The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

In this paper I will be discussing everything you need to know about the death penalty such as its pros and cons. While the innocent can be killed, the death penalty has its pros because it prevents them from killing again if they are released or have escaped from prison, it helps overpopulated prisons, and it can help victims’ families get justice and closure. Not only can the innocent be killed, but in the past the death penalty was very inhumane. To some its feels right but to others they feel like 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Most people think that the defendant deserves the death penalty, but what does the defendants’ family think?

Death is something that a lot of people think about, but do people think about the Death Penalty? Having been given the death penalty means that someone is going to be put to death by a lethal injection or an electric chair; There are more ways, but the injection and the electric chair are the most used. There are many different opinions surrounding the idea of death penalties; which some people think the death penalty should be used more and some believe the complete opposite.

“We oppose the death penalty for what it does to those guilty of heinous crimes, but for what it does to all of us; it offers the tragic illusion that we can defend life by taking life” by Joseph Fiorenza states that the death penalty is cruel and unjust. It may take lives of all those who are wrongfully convicted and may cost people millions of dollars. However, some may argue that the death of a criminal may bring closure to families of victims.

In Kellow Chesney's book The Victorian Underworld illustrates that the Victorians tried to use the death penalty as a means of controlling criminal elements in forms of hangings, lethal injection,Electrocution, and firing squads in order to prevent crime( the victorian underworld). in Victorian times, the death penalty was used as a means of controlling. There should be abolishment of this because of the countless innocent men and women being put to death for the stated purpose of preventing crime out of fear. So There should not be a death penalty because it violates human rights, it does not deter crime, and is a cruel and unusual punishment.

The world is constantly evolving for the better and the worse, with this being said, not only will good come out of it but new evils will arise. We can’t stop the world from changing, but we can decide how we handle it. The death penalty should be legalized all around the world. The death penalty not only diminishes threats to society but it also brings closure to those who are grieving. In the United States alone, the death penalty is not legal in all 50 states, therefore overrunning the prisons with unnecessary bodies. Due to this, there has been an overall increase in the gang activity within state and federal prison. The death penalty shows that violent, brutal, and heinous crimes will not be tolerated and the offenders will be punished to the highest extent. Execution should be used as the highest form of punishment by the means of a rightful conviction.

What is the death penalty? The death penalty is a punishment of execution. There are many methods of executions, such as lethal injection, beheading, hanging, electrocution, or shooting in the back of the head, either by one person or a firing squad. Many people have different opinions on the death penalty, whether it should be legal or not. The death penalty argument in the US has left the country divided for a long time. There are thirty-three states where the death penalty is legal and seventeen states have abolished it. In my opinion, the death penalty shouldn’t be legal throughout the entire country. It breaches basic human rights: the right to life and the right to live free from torture. There are multiple reasons why the death penalty shouldn’t be legalized, including, arbitrary, fallibility, high cost, and deterrence.

The world has had the death penalty around for a long time, doing justice. Criminals who are on death row are obviously there for a reason, and it is almost always because of the crimes they have committed against the public. If we chose to let them live a life sentence out in jail, they will waste away and die as it is. The death penalty is not a crime in the world, or the country, it is a savior.

The expenses of the death penalty or even death row are outrageous. They are both really expensive. The government spends millions of dollars on the death penalty and death row. Most of the

A second reason why is the death penalty should be used is, it cost less than life in prison, stating the death penalty cost “at least $2 million a case.” Whereas life without parole will cost “$1.2 million-$3.6 million” which is more than equal a death sentence. In a sense keeping a person in jail for life is worst “because most of the time he will appeal just as much as many costs as a convict under the death sentence.” (Death Penalty Cost, 2017). Not only the death sentence is cost-effective but is better off than keeping the convict in jail for life.

Also, if the individual actually commits the crime premeditatedly, the death penalty would free them of the punishment they truly deserve for stealing someone else’s life. They should spend life in prison to constantly be reminded of killing someone. Likewise, people who are given the death penalty and later found innocent can never return to their families. No one should be given an absolute and permanent punishment, because if they are found innocent after scientific advances or study, they could be exonerated. Most importantly, even if the victim could be restored back to life by using the death penalty on the murderer, it would be more demoralizing to the victim, because he or she could have been tortured by the murderer and would then have to live with the memory of their torturing. Also much time could pass before the murderer is caught, causing the victim to be much younger than their families. For these reason and more, the death penalty should not be legal in the United

The death penalty has been a controversial issue in American society for decades. There are some who believe that the most villainous of criminals (i.e serial rapists, mass murders, serial killers etc.) should pay for their crimes with their life since they had the audacity to take the life of another. Others believe that taking away a life, no matter how immoral or treacherous the person or their crime may be, is wrong under any and all circumstances. In Stephen Nathanson’s book An Eye for an Eye, he follows the belief that the death penalty should never be an option when sentencing, and I agree wholeheartedly. There are many other ways to inflict punishment on someone without taking away the most sanctified part of them: their life.

The Death Penalty: killing people that kill people to show people that killing people is wrong. Use of the death penalty in the United States has always been controversial. Some people believe that it is a fair system in which criminals pay for the crimes they committed and to prevent future crimes. While others believe that it is a broken system, often punishing innocent civilians to a cruel and inhumane death.

Some people would disagree, and say it’s cheaper to use the death penalty rather than life in prison. The numbers prove them wrong. The online article “Cost of the Death Penalty” proves, “The death penalty was sought cost $1.03 to $1.3 million, whereas cases without the death penalty cost $775,000.” For example, North Carolina has executed 46 people since 1976 with a cost of $2.16 million for every execution. States are wasting lots of money on trial juries, security, and maintenance cost. The execution itself isn’t the whole problem for the money. The appeal process is what takes up a lot of the money because it’s a very long process and extremely expensive. Many cases have been up to $700,000 dollars per case, however few cases have been up to $1.26 million on average. More lawyers, cases, and time equals out to more

The death penalty is a consequence mainly for murder, most think this would be a cheaper option than to put someone to death than in jail for life. When in reality it costs hundreds of thousands more to kill someone than to keep them in jail for life. A study from The death penalty discovery center states that ¨Cases without the death penalty cost $740,000, while cases where the death penalty is sought cost $1.26 million. Maintaining each death row prisoner costs taxpayers $90,000 more per

Since 1976 until now, 1,460 people have been executed by the death penalty. The death penalty ended many people’s lives. People question whether it is all worth it. But the real question is, is the death penalty constitutional? Many over the years have asked this question and been debated and still is debated today, in everyday conversation and in courts. Though, when the Constitution is analyzed one can understand that the death penalty is constitutional.