The death penalty or as it is formally called capital punishment should be totally abolished for many reasons. First and foremost no one should have the right to take anyone else's life, " neither individually nor as a society representative, has the right to take another man's life, even apart from the seriousness of his guilt." (Thinkquest,).
Killing is a sin under God. "Thou shall not kill" is one of the ten commandments. Although not everyone in this country is Christian our constitution was founded on the principle that we are one country under God.
Throughout history there have been a number of arguments in favor of capital punishment. These arguments include the deterrent argument, the retribution argument and the protection of the public argument.
The deterrent argument claims that the death penalty serves as a deterrent to criminals because it instills fear sufficiently to stop criminals. However, statistically this has been found not to be true. "None of......
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