Abolition of death penalty
Sulav Chowdhury London, England
Bertrand Russell, the philosopher, said in his book "Power" that the clear difference between the human being and the animal is instinctive rationality, by which the former creates dominion over the whole animal kingdom and the others. Despite instinct, sensitivity and rationality in human beings to date we have been wrangling over whether to abolish death penalty for good-- an issue that deserves immediate attention. Death is an inevitable reality of life-- for both the biped and the quadruped. But, what is repellent and creates repugnance is in spite of our intellectual fecundity and profundity, we, in the name of justice, deliver the verdict of ending a life. So, the moral or moot question is " Does anybody have any right to sentence a criminal to death when s/he can't create a life? This is cruelty that we don't notice even in the animals, why should it be continuing in human societies for the sake of justice? Life is a very valuable possession in the animated universe. If we look back to the rudimentary stage of civilisation, we become awestruck to peruse the horror of decapitation in France before the Renaissance. Presently, Amnesty International is running a campaign to abolish this noxious practice in the name of justice. They need support from the people of intellect and intelligence. Let's support their campaign and stand by their logical demand.
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