Despite the statistics, many people believe that murderers should be rehabilitated and learn from their mistakes as opposed to just being killed. This is mainly because they believe that human life is valuable, and no matter the crime a criminal should not be murdered as punishment. Without the possibility of rehabilitation and reconciliation, …show more content…
Capital punishment reinforces the ‘eye for an eye’ mentality, though some would suggest that in order for civilization to advance that mentality needs to be changed. It can also be about setting the right example for society and showing them that revenge only ever makes matters worse, and that it is hypocritical for the state to kill somebody because they killed somebody …show more content…
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