CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
FOR :

Honorable Judges, Respected Principal, Teachers and my dear friends! Good Morning. Today I feel privileged to present my views in favour of the motion 'Capital Punishment should be abolished'.
Before starting of, I would like to explain what 'Capital punishment' is? It is actually the death penalty given by the government of a country to the person who has committed any serious crime. In my opinion, 'Capital Punishment' should be abolished. By giving someone a death penalty, it doesn't mean that the crime is over or the victim is given justice. Instead, they should be punished in such a way that would make them realise and feel the pain and embarrassment from deep inside the heart. As we know that the crime graph is rising higher day by day and it's not possible to hang all the criminals to death for their heinous crimes. So the accused must be given punishment that would make others afraid and they dare not think of committing crimes in future. It is unethical to take someone's life. Life is a god's gift and may be taken by only him.
Moreover, death penalty is not for the democratic countries and civilised societies. It is not considered just and appropriate as in some cases influential and rich people hire good and reputed lawyers and could be saved if it falls on them. But on the other hand, those who cannot afford a good lawyer, succumb to death. Therefore, it is not justified. Rather imprisonment is far better to make a criminal realise his fault and to give him an opportunity to reform himself.
AGAINST:
Honorable Judges, Respected Principal, Teachers and my dear friends! Good Morning. Today I stand before you to present my views against the motion 'Capital Punishment should be abolished'.
For any crime there is a punishment and certain crimes are so ghastly for which capital punishment must be given to the criminals, otherwise the justice would be denied to the victim: Besides, the criminals will get the opportunity to commit more crimes. If they wouldn't get the fear of death, they would continue their wrongdoings. If capital punishment will be abolished, the other criminals will feel free to do such things in future which is unacceptable in the society as well as in the country. When a person commits a crime, he tries to escape the punishment by offering bribe to the police officials or jail authorities or hiring an influential lawyer. Even if he gets life imprisonment, it is nothing in front of the pain he caused to the victim.
Countries like United States of America give capital punishment to the criminals to lower the crime rates. If a person commits serious crimes like murder or rape, they should be given death penalty so as to give perceptual relief to the victim's relatives. In a lot of cases, when the criminals are excused, they repeat the gruesome crimes. To avoid such situation, death penalty is must as it would refrain others from doing crimes and make the society safe. It is an appropriate punishment for the accused and also for those who continue to commit crimes even after being released from the jail.