Death Penalty Necessary

The Death Penalty is used throughout the United States of America to punish criminals for various crimes. There are many methods to execute someone in the United states. Since 1976 one thousand four hundred and thirty-nine executions have been performed in the United States; one hundred and fifty-eight being electrocution, three firing squad executions, eleven gas chamber executions, three hangings, and one thousand two hundred and sixty-four lethal injection executions (deathpenaltyinfo.org). The death penalty is considered by some to be a crime deterrent and this is somewhat true. Although fluctuating between 1976 and 2002 the number of sentences has been decreasing since then. Many Americans are against the death penalty because many innocent people have been convicted for crimes they had not committed and sadly most of these people are not proven innocent until after their execution. Along with that many people feel the families of the victims should not have to go through the long trials that are necessary for a death sentence. Others are for it because they believe it is what the convicts deserve. Another concern many have is how …show more content…
Its popularity within the states is dwindling and thankfully the convictions are decreasing as well. Many people feel this punishment is exactly what criminals need for their crimes but is it worth costing tax payers millions of dollars? Not to mention the family of the victim being put through the lengthy and stressful trials to sentence the inmate to death. Texas is still responsible for more executions than any other state brining up questions about our justice system and whether we have ‘trigger happy’ judges willing to put anyone to death. This is also a cultural problem, Texas is infamous for its justice system, being one of the hardest in the country. But with all the good the death penalty brings, does the bad outweigh