punishment is the most powerful deterrent of crime ever devised by any form
of government. Those who are against this convention often say, “its not
whether or not the criminal deserves to die it is a question of if we have the
right to kill them.” A criminal, who has been subjected to thorough
investigation and proven without question to be a murderer, bestowed the right
to kill upon his or herself. Therefore it is only fair that the justice system has
this power delegated to itself. For justice, the basis for all laws that preserve
liberty, is as Merriam Webster said, “impartial adjustment of conflicting
claims”. Therefore there must an execution evenly dealt to the murderer for the
we hate but rather a consequence for crimes that has saved more lives through
Hatch said, “capital punishment is our society’s recognition of the sanctity of
inmate per year. Isn’t it ironic how much we spend to ensure the well being of
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