Once it is done, there is no,”Oh! We messed up. Sorry!” What’s done is done. Furthermore it costs thousands of dollars more than keeping someone in prison for the rest of their life. This essay proves that eliminating the death penalty is better for the criminal, for society, and for the government. It does not stop anyone from breaking the law, despite what most government officials may think. The death penalty only does one thing: it ends someone’s life. They had a family. They might have had friends. But with the death penalty, they will not be able to talk with their loved ones on Christmas morning, or see them from time to time. They won’t be able to feel remorse for what they’ve done, or reconcile for what they’ve done because after one push of a button, or one flip of a switch, they’ll be gone from this
Once it is done, there is no,”Oh! We messed up. Sorry!” What’s done is done. Furthermore it costs thousands of dollars more than keeping someone in prison for the rest of their life. This essay proves that eliminating the death penalty is better for the criminal, for society, and for the government. It does not stop anyone from breaking the law, despite what most government officials may think. The death penalty only does one thing: it ends someone’s life. They had a family. They might have had friends. But with the death penalty, they will not be able to talk with their loved ones on Christmas morning, or see them from time to time. They won’t be able to feel remorse for what they’ve done, or reconcile for what they’ve done because after one push of a button, or one flip of a switch, they’ll be gone from this