Capital punishment; theoretically the fastest, cheapest, and most moral way to punish someone for murder and other horrible crimes, does not accomplish any of those goals. In reality, capital punishment is economically impractical, not effective in reducing crime, and immoral and inhumane. George W. Bush said, "I don't think you should support the death penalty to seek revenge. I don't think that's right. I think the reason to support the death penalty is because it saves other people's lives." Capital punishment does the opposite of saving lives, it takes away lives. Eighty one nations have abolished the death penalty, with most of Europe, most of South America and Canada all doing away with capital punishment. Unfortunately, the United States remains stuck in the Stone Age practicing a punishment over 3500 years old.
Of all the practices used in the United States penal system, capital punishment makes no economical sense. In Florida, keeping a prisoner for forty years costs......
Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
Approximate Word Count: 624
Approximate Pages: 3 (260 words per double-spaced page) |