Though there is no question in many minds of American citizens that the death penalty should be legal, there are still the select few that have reasons for opposing capital punishment. It is felt that many of the prisoners executed were guiltless and did not get an unbiased trial. The idea of innocent people being put to death literally makes people nauseous. Others believe that the death penalty violates the constitution under the “cruel and unusual punishments” section. The decision of which criminals deserve the death for their actions and which do not causes many citizens to lean away from execution as a penalty.

As the bottom line, the death penalty should be legal, no questions asked. A human being that murders a fellow human being immediately loses his or her title as anything that relates to human. The Thorndike-Barnhart Student Dictionary has an example under the word human that states as follows: “Their spontaneous offer of help to the stranded motorist was a very human reaction.”(page 528). Murder is not a natural human reaction; it is one of an animal. Once a person loses his or her status as a human being, they no longer have the rights of a human being nor should they be treated like a human being. The death penalty should be legal in every country to stop the spread of revolting insane animals running the streets.

Though it is not scientifically proven that the threat of the death penalty drastically reduces murders, it is a very strong idea. It is hard not to see the logic behind this statement. Any person, who once considered homicide or attempted homicide, would think twice before doing so. This is becaus

Some topics in this essay:
Middle Ages, Death Penalty, Student Dictionary, death penalty, death penalty legal, penalty legal, capital punishment, “an eye eye”, “an eye, lethal injection, eye eye”, american citizens, estimated execution, human rights,