英语辩论赛：是否应该执行死刑(反方四辩总结).docx

英语辩论赛：是否应该执行死刑(反方四辩总结)

第一篇：英语辩论赛：是否应该执行死刑(反方四辩总结)Goodafternoon,Mrjudge,honorableoppositionandmyhumblepartners.Thishousebelievesthatdeathpenaltyshouldnotbeapplied.Deathpenaltyadvocateshaveusedtheeconomicstandpointtomaketheircase.Justastheoppositionsaid.Moreconvictsmeansmoreprisonswhichmeansmoremoney.Bykillingmurderers,wecansavemoney!Bythisrational,weshouldexecuteallconvictsandhavenoprisons!Thinkofthemoneywewouldsave!Abviously,wecannotputapriceonahumanlife.Themostcommonpointheldbydeathpenaltysupportersisthatithastheeffectofdeterrence.Butthereisnoconvincingresearchthatcanshowhowdeathpenaltyfunctionsbetterthanlifeimprisonment.AccordingtoStephenNathanson,theauthorof“AnEyeforanEye”,thefearofdeathdoesnotusuallystoppeoplefromdoingwhattheywanttodo.“Mountainclimbersrisktheirlivesforthrillandadventure;cigarettesmokersrisktheirlivesforpleasure;speedingdriversrisktheirlivesinordertogettotheirdestinationsabitfaster.”Thesamegoeswithcriminals.Ifacriminaltendstokillsomebody,Hejustlosthisreason,Nothingcanstophim,eventhedeathpenalty.Ibelievethatdeathpenaltyshouldnotbeapplied.Firstly,Thedeathpenaltyisaviolationofourmostradicalhumanrights.Therighttoliveisabasicrightofeveryhumanbeing,andNomanhastherighttodecidewhenalifeends,evenifitisourcountry.Twowrongsdon'tmakearight.Secondly,Thepurposeofdeathpenaltyistopreventpeoplefrombreakingthelaws,buttheeffectsarenotasgoodasweexpect.Accordingainvestigation,inthenearly20years,thecrimeratedidn’tdecreasedorevenincreased.Thirdly,thedeathpenaltyisirreversible,whichisunlikeallotherpunishments.Thereisalotofevidenceshowingthatmanyinnocentpeopleareoftenconvictedofcrimes,someofwhichevenhavebeenexecuted.Fourthly,wehavetodoubtwhatthemeaningofdeathpenaltyactuallyis.Thereisnodoubtthatitgetssomesortofrevengeonacriminal,however,weshouldthinkoverwhetheramodelsocietyshouldseekrevenge.Fifthly,Thecriminalisnottheonlyonewhohastofacethepunishment.Itisunjustforhis/herfamilywhohavetogothroughthelossofalovedone.Fromabove,Iinsistweshouldabolishthedeathpenalty,becauseitiso