Is Death Penalty a Deterrence to Heinous Crime?

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Murder and death have been imprinted in the history of human being. From the earliest civilizations to the modern day societies, there had been a question of what should be the penalty for heinous crimes? From the ancient  capital punishment, such as stoning, drowning, castration to a  more civilized penalty of lethal injection, if not firing squad, heinous crimes exist everywhere.

While most of the liberal democracies have abandoned the imposition of death penalty, yet, still a few continue to integrate the penalty  with their penal system, with certain modifications. On the other hand, conservative societies, especially the Muslim world, have maintained a strong stand for the implementation of death penalty, based on religious aspect.

However, it is a fact, that heinous crimes were still committed, regardless of religion and political order existing on the area. Thus, political and religious belief seemed irrelevant in this instance but the very issue of humanity. In his imperfection, man would always have the cravings for self-preservation and destruction. Life and death are inseparable to mankind.

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Has death penalty paused deterrence to heinous crimes? The same has been established in the negative. Death penalty law, no matter how harsh or civil would the imposition be, could not deter the existence of heinous crimes because the problem lies not on the law punishing it but on the very nature of man and his criminal tendencies.

Man , in his irrational state, will have the tendency to kill for whatever reasons, thereby, creating no distinction between him and the beast. The real issue is not on whether or not death penalty law be abolished; rather is on how effective the authorities in implementing the law and punishing the culprits,; hence, making death penalty a non-issue in this case. Fair law and fast justice are needed, in this instance, to assure every citizen protection of their rights , person and property.