Criminal Punishment 1 Part 1

    There are many pros and cons to capital Punishment, there is really no clear answer to whether or not it should be allowed in the United States. Both sides have valid arguments, in the paragraphs below I will be discussion all the reasons why we should have the death sentence, followed by the reasons why we shouldn’t have it, then I will compare the two sides finally I will give my opinion on the subject. This subject is very unclear, there is allot of misguiding information from both sides which makes it hard to have a solid opinion. Both sides have convincing arguments and both sides are able to prove the other wrong on different facts.

            There are many reasons to support the death sentence, for one once a convicted murderer is executed, there is no chance that he or she could ever brake out of prison and kill or hurt again(Sellin, religioustollerence.org). That is probable one of the best reasons to support the death sentence because the family of the victim and the rest of society can finally relax knowing that there is no way that, that individual can get back into society.

Cost is also an issue because keeping these individuals alive cost money, for one you have to feed them everyday, you also have to pay guards to watch them and provide them with a cell. If the person would just be executed it would save a lot of man time and money. Keeping these people alive can contribute to overcrowding because that individual will be spending the rest of there life in jail, which could be many years from now so that is one less bed that could be used to rehabilitate someone. It can also contribute to violence because these prisoners have nothing to loose because they already know that they will be spending the rest of there lives in jail anyways. Another good reason to have the death penalty is the fact that killing a convicted murderer will satisfy t he families needs for revenge, without that some people may not be able to live in peace knowing that there family member is dead while there killer gets to live out the remainder of his or her life.

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