Capital_Punishment

Capital Punishment Capital Punishment – Injustice of Society There has been many controversies in the history of the United Stats, ranging from abortion to gun control, but capital punishment has been one of the most hotly contested issues in recent decades. Today’s system of capital punishment is frought with inequalities. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. “It was a deterrent. It removed killers. It was the ultimate punishment. It is biblical. It satisfied the public’s need for retribution. It relieved the anguish of the victim’s family.” (Grisham 120) Realistically, imposing the death penalty is expensive and time consuming. Retroactively, it has yet to be proven as a deterrent. Morally is a continuation of the cycle of violence and “…degrades all who are involved in its enforcement, as well as its victim.” ( Stewart 1 ) The usual alternative to the death penalty is life-long imprisonment. Perhaps the most frequent argument for capital punishment is that of deterrence. The prevailing thought is that imposition of the death penalty will act to dissuade other criminals from committing violent acts. Numerous studies have been created attempting to prove this belief; however, “all the evidence taken together makes it hard to be capital, punishment, death, penalty, society, been, court, people, life, crime, years, states, sentenced, row, right, murder, man, defense, cost, appeals, white, ways, united, time, system, sentence, percent, own, one, less, killing, kill, however, high, execution, executed, deterrent, counsel, black, women, without, violent, violence, texas, tabak, supreme, should, prison, person