Retribution plays a large role in the death penalty. Support has grown as crimes have become more common through the recent decades. There is always that need for punishment and revenge when someone does something they weren't supposed to. The death penalty is no different. Crime victims have come out saying that many support the death penalty because it is a way to seek some sort of revenge for the heinous crime a person committed. Simply sitting in prison for a lifetime is not enough punishment but feeling how their loved one felt while dying is a truer revenge. This has led many families to seek the death penalty in crimes where their loved one has died a tragic death as a result of another person.
Books
have been published about how family copes and heals with the murder of a loved
one. Some feel as though the death penalty if the only way they could feel any
relief, knowing the murderer would not see daylight again (even though I
disagree, I respect everyone’s views/feelings). Others have voiced their
opinions with the concern that they do not wish to seek the death penalty;
there are many reasons why this occurs.
Oftentimes family may not wish to seek the death penalty because of many reasons, one of which they do not wish to take another life away. Some feel as though there has already been enough grief and do not wish another family the same pain that they have felt. Although, they do not wish to see the perpetrator walk around with public, they may believe that life in prison is a better option. Another reason someone may not wish to seek the death penalty is because they do not believe the taking of another life will heal, give closer, or bring their loved one back. This does occur; some victims will come out saying they do not wish to take another life for these reasons. Victims do not always wish to seek the death penalty because they may too be against it. There are numerous reasons a family member may wish to seek or not to seek the death penalty, and in many ways we must support their wishes. I do not personally know the grief that someone would endure during such a tragic time. Some families even come out later to say that if they could redo it they would not seek the death penalty for closure reasons or the length of the whole process. It honestly depends on the family and their personal views.
Oftentimes family may not wish to seek the death penalty because of many reasons, one of which they do not wish to take another life away. Some feel as though there has already been enough grief and do not wish another family the same pain that they have felt. Although, they do not wish to see the perpetrator walk around with public, they may believe that life in prison is a better option. Another reason someone may not wish to seek the death penalty is because they do not believe the taking of another life will heal, give closer, or bring their loved one back. This does occur; some victims will come out saying they do not wish to take another life for these reasons. Victims do not always wish to seek the death penalty because they may too be against it. There are numerous reasons a family member may wish to seek or not to seek the death penalty, and in many ways we must support their wishes. I do not personally know the grief that someone would endure during such a tragic time. Some families even come out later to say that if they could redo it they would not seek the death penalty for closure reasons or the length of the whole process. It honestly depends on the family and their personal views.
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