Muhlhausen, David. "The Death Penalty Deters Crime." The Death Penalty. Ed. Jenny Cromie and Lynn M. Zott. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "The Death Penalty Deters Crime and Saves Lives." 2007. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.
According to this article, research done by people show that having the death penalty saves lives. A poll was made where people voted for or against the death penalty in cases where people were convicted of murder, and the result was sixty seven percent voted for the death penalty. The support for capital punishment still continues and it has increased. People in the U.S. still greatly support capital punishment. Muhlhausen came to the conclusion that the relationship …show more content…
Executing a ruthless killer sends a message to everyone in society; every life, especially innocent ones are so meaningful and what the murderer did is so wrong that he must be executed for what he did. No person in this world gets to decide who dies and who lives, but when someone murders someone else, why should they have the right to live, get food and get visits from their family while they're in prison and maybe even get to be paroled or finish their sentence and have the chance to live again while their victim is no longer alive. Also, having murderers sentenced to just prison time, send a message to society by making them think murder is not so bad afterall, because they just get prison time like other criminals that steal or people that do not pay their parking tickets. Many people deny that having the death penalty does not lower crime rates, but in states that do have capital punishment, murder rates decrease. Research done by the Federal Communications Commission, SUNY Buffalo, Clemson University, and University of Houston show that executing murderers and people that commit horrible crimes protects innocent lives. Everyone is taught that they are responsible for their actions as a child, everyone is responsible for their own actions, specially adults, for that reason they should be punished for their crimes accordingly. For …show more content…
Having the death penalty as a punishment actually treats the murderers with more respect and kindness than the victims receive. Some murderers torture their victims, like rape, burning them alive or stabbing them to death. States that do not have the death penalty, they do not execute the murderers and this puts the everyone at risk. The people that commit crimes such as murder should be grateful that the death penalty is not based on history. For example, the bible “an eye for an eye”. In Texas, the death penalty is considered moral, therefore many criminals are executed each year. Due to this, people against this punishment wonder if it is right or not because they think it is used unfairly, but statistical data shows that in the past, the racial minorities have been less than half of the people in death row, or the people that have been
According to this article, research done by people show that having the death penalty saves lives. A poll was made where people voted for or against the death penalty in cases where people were convicted of murder, and the result was sixty seven percent voted for the death penalty. The support for capital punishment still continues and it has increased. People in the U.S. still greatly support capital punishment. Muhlhausen came to the conclusion that the relationship …show more content…
Executing a ruthless killer sends a message to everyone in society; every life, especially innocent ones are so meaningful and what the murderer did is so wrong that he must be executed for what he did. No person in this world gets to decide who dies and who lives, but when someone murders someone else, why should they have the right to live, get food and get visits from their family while they're in prison and maybe even get to be paroled or finish their sentence and have the chance to live again while their victim is no longer alive. Also, having murderers sentenced to just prison time, send a message to society by making them think murder is not so bad afterall, because they just get prison time like other criminals that steal or people that do not pay their parking tickets. Many people deny that having the death penalty does not lower crime rates, but in states that do have capital punishment, murder rates decrease. Research done by the Federal Communications Commission, SUNY Buffalo, Clemson University, and University of Houston show that executing murderers and people that commit horrible crimes protects innocent lives. Everyone is taught that they are responsible for their actions as a child, everyone is responsible for their own actions, specially adults, for that reason they should be punished for their crimes accordingly. For …show more content…
Having the death penalty as a punishment actually treats the murderers with more respect and kindness than the victims receive. Some murderers torture their victims, like rape, burning them alive or stabbing them to death. States that do not have the death penalty, they do not execute the murderers and this puts the everyone at risk. The people that commit crimes such as murder should be grateful that the death penalty is not based on history. For example, the bible “an eye for an eye”. In Texas, the death penalty is considered moral, therefore many criminals are executed each year. Due to this, people against this punishment wonder if it is right or not because they think it is used unfairly, but statistical data shows that in the past, the racial minorities have been less than half of the people in death row, or the people that have been