The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

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The Death Penalty Albert Camus once said, “Capital murder is the most premeditated of murders.” Is an executor any less of a criminal than the people who are on death row? Our justice system seems to agree on the old notion of an eye for an eye, but this notion fails. How can one teach another that taking someone’s life is wrong by punishing the criminal with the very same crime in which he has committed? That would be like teaching someone that stealing is wrong by stealing from them. When using different scenarios, does the idea of capital punishment still make sense? The death penalty is a form of capital punishment that is given after a person has inexcusably committed a serious crime. Its policies and procedures have been altered over the course of history. The death penalty was established as a means of teaching a lesson to the world, is still in effect today, and has no future outlook of being removed. The Declaration of Independence states that one has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (property). These are the natural rights of every American. To what extent must one violate the law to have these rights revoked? Is it ever justifiable? The death penalty goes as far back as the Code of Hammurabi in the 1700’s, …show more content…

Depending on the state of your offense your sentence will be determined by the jury and the judge. When a person is sentenced to the capital punishment it does not take affect overnight. The process takes about 10 to 15 years before you are actually executed; so the inmates spends up to 10 to 20 years in prison before your actual execution day. To execute someone cost an immense amount of money that is now being looked at as a waste of taxpayer’s money. Just in California, they spent $4 billion between the years of 1980 and 2012. Every year for each case that amount increases $134 million (Daily Beast [DB],

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