Reasons For The Death Penalty

Register to read the introduction… Killing people in front of a crowd is wrong sends the wrong message. The general public is allowed to attend executions. But it is probably a frightening experience to watch. “The message it is sending to people is that why kill people who kill people to show killing is wrong” (Messerli n.p). It is showing that killing a person is okay because they deserve to die for what they did. The 8th Amendment of the U.S Constitution prevents the use of cruel and unusual punishment (Messerli n.p). Many would interpret the death penalty as violating this restriction. If capital punishment is going against the U.S Constitution why are people making the exception to kill criminals? When people put a criminal to death they are technically committing murder. But people make it seem like it is okay because they feel they are doing the right thing. …show more content…
Criminals may see that the death sentence is an easy way out for them. They would probably want to die than have to sit in jail for life reminiscing about the horrible crimes they committed and the guilt they feel. It would be torturous. “In jail criminals are confined to a cage and live in an internal environment of rape and violence where they are treated as animals “(Messerli n.p). People think that being sentenced to death is more painful than a life in jail. But being put to death the pain is over in an instant. Life in jail the criminals have to think about what they have done which is more painful than being sentenced to