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Karina Sousa
English 1010 T/TH 1 P.M.
Issue Analysis
In the article “Capital Punishment Is Morally Justified” by Casey Carmical which
appeared in the Opposite Viewpoints, Carmical argues that the death penalty is actually morally
right. It differs from the article by the Amnesty International’s “Capital Punishment Violates
Human Rights,” because it is proving the total opposite. Carmical is credible due to the fact he
has a lot of evidence to behind his statement.
The Amnesty International’s article agrees a lot with the article “Capital Punishment is
Too Expensive to Retain” by Richard Dieter, because they both oppose the death penalty. They
both agree that the death penalty is expensive and every human has the right to live.
Whereas the article “Capital Punishment Should be Considered in Certain Child Rape
Cases” by Justice Samuel Anthony Alito has a very different viewpoint from all these articles.
The article brings up the fact that the death penalty should only be considered in severe rape
cases. It is relatable to Carmicals article because they do indeed concur that some criminals
deserve the death penalty.
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Works Cited
Alito, Justice Samuel Anthony. “Capital Punishment Should Be Considered in Certain Child
Rape Cases.” The Ethics of Capital Punishment. 25 June 2008. Opposing Viewpoints.
Web. 15 November 2001.
Amnesty International. “The Death Penalty Violates Human Rights.” The Ethics of Capital
Punishment. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints. Web. 20 November 2011.
Carmical, Casey. “Capital Punishment is Morally Justified.” The Ethics of Capital Punishment.
2011. Opposing View Points. Web. 15 November 2001.
Dieter, Richard. “ Capital Punishment Is Too Expensive To Retain.” The Ethics of Capital
Punishment. October 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Web. 15 November 2001.