Opinion

In a developed society where justice and dignity are fundamental and protected rights, the fact of the existence of the death penalty shows the need to change some laws. In fact, in 2014 at least 607 people were executed in 22 different countries. First of all, the fact of killing the person who committed the crime is not going to solve anything because the mistake is already done and there is no way to find redemption. Secondly, the death penalty itself is a nonsense, if one of its purpose is punish and eradicate the criminality, where is the sense of doing the same thing that is being condemning? We are putting ourselves at the same level of the criminal. Moreover, if we are willing to say that the criminal makes a atrocious action killing another human being, we have to accept that killing the guilty is equally bad. Also, there are countries that continue to execute people for their sexual orientation or religion, no one has the right to decide on the life of another, who they love or the god who they pray. Finally, as far as I am concerned there are crimes (such as drug selling or homicide) and criminals that must be severely punished but through reeducation, reintegration and the already severe deprivation of liberty and under no circumstance love and religion must be reasons for punishment.