What is the death penalty

The death penalty is the execution of the offender sentenced to death by the court for committing
a crime. Capital punishment aims to fulfil the basic objectives of punishment: retribution and
deterrence. it tends to replace long-term sentences. If new evidence was found, It could not
restore freedom to the individual after he's not found guilty of the crime.

This type of punishment has been around in the past before even the law system was created.
There are different approaches to the death penalty in each country: they are shooting, hanging,
beheading, stoning, crucifixion, gas asphyxiation, electrocution, lethal injections and sometimes

Death penalty in Sri Lanka

Capital punishment in Sri Lanka was a recognised method of punishment imposed during the
periods of ancient Sinhalese Kings and was even continued after the Sri Lankan Civil War.

in 1956, Bandaranaike(the fourth prime minister) abolished the death penalty, and it was quickly
reintroduced after his assassination in 1960

In 1978, the use of capital punishment was rearranged and the president of Sri Lanka was
required to authorise capital punishment to be implemented on the offender. The last execution
took place in 1976, even though Sri Lanka sentenced two criminals with drug offences to the
death penalty. They also hired two hangmen in the same year.

Death penalty in Singapore

In Singapore, people who are sentenced to death are hanged in a long rope usually at dawn.

In Singapore Law, people convicted of trafficking more than 15g of heroin, 30g of cocaine, 250g
of meth, and 300g of cannabis are sentenced to the death penalty. Other crimes are murders or
firearm offences. There are as of 50 people currently on death row and 3 of them were convicted
of murder.

Public opinion plays a critical role in the discourse on the death penalty in Singapore. While
some citizens support it as a deterrent, Others advocate for abolition. The mass media also
influences the perspectives of the public; thus, it adds complexity to the ongoing debate.

I argue that capital punishment for serious crimes is an effective deterrent. This is an effective
way to prevent serious crimes such as drug trafficking and murders. This is how Singapore is
maintaining a low crime rate. However, we should know that this capital punishment also
breaches human rights: and could bring grief to families whose family members got caught in
drug trafficking.