Murder

Murder

Murder is perhaps the single most serious criminal offense. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the killing, a person who is convicted of murder may be sentenced to many years in prison, a prison sentence with no possibility of Parole, or death. The precise definition of murder varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Under the Common Law,

Murder is perhaps the single most serious criminal offense. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the killing, a person who is convicted of murder may be sentenced to many years in prison, a prison sentence with no possibility of Parole, or death.

The precise definition of murder varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Under the Common Law, or law made by courts, murder was the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. The term malice aforethought did not necessarily mean that the killer planned or premeditated on the killing, or that he or she felt malice toward the victim. Generally, malice aforethought referred to a level of intent or reck-lessness that separated murder from other killings and warranted stiffer punishment.the types of murder are intentional murder,unlawful murder and done with “malice aforethought.”

The question of how to punish murderers has been debated for centuries; most prominently whether or not it is justifiable to inflict the death penalty upon someone who has taken the life of an innocent victim. To some, there is no doubt that a murderer should be killed – it is the basic premises of an eye for an eye or a life for a life. People who believe this feel that someone who has taken a life should forfeit their own. Others believe that there is never any justification for putting someone to death, and that the death penalty is just as wrong as the actual murder.

The primary alternative to the death penalty for murderers is imprisonment. Even this is controversial because many people feel that keeping a prisoner alive and behind bars for the rest of their existence is a waste of tax payer’s money. This also leads to the question of whether or not people who are incarcerated in penitentiaries can become rehabilitated, and reenter the free world as responsible and beneficial members of society.The subject of how best to punish murderers will always be controversial. The one thing that most people can agree on is that any person who takes the life of an innocent victim must be made to pay their debt to society.

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