death penalty
Pro Death penalty Capital punishment has been a cause for debate for many years, and people continue to disagree on the topic. There are many reasons why the death penalty should be used, but the three most important are that it deters potential murderers from committing crimes, it saves our government money in the long run, and most importantly, it guarantees that these convicted murderers will not kill again. ... The main purpose of the death penalty is to protect the rights of other Americans to live. ... Studies show that death penalty most definitely is a deterrent. In fact, of the fourteen states that have at one time or another abolished the death penalty, murder has increased by seven percent. Studies have shown that each execution in the United States deters an average of eighteen murders If the death penalty were in-acted in a swifter manner, it would most likely deter even better.