Edward I. Koch provides multiple pinpoints on the view of the death penalty. Koch states clear evidence that supports each point he brings up. I use to be supportive of the death penalty until reading this passage. The reading is an eye-opener, showing that taking another life to vindicate murder is not justifiable. He brings up one of the Ten Commandments from the bible, “Thou Shalt Not Commit Murder,” which is one of America’s greatest source of inspiration. It appears capital punishment has changed from different violent ways to the lethal injection. Changing the protocol of how capital punishment is handled is a way of humanizing the act. Those who are against capital punishment says America has found a way to have “good hygiene” with the
