Capital Punishment

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with an intentional or criminal intent. In today’s world, terrible crimes are being committed daily. Many believe that these criminals deserve one fate; death. The death penalty or also known as capital punishment is the maximum sentence used in punishing people who kill another human being, which is a very controversial method of punishment. The first recorded, execution in Australia took place at Port Jackson (Sydney) on Wednesday 27 February 17881. Twenty-five year old Thomas Barrett was hanged for stealing food from the public store.

Those who support the death penalty believe that it serves as a deterrent. As in, the punishment must fit the crime. Many, if not most murderers are crimes of passion (not done premeditated; done on the spur of the moment by someone whom to the victim, whose emotions run out of control). The killer does not stop to think of the consequences. An example would be that of the February 06’ hanging of Australian citizen, Nguyen Tuong Van for carrying over 4kg of heroin into