Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

There are two sides to a murder case, the victim and the perpetrator. The victim has lost maybe the most important thing a human can have: their life. They are gone, but the person who decided to commit this act is now having to face the consequence for his actions. He has been sentenced to death row and will wait until his turn to die. Capital punishment has been around forever, but was incorporated into the legal system back when the thirteen colonies first started. Although the drugs for the death penalty are expensive, it protects the safety of the people. Capital punishment has been used for centuries as a major crime consequence. The death penalty was not legitimately made into its own law until 1608 and is still within …show more content…
It is in place to keep people from wanting to commit this crime again. David B. Muhlhausen states...“Indeed, other recent investigations, using a variety of samples and statistical methods, consistently demonstrate a strong link between executions and reduced murder rates... In short, capital punishment does, in fact, save lives” (“Top 10 Pro and Con Arguments; Should the Death Penalty be Allowed?”). This shows that with the death penalty in place it helps protect the safety of the people because of the deterrence. Not only does it prevent people from doing these thing but it also “provides a deterrence for people already serving a life sentence” (Messerli). With more people in the Unites States knowing the result for their actions, less will be willing to accept the consequences. The death penalty does not only benefit the protection of people not affected by crimes, but it also helps the families of the victims obtain …show more content…
Anti-death penalty activist argue that even though the execution itself is not expensive, after the trials and jury selection the costs are outrageous. Former Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) expressed...“Jury selection, the trial itself, and initial appeals will consume years of time and enormous amounts of money before an execution is on the horizon” (Diaeter). Although the process might be expensive it does not take into consideration the rise of cost of living. Therefore no evidence has been collected to prove that it cost more to put a criminal on death row. Also with the option of being sentence to life in prison with no parol, lead to more people pleading guilty; therefore reducing trials and expenses. Attorney and Co-founder of Nebraskans for the Death Penalty, Robert E. Enven argues... “The existence of the death penalty as a possible sentence leads to guilty pleas that save the money spent on trials and limit the opportunity for appeals” (Cost Of Death Penalty vs. Life