The court system should not abolish the death penalty because taxpayer dollars go to housing and feeding inmates. Life in prison is not a justifiable punishment because life in prison is not a punishment. The death penalty acts as a deterrent. Many people think that the death penalty costs more than life in prison, well think of it this way what if by some chance one inmate that murder gets out of prison for good behavior they could very well kill again. The death penalty stops repeat offenders.
Life in prison is not a punishment. When people think of life in prison some people think it’s laid back or easy. If someone has committed a serious crime, for example killing somebody in cold blood, they could get life in prison. If somebody has the nerve to take a life they should not have an easy laid back life. According Chief Attorney Christopher …show more content…
“The Death Penalty Prevents Future Murder,” “Even though statistical demonstrations are not conclusive, and perhaps cannot be, capital punishment is likely to deter more than other punishments because people fear death more than anything else” (1). What this guy is saying is that the penalty stops people from committing horrendous crimes because people fear death more than they fear being put in prison for life. Having a harsher punishment deters people from doing something that will punish them horribly they will think twice. David Muhlhausen states in his article "Capital Punishment Works: It Deters Crime," "Studies of the death penalty have reached various conclusions about its effectiveness in deterring crime. But... the majority of studies that track effects over many years and across states or counties find a deterrent effect" (David 1). David is saying that having the death penalty does, in fact, have an effect on people. People who watch other people commit the crimes are more likely to think about what choices they make. Criminal minds work differently than your average
Life in prison is not a punishment. When people think of life in prison some people think it’s laid back or easy. If someone has committed a serious crime, for example killing somebody in cold blood, they could get life in prison. If somebody has the nerve to take a life they should not have an easy laid back life. According Chief Attorney Christopher …show more content…
“The Death Penalty Prevents Future Murder,” “Even though statistical demonstrations are not conclusive, and perhaps cannot be, capital punishment is likely to deter more than other punishments because people fear death more than anything else” (1). What this guy is saying is that the penalty stops people from committing horrendous crimes because people fear death more than they fear being put in prison for life. Having a harsher punishment deters people from doing something that will punish them horribly they will think twice. David Muhlhausen states in his article "Capital Punishment Works: It Deters Crime," "Studies of the death penalty have reached various conclusions about its effectiveness in deterring crime. But... the majority of studies that track effects over many years and across states or counties find a deterrent effect" (David 1). David is saying that having the death penalty does, in fact, have an effect on people. People who watch other people commit the crimes are more likely to think about what choices they make. Criminal minds work differently than your average