Some people deserve to die, but does anyone have the right to kill? There is much supporting economic evidence against the death penalty. However, there is matching evidence to support it. In the simplest terms possible, it all comes down to the cost efficiency of sentencing to life in prison vs. death, and of course, compliance with the United States Constitution.

Capital Punishment was common throughout the ancient world. Death sentence were carried out for many offenses. Some were sentenced to death for crimes as minor as the fraudulent sale of beer (Henderson 5-6). The whole “eye for an eye” mentality clearly shows up in our countries past. An example of the “eye for an eye” being the Salem Witch trials in Massachusetts, in 1692 (Steins 25). Although capital punishment has been around for hundreds of years, it is still very controversial. Some states in our country are much more likely to convict criminals to death than others.

In 1996, a dozen juvenile offenders’ were sentenced to d

For starters, we could spend our money on education, and protection, instead of death. So why do people still say yes to the death penalty when they see how it is crippling societies?

David was a real person, with real problems, and he committed a real crime. Does the fact that he had a messed up childhood make it ok that he commit a terrible crime? You have to decide that for yourself. Sometimes the only deciding factor for people is the cost of death vs. life for the criminals.

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