The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

There has been 1,449 prisoners executed since 1976 till 2017 (Death Penalty Information Center, 2017). In 1999 the United States hit its highest number of execution with a total of 98 prisoners executed (Death Penalty Information Center, 2017). From 1999 till 2017 there has been a slow but steady decrease in the number of prisoners executed per year. Why has there been a steady decrease in people being executed? Has there been less criminals committing serious crimes? Are states getting rid of the death penalty? Are more states sentencing inmates to life sentence instead of death row? Or did the previous prisoners that died on death row deter future criminals from committing such harsh crimes that could land them on death row? Many of those answers have vague responds and can’t be simply answered. There will be a different answer for each question depending on …show more content…
The death penalty I argue is very essential in are criminal justice system. Prisoners who committed premediated murder I argue deserve to get executed. For example, Dylann Storm Roof. Mr. Roof went to an African American church and killed nine people (O'Shea& Sanchez, 2016). Mr. Roof laughed while committing to the murders he committed (O'Shea& Sanchez, 2016). Mr. Roof killed multiple people and showed no remorse about his actions. A person who would do something is this nature is a threat to our society even if he is in jail. Mr. Roof acted in such ruthless manner because he was racist. Mr. Roof preach to other people in prisons his beliefs about black people which might cause them to act in a ruthless manner. This could lead to multiple inmates getting killed inside of the prison or when an inmate gets released they could go commit another mass shooting. It’s important that a man such as Mr. Roof is executed. The death penalty can executed prisoners who cause serious danger threat to society and severely punish them for the harsh crimes they have