Advanced English 1 AT3: Letter to Editor on Death Penalty Laws

This assignment presents a letter to the editor penned by a legal rights activist residing in Australia, originally from the UAE. The letter critically examines the stark contrast between Australia's abolition of capital punishment and the UAE's application of the death penalty for a range of crimes, including treason, murder, and certain acts considered against the natural order. The author articulates a nuanced perspective, advocating for a modified death penalty system in their home country, emphasizing that while capital punishment may be justified for the most severe crimes, its current scope is too broad. The letter aims to persuade the editor to publish an opinion piece, thereby providing a platform to share this viewpoint and contribute to the ongoing discourse on human rights and the role of the death penalty. The student used conditional tense in the correct manner as per the assignment brief.

Letter to the editor
Date: 27-9-2019
The Editor
(Respectable national newspaper)
Subject: Concerning the death penalty laws in the UAE and Australia.
Respected Sir/Madam,
I am a legal rights activist from UAE currently residing in Australia. I am writing this letter to
you to highlight my stance and viewpoint on the laws and regulations regarding capital
punishment. I have noticed a stark contrast in the law between Australia and the UAE. I am
writing to you to justify the impacts of reintroducing capital punishment in this country. I would
like to begin by stating that if I was in charge of running my country, then capital punishment
laws would be modified to make it a little less extreme.
The UAE has identified the death penalty as a legal form of punishment for a series of atrocities.
These atrocities incorporate several heinous criminal acts including treason, murder, rape,
assault, drug trafficking, corruption and in certain cases, homosexuality. If a person is identified
to be associated with any of these crimes, then s/he is subjected to death either by a firing squad,
hanging or stoning. Australia, on the other hand, has abolished all forms of capital punishment in
all states. Australia, on the other hand, has abolished all forms of capital punishment in all the
states. If I was in charge of my country, I would bring about a change in the death penalty system
where not all crimes performed under the law would require execution. I don’t argue against the
capital punishment laws that are in existence, however, I do believe that the current justifications
for these laws are quite extreme. Therefore, if I were the leader of my country, I would amend
the laws to fit the most violent and extreme of crimes under the jurisdiction of capital
punishment laws.
I would like to conclude by stating that if I were the one in charge of my country’s legal
structure, I would justify the existence of capital punishment in my country. That is one way of
expressing my stance that capital punishment holds justification for the moral aspect of human
rights, but should also uphold the natural order of life and death in some situations. Thus I
request you to provide me with the opportunity to publish an opinion piece in your esteemed
paper and provide me with a platform to highlight this viewpoint of mine.
Thank you
Yours Sincerely
(Khalifa Al-Badi)