Should capital punishment be carried out in Singapore?

Capital punishment, or also known as the infamous death penalty or execution of a criminal, is a sentence of death upon a criminal. A criminal who is sentenced to death is hanged. Some might say that capital punishment is useful in deterring crime in Singapore. However, it also brought about several issues as some people do not agree to the use of capital punishment.

Some people see capital punishment as a violation of human rights. It is seen as the most degrading, cruel and ultimate sentence a criminal could have. It denies and overrules the most basic of human rights--the right to life. Life is considered as precious, yet it is denied through the capital punishment. In addition, there might be a risk of error. Innocent people had got the death penalty in the past, and as the purpose of the death penalty is to serve justice, it completely defeats the purpose of hanging.

Also, capital punishment, is in itself, murder. This is perceived by others as unacceptable even though it is passed by the state of authority as people feel that it lowers the value of life greatly. This might result in the society having a "revenge is good" attitude. By giving capital punishment on a criminal, it also has a negative traumatic effect on the his/her family members.

Therefore as people are affected and disagree to capital punishment, it might not be a useful sentence to deal with crime in Singapore.