Against capital punishmentWhat is the true value of a human life and how can we exchange it for another? Isn't it repeatedly said in religion and government that every life should be treated equally? So how can you sentence a person to death? How can we make abortion illegal while still legalizing capital punishment in certain circumstances? No matter how you look at it, capital punishment is murder. If every year approximately 250 people are added to death row and 35 executed, imagine how many of those people are actually innocent? Every time the government decides to sentence a criminal to death, they always seem to forget that the death affects other people related to that person. . Families can be torn apart and siblings or parents sentenced to death. One mother, Barbara Lewis, said: “My family has lost several members to unexpected violence. Somehow we always managed to bury our dead and find a way to carry on. Yet nothing we experienced prepared me for having a son on death row, unjustly convicted of capital murder. With the death penalty, you feel such agony knowing that the people you trust, the people you work with and live next to, think it's okay to take the life of someone close to you. (Not on our behalf: Families of murder victims speak out against the death penalty: A journey of hope...from violence to healing: (Wilmington, Delaware) All human life is sacred and every person's right to life must always be respected. The sanctity of the human being life can never be lost due to human misconduct (The Gospel of Life and Capital Punishment: A Paper of Reflection and. a study guide prepared by the California Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999) Therefore, if all human life is sacred as he says, can we just kill someone... middle of paper ... the life was taken or both lives were lost It makes sense that the Church would be in favor of sparing the murderer's life because at least one life is saved but then we must put ourselves in the members' shoes. of the victim's family and also think about how they feel If every year about 250 people are added to death row and 35 executed, imagine how many people this affects? Also think about the families who are victims. do you know that the criminal is innocent but the government is not listening and therefore can only watch and see this person die? How would you feel if you were among them? There's not much we can do except try to keep in mind how many people are indirectly affected by capital punishment and try to help them make capital punishment a thing of the past. Maybe one day we can live in a peaceful world without needing it, but it's up to us to get there..