Argumentative Essay: Is The Death Penalty?

Does the death penalty deter crime, especially murder? Is the death penalty just? Should the death penalty be reformed? The death penalty also known as capital punishment continues to be an issue of controversy for many years. It seems that public opinion on the death penalty has changed over the year and is still changing, but there are still other people who believe that the death penalty is a good punishment and will continue to believe. Most of the time in my life, I often hear “An eye for an eye.” Most of the people strongly believe that if a criminal took someone’s life, then their lives should be also taken away as well, but I don’t think that will deter anyone from committing crimes because I strongly believe that we should kill the crime not the criminal. The death penalty has been the highest form of criminal punishment since the ancient times for a variety of offenses. The system gives the death penalty in the form of Hanging, Lethal Injection, Gas Chamber, Firing Squad, and Electrocution. I don’t think …show more content…
A study of Los Angeles County trials has shown that the average trial in which prosecutors demand the death penalty costs $1,898,323, while a murder trial where the death penalty is not sought comes in at $627,322. Death penalty is the most expensive because the constitution requires a long and complex judicial process for any capital cases. The process is required to make sure that innocent men and women are not executed for crimes they did not commit, and also to protect the innocent person from getting executed. According to George Sjostrom, “The cost of the death penalty is too high, both in dollars and in emotional pain,” (192). If we replace the death penalty with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, it will cost millions less and also ensures that the public is safe and protected and we will also eliminate the risk of