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jjharrisindustries hi I need help replying to this discussion board post using five to…hi I need help replying to this discussion board post using five to six hundred words and at least 1 scholarly citation The theory I defended in the last discussion is divine commands ethics. I chose this because the way it deems what is right and wrong is not subject to human judgement, but God’s. God has written the law of the land to be exact, as He has the ultimate say as He is the one that can guarantee everlasting life. Other theories go off of what is viewed as right and wrong in society, but just because it is the norm, does not mean it is correct. The topic that I am covering that greatly interests me is the issue behind capital punishment.            Capital punishment also referred to as the death penalty, is used for the most heinous of crimes. It is used as the ultimate punishment, or deterrent, for crimes. Capital punishment needs to be allowed because with some people, it is the only way for proper justice to be had. Divine command ethics supports the death penalty as there is numerous references to it in the Bible, and numerous crimes that were to be punished with the death penalty.[1]While some of the laws today should not, such as working on the Sabbath, others, such as murder, should be. The Bible views punishment for harming others as “eye for an eye.” This is stated in Leviticus 24:19-21, with Verse 21 stating “but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death” (NIV).            This “eye for an eye” argument is also addressed by Rae, saying “Failure to require life for life as a general rule would involve a low view of the victim’s life that has been needlessly taken.”[2] This is often argued as a strong argument for the death penalty as victim’s family often do not feel proper justice has been completed without it. Victim’s families could see it as injustice if the murderer gets to live their life, while in prison, but still gets to see their family and make the most out of life in prison. While the murderer is living in prison, getting visitation, the victim is still dead, where the only visits are at a gravesite, and they are unable to ever see their loved one again. The only true justice, eye for an eye, would not allow the murderer to be able to enjoy any aspect of life, or life itself.            A strong counterargument to the death penalty is that reform becomes impossible. Rae argues that “implementing the death penalty removes the possibility of someone later in life becoming reconciled to God.”[3] However, when sentenced to the death penalty, the person will spend years on death row awaiting their execution, and will have plenty of chances to be redeemed in the eyes of the Lord. And while rehabilitation is an important part of the criminal justice system to reintegrate certain offenders back into society, some should not be allowed to be back into society due to the public danger that they are. A person that has already murdered someone has shown once before that they do not have a regard for human life, so it would be inherently dangerous to give them an opportunity to reoffend.BusinessBusiness – Other