Life is very precious. During life time, all of us are going through wonderful life experiences: making plans for the future, obtaining degrees, building up our careers, getting married and having children. Those who take these life opportunities away by a brutal act of murder deserve a severe punishment. An appropriate punishment for this type of crime should be the death penalty. There are many debates around this issue as it involves taking away a person’s life. Some people believe that it is a barbaric method of an uncivilized society, which is immoral and unfair. I, like most of the people in the United States, support the death penalty. I believe that murderers, who take away lives of innocent people, should be given the death penalty as a punishment.

The death penalty is a deterrent to crime and can, in turn decrease crime rates.

The death penalty gives the people something to be afraid about. Edward Koch proves this by showing how convict Luis Vera, felt about his crime: “Yeah, I shot her,” Vera admitted. “She knew me and I knew I wouldn’t go to the chair” (558).With the death penalty in affect, they wi

While day by day expenses of a death penalty inmate are more excessive than those with life without parole, the cost of a death penalty inmate doesn’t have the chance to multiply over 50 years. The cost for life without parole is estimated at $34,200 per year for 50 years, at a 2% annual cost increase, plus $75,000 for trial & appeals equals around 3 million dollars. A death penalty case however, figures at $60,000 per year for 6 years, at a 2% annual cost increase, plus $1.5 million for trial & appeals equal about 1.88 million dollars. (Bureau of Justice Statistics)

If life in prison without parole is done away with and replaced with the death sentence our economy would be greatly improved. If a prisoner is kept in jail for life, there is always the chance that they might break out and harm people. Chances are slim, but are a reality. Also, in many cases, prisoners get life in prison with parole. This gives them another chance to get back onto the streets. Who honestly feels safe around a convicted murderer? This also gives them another chance to make the same mistakes as before which could eventually land them in jail again. The over crowded prisons across America that is full of returning convicts are proof that we need to adjust our law sentence severities.

In the end the death penalty is a controversial issue that shouldn’t be so controversial. It’s easy to see why killing these dangerous criminals is a more logical solution than housing them for life. Feeding them and giving them luxuries they may have been never had anyways. One astounding fact that many don’t know is that the suicide rate in prisons has risen dramatically. “Suicide deaths in prisons accumulate 46% of all fatalities in prison” (Anna

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