Capital Punishment
... Another reason why we should not have capital punishment is that innocent people are being put on death row. ... The belief that the death penalty deters capital crimes, to a greater degree than the alternatives, can be the only rational argument in support of capital punishment. ... Punishment may be useful as a measure to correct the behavior of those who wish to be members of society. But, punishment is nothing more than revenge when the subject is not a candidate for rehabilitation. ... Justice and morals must come into play when talking about capital punishment. OK fine, capital punishment seems to be a good deterrent, would YOU particularly like to spend the last years of your life on death row only to finally be killed in a humane way? ... But if it is such a good deterrent, then why does America, a country whose justice is placed heavily on capital punishment, have some of the highest crime rates of the developed world? Well, maybe the punishment of death isn¡¦t that much of a deterrent at all, or maybe it is imposed too conservatively? Whatever the reasons, the question arises, how affective is capital punishment?