Pro Death Penalty
... This could merit a penalty of death for certain crimes. ... The cost of death vs. ... Modern day capital punishment consists of the death by electrocution, hanging, firing squad or lethal injection. Compare that to the cost of imprisonment for each death row inmate: The current dollar cost of imprisonment is $22,000 ages 18-34 and $46,000 ages 35-100. Now multiply that by 5,000 inmates that are currently on death row. ... Every year approximately 250 offenders are added to death row. ... These wrongful deaths occurred in 1918 and 1949 (Death Penalty Discussion). ... Retenionist do not see the death penalty as being morally wrong. ... When told by the opposing side that the death penalty is cruel, inhumane and degrading, I argue that murder is too. ... “We think that some criminals must be made to pay for their crimes with their lives, and we think that we the survivors of the world they violated, may legitimately extract that payment because we too are their victims” (Bedau 317) I strongly support the use of the death penalty as punishment for unspeakable crimes. ... If a criminal performs a premeditated heinous murder, than he or she should be put to death.