For most crimes committed in the United States a fine, sentence of time in jail or execution is the punishment. The death penalty is the punishment used in 38 states, and many other countries, as a way of disposing the people in society who are mentally or emotionally disturbed, love their families very much, have a bad temper, or just plain made a mistake. These reasons account for many homicides that take place each year. Capitol punishment is just not humane and should not be legal.
The argument most often used to support the death penalty is the necessity of having a particularly effective prevention against murders and other common crimes. However, none of the many studies about the matter have been able to show that death penalty is more of prevention than other punishments. It is completely wrong to think that most of those who commit serious crimes such as murders consider the consequences of their actions. Murders are often committed when the criminal is......
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