This form of euthanasia is not only an act of mercy towards Lennie, but towards any other potential victims. “The Doctrine of Double Effect” explains that euthanasia is permissible with the intentions of bringing a good end but with a side effect of harm (Source D). George’s intentions of justice and the protection of future victims results in the side effect of Lennie’s death. Emotional ties aside, this is a legitimate reason as to why killing Lennie is justifiable. Slim explains to George, “You hadda George.
English 3 Acc. Death penalty does not deter crimes. In the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines they are very unfair with the decision of Jefferson having to die with a crime he didn’t commit. My thought on death penalty is that it doesn’t stop issues in society. People will always do what they want to do trying not to get caught.
In the reading, “Brock grants that voluntary euthanasia, whether active or passive, is the deliberate killing of an innocent person” (164). In a sense, he states this may not always be wrong and also explains that when actively killing someone who wants to die really is not different from just allowing a patient to die, on a moral basis. He argues, on the premises of permitting euthanasia, that the potential good consequences outweigh the potential bad
Prison time is an effective deterrent to a point, with some people more time is needed. Prosecutors should have the option of using a variety of punishments in order to minimize crime. The most fundamental principle of justice is that the punishment should fit the crime. When someone plans and brutally murders another person, it would seem that justice would be better served if they too were killed as they had planned to kill another human being. Our justice system shows more sympathy for criminals than it does victims and this should be altered.
Therefore this means, coroners would be more likely to leave the death as an ’open verdict’ so it wouldn’t be seen as suicide, and therefore it wouldn’t put shame on the family. On the other hand, Interpretivists view suicide as a negotiated meaning. Sociologists such as Douglas argue that it is the result of a discussion between the coroner and the family and friends that come to the conclusion whether it is a suicide or not. For example, the coroner would talk to the family and friends of the decease and try to uncover the meanings and motives they may have had. Therefore as suicide is operationalised in different ways, a true, clear picture of suicide will never be obtained as suicide rates are usually socially constructed.
They lied about getting a warrant and in turn let a killer walk away from the situation with no punishment. Like I said previously if they would have used the ethics of virtue system they would have went about things in an honest manner and even though it might not have saved the life of Detective Griffiths it would have put his killer in jail. Ethics training for our officers is very important to maintain order (Papenfuhs,2011). However, when really spending some time and thinking about this situation I wish our legal system could in some way take into account the pressure we put on cops and when we know for an absolute fact a serious crime as been committed that the criminal could still be punished regardless of the mistakes of cops. I don’t think the people should be able to get off that easy simply because of a legal mishap and in fact disgusts me that his has happens numerous times every year.
Many disagree with it but I personally believe it should be up to the patient and his/her doctor to decide what is best for their life. I would say it would be considered as ethical egoism. I don’t agree with physician-assisted-suicide being illegal. I understand that someone’s death affects many people but I do believe that at the end it should be the patient’s choice. If I were terminally ill, I would not want to suffer just to suffer.
The Death Penalty Reviewed Matthew Christiani 5-22-12 Phil-05 In the debate over capital punishment, the opponents argue that the death penalty should be legalized because; it is by implementation, that we have been able to decrease the murder rate in society by placing such a high penalty on murder. On the other side of the debate, the supporters argue that capital punishment should not be legalized because it promotes the injustice in which it is intended to prevent. In this paper, I will argue that the stronger of the two arguments is to do away with the death penalty. In the article titled “The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense”, Ernest Van Den Haag concludes that the death penalty is moral and should be legalized because it deters
Although this person may be affiliated with some type of religion, their religion is not present at this time. They are for the death penalty because the shoe is on the other foot and they are the victim in the situation. Someone close to them was murdered and they feel that they best punishment would be to kill them; despite the fact that they were on the other recently going against the death penalty. The mood that they are in also is a deciding factor in this situation. They are hurt and upset and feel that justice must be done.
While some people strongly believe that euthanasia should be legalized, other people insist that euthanasia is literally a type of murder. However, they meet on the same ground about the importance of not losing our humanity by valuing life, and a more public discussion about the issue will help society find which method will fit more bioethical