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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