Capital_Punishment

Capital Punishment Capital punishment is a consequence one might have to face depending on the state, the crime and the decision of the judge or jury. We, as Americans, have chosen through our state legislatures to either enforce or restrict this type of punishment. Depending on which state or region of the United States one lives in, one might have to face capital punishment if one commits one of the designated acts of murder or rape. Capital punishment is not practiced in all states due to the different stands taken by each individual state on this topic. There are many states in favor of capital punishment, such as; South Carolina, North Carolina, New Mexico and New Hampshire. While there are also some states who oppose it, for example; Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Wisconsin and North Dakota. There are several reasons why a state might, or might not legislate capital punishment. Some of the reasons given for the use of capital punishment include; deterrence, punishment and or retribution and because of the notion of "doing justice." (Page 125, Punishment and the Death Penalty) Yet those who oppose capital punishment feel punishment, capital, states, death, united, murder, penalty, one, percent, page, rate, question, studies, deterrence, without, murders, executions, crime, whether, study, state, performed, higher, enforce, effect, been, south, must, might, layson, http//deathpenaltyinfoorg/deterhtml, given, favor, fact, execution