalties. If this argument were valid, it would call not
only for abolition of the penalty of death, but for doing away with other
penalties as well. But it is not valid.” The right to take away one’s life is always seen as an immoral
action. If the right to take away life is not accepted, why is capital
punishment practiced in some regions of the world?
The immorality action of taking ones’ life is always punished when
applicable in today’s world, with our strong law system which applies to almost
every society and community. The responsibility of the actions we make and
commute within our families, societies, lives, etc; is always outlined by the
law system that applies to our everyday lives – reminding us the consequences of
the various actions we decide to make. As Kongfuzi
states in his philosophical studies, ““What you do not like when done to yourself, do not
do to others,”
can apply to the issue of capital punishment. This issue, as address in the
article above, can we applied and is supported by this Chinese philosopher as it is believe, if you commit murder ,the
punishment of death will be applied to you. Thus, the right thing to do, if
considering the philosophers opinion, would be applying the capital punishment.
However then many ethically and inhuman questions arises. Who has the right to
life? If a person does not have the right to take another persons’ life, why is
the law system allowed to take away the murderer’s life? The capital punishment
is therefore practiced as many legal systems do believe it is the suitable
punishment for that specific person.
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