Though many countries in the world has abolished capital punishment due to reasons pertaining to humanity, some countries are still sticking to the traditional practice of capital punishment. Is it rational to keep capital punishment, or should it be abolished altogether?

Often, it is sentenced for serious crimes. Such crimes include murder and drug trafficking, just to name a few. So, should this kind of punishment be abolished? As the old saying goes, two wrongs will never make a right.

Although one can argue that a person who commits a crime as serious as murder should be getting an eye for an eye, such punishment would never right the wrong which has been done. The murder victim will never come back to life regardless of the judgment passed on the murderer.

When a person is sentenced to death for a serious crime, he is only getting the easy way out for all he has done. Instead, he should have to carry the burden of having committed such a crime, and be allowed to repent for the rest of his life. Thus, a life sentence should be a more fitting punishment in this case.

Regardless of the power and authority the law has over us, no one should be given the power to take away another person's life. For the right or wrong reasons, it is just simply wrong to take a life.

With all the backing of humanity, capital punishment should be abolished. A more humane alternative punishment should be used instead of this harsh punishment.