Realizing that committing a heinous crime would result in a guilty verdict, and punishment would be death, could hinder certain actions. An individual would be forced to consider the consequences of what their actions would bring upon them. Witnessing criminals of heinous crimes no longer be put in prison, where they are clothed, and feed, but put to death, would deter many from killing. Criminals, like everyone else, fear death and therefore would be discouraged from committing an atrocious crime. Reducing the amount of heinous crimes would intern make citizens more safe. There are some who are opposed to capital punishment. However, according to Jeff Jacob, author of Life and Death in New Jersey, “a widening sheaf of studies (some by scholars who personally oppose the death penalty) have found that each time a murderer is executed, between 3 and 18 additional homicides are deterred” (14). Confirming that capital punishment has a positive affect on decreasing reprehensible
Realizing that committing a heinous crime would result in a guilty verdict, and punishment would be death, could hinder certain actions. An individual would be forced to consider the consequences of what their actions would bring upon them. Witnessing criminals of heinous crimes no longer be put in prison, where they are clothed, and feed, but put to death, would deter many from killing. Criminals, like everyone else, fear death and therefore would be discouraged from committing an atrocious crime. Reducing the amount of heinous crimes would intern make citizens more safe. There are some who are opposed to capital punishment. However, according to Jeff Jacob, author of Life and Death in New Jersey, “a widening sheaf of studies (some by scholars who personally oppose the death penalty) have found that each time a murderer is executed, between 3 and 18 additional homicides are deterred” (14). Confirming that capital punishment has a positive affect on decreasing reprehensible