Capital Punishment
... There are many arguments against capital punishment. ... A system with capital punishment is immensely more high-priced than one in which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment. ... One alternative could be that persons convicted of capital murder serve a minimum of twenty-five years in prison before the possibility of parole. ... People who commit capital murders do not engage in probability analysis concerning the likelihood of getting the death penalty if they are caught. ... The reason is that executing people who are mentally retarded violates the eight amendments, which prohibits against cruel and unusual punishment. ... Capital punishment is a form of murder, and it is in common with torture.