Obama Favors Death Penalty

http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Barack_Obama_Crime.htm

Barack Obama does not shy away from any issue, especially when it comes to the death penalty. Obama has a very strong opinion when it comes to his stance on the criminal justice system and the way in which it is currently being run. Obama sees a lack of enforcement being instituted which will only lead to more and more hate crimes. Obama states that he will strengthen the enforcement of hate crimes as president, but he writes “I will prioritize as president but I don’t want to have to wait until I am.” Obama feels that the lack of effort and laziness in response to hate crimes is the reason we as a society are so out of control with hate.

The next thing Obama would like to change is the equality of justice for both blacks and whites. Obama writes that he has tried to pass several laws; unfortunately, he has come up short every time. He believes he sees a change coming in the near future, especially if he is able to become president.

Most people have mixed feelings on whether it is right and justifiable to execute a man to death or to not execute him at all. The fact that someone is executed is truly saddening; however, the men that get executed by the death penalty usually have a convincing case to execute him. Barack feels that the death penalty both deters kids from trying stuff and it getting into trouble. He gives three examples where he feels that the death penalty is justified, mass murder, rape, and murder of a child. Obama sees these three crimes as being so heinous that it is justifiable to keep the death penalty around for these instances.

Barack’s stance towards the death penalty and crime match up fairly close with how I would handle crime if I had the opportunity of becoming president, I would line up exactly how Obama has lined up when asked about the issue. I feel the death penalty is absolutely needed to defer away those criminals that feel they can go and do whatever they want to another human being without being justly punished for it. Obama strongly agrees on this overall issue and he knows exactly what needs to get corrected when he undertakes the presidency. Obama is headed in the right direction when it comes to his handling of the death penalty and the importance of crime currently in our world.