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This 3 page paper argues that the death penalty should be done away with after taking a look at both sides of the issue. Many reasons are provided to support each point of view. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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cry to end capital punishment. Other nations claim that it is barbaric and that the United States is one of the only governments in the world, at least for a
developed country, to sanction it. Yet, it obviously has its merits. There are criminals who commit heinous crimes. There are those who torture little girls after having first used them
for their sexual pleasure. Who would not want to kill these beasts? At the same time, a penalty that is the ultimate penalty is something that cannot be changed down
the road after a convict is dead. Sometimes, new evidence surfaces. It would be a shame to execute a man who denies his involvement in a crime, and evidence for
his innocence does not come about until many months after his execution. This has happened. In examining this issue, one has to look at the positive nature of the
punishment. What are the benefits of capital punishment? First, it acts as a form of retribution and gives victims and their family members closure. It has a connection to the
criminal justice system in such a way as to be on top of a hierarchy of punishments. If there is a horrific crime committed, there must be appropriate punishment possibilities
in the system. For example, if the death penalty is available for heinous crimes, at least there is something that one can say is sufficient to punish the perpetrators. Even
if it has no deterrent effect, and it is arguable that it has one, it would seem that for the sake of retribution, the death penalty should be kept alive.
Another reason is for social control. Recently, people watched more than one incident on television of a girl being abducted by a neighbor who was also a pedophile. In
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