Conscientia Per

There is nothing funny about the death penalty. Though I wish there were so I could make a good joke. For this blog I decided to focus on Arizona’s death penalty. I am going to examine both sides; for and against. Get cozy in your favorite chair because this might get gruesome.  Don’t worry I am not going to make you watch a video of somebody being executed. Though, if you really want they are not too hard to find.

There are five methods of execution that are used in the United States: Lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, hanging and firing squad. (I found this fun fact here) However, in Arizona they use lethal injection to get the job done. This has been shown to be more humane. Lethal injection works within seven minutes of it being administrated. Though, there is some that would argue that it is not. I will play on this later.

Pro: For the death penalty

Victim gets closure

Crime deterrent

Cuts cost of housing a prisoner for extended time

Severe punishment for severe act

Con: Against the death penalty

Morale issue

Two wrongs don’t make a right

U.S. Constitution: Eight Amendment = Seen as cruel or unusual punishment

Wrongly accused

It of course is up to the individual to decide whether they feel it is wrong or right. Some say if you commit the crime you do the time.  Others say you make the bed you lie in. I have a hard time feeling sympathetic for those who are suffer the death penalty. For the simple fact is it is usually their fault for being in that position. Now let us move on because I am sure your dying to know how this relates to the community.

Not only did I find this topic under community issues- which ensures me it is a community issue but the community I live in practices this. I should be well informed and so should you. Read more here about Arizona and the death penalty here.   Now that you read that section let’s move on and wrap up this blog. Killing the prisoner-inmate creates victims among victims but at the same time is the justice system at work.  This can segregate people in the community those are for and those who are against.  Costs of life imprisonment and execution all affect the community; their tax rates, money for education and how the government has the ability to help those in need. You know the other people who have other community issues. Just read other blogs to see what the government could be helping with.  Now that I am done with this blog I am going to go write my pen pal in prison! Oh I kid.

Poverty

Almost half the world — over 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.

That barely buys you a coffee in the United States

Poverty doesn’t discriminate against nations, genders or race it affects everyone. What is poverty? Poverty is not being able to meet human needs because these needs can’t be afford to be met. It is hunger, lack of shelter, being sick and not being able to get medicine or going to the doctor. Poverty is also having access to an educational system. Poverty can show its face as death, illness and dieses. When there is not clean water, adequate food supply or medication for the sick or hunger death ultimately can occur. Poverty affects nearly every region, every country some worse than others.

Poverty is just as real in America and it is in other populations. We don’t hear about poverty here to much as we do other countries such as Africa because the mortality rate is higher. What you don’t know is that poverty affects every community. It can be a few individuals to many. The homeless the hungry and the underfed are all individuals living within poverty.

As a community we can stand up and  end poverty! It takes a community to join together to bring in the needed resources to fight against the many aspects of poverty. In a recent issue by TIME magazine, it had looked to end poverty. It assumes to do it by clinical economics. This combines good economics and good medicine. Since poverty is multidimensional so are the solutions for it. Each case of poverty is going to take a different solution. An individual may help their community by donating food, money, clothes, school supplies and other needed resources.