While people are put in this world to make an everlasting impact, whether it is a positive or negative change only they can control what mark they leave… others just get to decide the consequences. For those unaware of being sentenced to the death penalty is an extreme execution served by the government and must surpass plenty of levels for this punishment to be accomplished properly. Some dispute that the death penalty is in humane and wrong while others find the ruling fair and brings justice to those whose lives have been permanently scarred just by their wrong doings. While some feel the way you kill is how you should be exterminated, like the old saying goes, “an eye for an eye”. Death penalty is one way to bring closure to those affected
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There is no proven fact that with everyone being aware of this form of disciplinary action that the crime rates are lowered because people do what they want for their own reasons even though it is common knowledge that murder and serious crimes are illegal. “The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor able to control his own destiny for good or for ill; it does not treat him as an animal with no moral sense.” (10 pros and cons). Life without parole (LWOP) cases will cost $1.2 million $3.6 million more than equivalent death penalty cases at taxpayers expense due to them still requiring certain factors to still be ‘alive’. The up front costs of the death penalty are significantly higher than for equivalent LWOP cases and there also appears to be no question that, over time, equivalent LWOP cases are much more expensive... than death penalty cases. Taxpayers shouldn't have to provide for those who are guilty of crimes that should be handled with the death penalty, especially if the inmates are sentenced to life in prison just if they're going to die in cell it's cheaper and makes more sense to end the sentence short instead of having it linger. Suicides kill more inmates than homicide, overdoses, and accidents combined even with the current rate averaging to fifteen out of 100,000 inmates (Smith, Alexander). “Whoever sheds man's blood by mannish blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man. ” (Genesis 9:6
There is no proven fact that with everyone being aware of this form of disciplinary action that the crime rates are lowered because people do what they want for their own reasons even though it is common knowledge that murder and serious crimes are illegal. “The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a free moral actor able to control his own destiny for good or for ill; it does not treat him as an animal with no moral sense.” (10 pros and cons). Life without parole (LWOP) cases will cost $1.2 million $3.6 million more than equivalent death penalty cases at taxpayers expense due to them still requiring certain factors to still be ‘alive’. The up front costs of the death penalty are significantly higher than for equivalent LWOP cases and there also appears to be no question that, over time, equivalent LWOP cases are much more expensive... than death penalty cases. Taxpayers shouldn't have to provide for those who are guilty of crimes that should be handled with the death penalty, especially if the inmates are sentenced to life in prison just if they're going to die in cell it's cheaper and makes more sense to end the sentence short instead of having it linger. Suicides kill more inmates than homicide, overdoses, and accidents combined even with the current rate averaging to fifteen out of 100,000 inmates (Smith, Alexander). “Whoever sheds man's blood by mannish blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man. ” (Genesis 9:6