The Death Penalty

The Death Penalty
The death penalty has always been and continues to be a very controversial issue. The death penalty has declined throughout the industrial Western since the 19th century, and nearly every European nation has either formally abolished the death penalty for civil crimes or has abandoned it in practice. People on both sides of the issue argue endlessly to gain further support for their movements. Opponents of capital punishment are quick to point out that the United States remains one of the few Western Civilization countries that continues to support the death penalty, yet Americans are also more likely to encounter violent crime than citizens of other countries. I thoroughly support the death penalty. Justice mandates that criminals receive what they deserve. The punishment must fit the crime. If a burglar deserves imprisonment, then a murderer deserves death. The death penalty is necessary and the only punishment suitable for those convicted of capital offenses. Seventy-five percent of Americans support the death penalty because it provides a limit to some would be murderers and it also provides for moral and legal justice.
What are the effects of punishment. Does it reduce crime rate and makes predictable predictions? Punishment reduces the crime rate compared to what it would be without the credible threat of punishment. The effect of any punishment depends on how quickly the punishment is applied. Executions are so rare and delayed for so long in comparison to the number of capitol offenses committed that statistical records could not be expected. The number of potential murders that are by the threat of a death penalty may never be known, just as it may never be known how many lives are saved with it. However, it is known that the death penalty does definitely limit those who are executed. Life in prison without the possibility of parole is the alternative to execution presented by those that consider words to be equal to reality....