In my opinion, I would oppose the death penalty because based on my religious belief the death penalty is a moral sin and in the contrary the criminal is not suffering for his actions. In my case my brother was murdered by a drunk driver seven years ago and his killer was given a manslaughter sentence. If he would have been given the death penalty maybe my mother would have disagreed with the moral point but once you encounter a situation such as this one no one knows what a person would do too punish the other one. As a famous says an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth meaning that you killed my son I will kill yours. I’m not saying that she would have done it but given the option she would have said yes to that punishment back then. Now, she is closer to our religion than before since she found a group that has helped her cope. That’s why I disagree with the death penalty because who are we to execute another life. Many debates argue that the death penalty is useless and I agree with them because we are wasting resources on not executing that …show more content…
Same happens when a murderer goes free because of the lack of evidence we are spending millions on a process that is useless. Either you execute the person or you sentence him/her too life without parole and get on with the next case that takes up months. Some states use the death penalty for rape that is wasting resources for no reason what’s so ever. Some facts are: Executions are carried out at staggering cost to taxpayers., There is no credible evidence that capital punishment deters crime., Innocent people have been convicted and executed., Race plays a role in determining who lives and who dies., and the death penalty is applied at random. (Facts, 2013) You can read many articles on why the death penalty should or shouldn’t exist but we are not changing the subject when it comes too costs. In 2011 California spent $4 Billion for capital punishment that is twenty times more than what they spent on an inmate serving live without parole. Another, argument many supporters of the death penalty say that it will reduce crime because many people will think twice before murdering someone in cold