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A Controversial Issue in Your Country

Tell me about a controversial issue in China.
You should say: what the issue is and why it is controversial
what the arguments are on the issue what most people think about it
and explain what your opinion on the issue is.

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  Death penalty: 2 opposing sides: China is not the only country.
  
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  Injections or simply executed (shot): ultimate punishment for rapists, murderers, drug dealers
  
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  In human? Deprives the criminal of his right to life
  
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  What if the police or the judge made a mistake: innocent victims?
  
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  Can it deter people from committing crime?
  

I think that the biggest controversy in China has to do with the death penalty. Of course China is not the only country where criminals can be sentenced to death, and a number of criminals are executed annually. This issue has divided public opinion into two opposing camps: those in favor of the capital punishment, and those who oppose it.
In China, criminals can be executed using firearms; that is to say the executioner will fire a bullet into the back of the convict's head. But nowadays, I read that they are killed by a lethal injection. It's supposed to be less violent, although the result is identical. A lot of people in China believe that it is a fair choice to repay these people for the crimes they have committed. The defendants of capital punishment think that mass murderers, drug dealers and corrupt officials don't deserve a second chance.
On the other hand, many civil organizations place a serious emphasis on (the concept of) human rights. Many opponents of the death penalty argue that criminals should be imprisoned for life, because nobody should have the power to decide whether another person should live or die. In addition, they believe that if the criminal stays in prison for a long time, it will give him time to think about his wrongdoings. It gives him a chance to have regrets and to be forgiven: I guess it sounds more humane.
I have heard that in the United States, many people have been the victims of wrongful executions. Thanks to the new DNA testing technology, later investigations have found quite a few people innocent (= they were exonerated) after their sentence. And this is absolutely horrible. I guess it could also happen in my country.
Advocates of the death penalty argue that it deters crime. It is true that convicted murderers or rapists who are killed will not offend again, but I wonder if it really prevents other potential criminals from doing something bad. In contrast, people in favor of the abolition of the death penalty think that capital punishment encourages a culture of violence. I believe everyone should be given a second chance under special conditions.

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