Essay Supporting The Death Penalty

It has been the job of our government and law enforcement throughout the course of time to make sure that justice is served. The definition of justice has been altered through the years due to different people having different views on how people should be treated and what is right. One thing that has been a hot topic when it comes to justice is the death penalty. A lot of people think that the death penalty is not the right thing to do and feel that it is unconstitutional for people to have the right to put another human being to death. I fully support the death penalty because I say if you can kill a person or people, then you can have it done to you. Do you want someone that has murdered someone or done other horrible crimes to live next to you and your family whenever they get out of jail? Are we making it to where people are not scared of the consequences and repercussions of killing someone? If we do away with capital punishment then there will be harsher crimes committed since people know they won’t really be punished. So what is capital punishment? Capital punishment is “The lawful infliction of death as a punishment” (Capital). It is often referred to as the death penalty. There have been many sentenced …show more content…
A lot of people make this argument that “Every individual has a right to live whether criminal or not. No human has a right to infringe the right to life of any individual, irrespective of his deeds.” (5 Pros). There has been cases where the wrong person has been executed for a crime. This is one major flaw to sentencing someone to death that did not do the crime. “Many people have become the victim of this wrongful execution which leads to lose of faith in law and justice among citizens.” ( 5 Pros). I believe that before decisions are made people need to be certain that they’re making the correct decision especially if they’re holding a life in their