Should the death penalty be allowed?
The death penalty has been debated by civilizations throughout history. What crimes, if any, are so heinous in nature as to justify killing another person and what system of justice can be created to prevent further killing are challenging questions.
While capital punishment has been banned throughout parts of the world, execution remains a legal option in many countries. The United States, for example, executed 1,057 people from 1977 through 2006 primarily by means of lethal injection. Those executions generally took place with popular support among Americans who believe that the most terrible crimes should receive the most terrible punishment. Although not exclusive to murder – the death penalty can be applied for treason, espionage, and other crimes – the majority of cases involve the execution of people who have killed others.
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I’m all for the death penalty, I just hate the length of time it takes to get it done. The wasting of my money (taxpayer) letting these criminal sit for a decade before anything happens is a joke. Our system of law should make the penalties for all crimes so harsh that people will actually think about the penalty before they commit a crime.
not only should we have the death penalty, but we should go back to courthouse hangings. most people who are sentenced to the death penalty really do not care whether they live or die anyways. so we should use their death as a example to others. let the general public see with their own eyes what happens when you commit a crime that warranted such a judgment.
i also believe we should expand the use of the death penalty to include certain white collar crimes, such insider trading or to the executives of say, enron. is there a person alive that would argue people like bernie madoff deserves to die? start executing some of the money launderers for terrorists, some of the wall street brokers that nearly bankrupted the country. do that and we will see a much more fair system of economics will emerge.
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