The families of many victims are strictly in favor of the death penalty. This allows them to put closure on a horrible time in their lives. A case that recently took place in New York is a prime example of when the death penalty should be used. Ken Williams beat a two-year

year. The break down of that number is as follows: there are 13,200 murders, 12,900 rapes, and 49,500 robberies. These facts are alarming and clearly show that the death penalty should be enforced.

Recently, Time Magazine took a poll on the death penalty and whether or not it should exist. The poll showed that over 58% of the people that participated felt the death penalty is okay and should be upheld in our society. There are a number of reasons that people support the death penalty, and these are only a few. Many feel that by executing murderers you keep them from committing murder again, therefore, the death rate in our nation would decrease. Another possibility is that when convicted criminals are released they commit crimes again. The United States Department of Justice reported that convicted criminals commit 84,800 crimes each

The argument for the death penalty can be summed up in a number of ways. The best way is by stating something that everyone has heard at one point in his or her life; do unto others, as you would want them to do unto you. By this simple statement it

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