Do you think the death penalty is effective? why or why not

To understand if the Death Penalty is effective or not, we must first understand what it is. Death Penalty is typically reserved for those who have committed a henious or treacherous crime against either the state or humanity.

Now, we must look at both sides of the table, or the pros and cons of the death penalty before you can determine whether or not you think the death penalty is effective.

1) The Death Penalty is cost effective

While at first, the death penalty may seem like a humongous sum, in reality, you must look at the long run. The cost it takes to run a prison, feed the prisoners, provide a level of humanitarian treatment, as well as hire and support guards to keep the prisoners in can run to the billions, if not more, each year. The Death Penalty, on the other hand, at most only pays for a secure room, the equipment via lethal is used, and security.

2) The Death Penalty is effective in removing any more possible harm

While I am a man who believes that a person can change, those who have failed to do so multiple times should not be released on parole or even just kept in prison, as they may find means to escape. However, that is not too say that I don't believe that there should always be a time frame between the judgement and execution, as there has been cases where people have been unjustifiably killed for something they did not do.

3) The Death Penalty is a harsh punishment given by people who are not perfect, neither by people who know the whole story

Usually for the Death Penalty to be given out, a member of the party directly affected by the action would have been deceased, and cannot give the other direct side of the story to show the court what has occurred. Also, there may be many lost in time. For example, eye witness may forget as time passes on, security cameras would not be able to capture the complete image, only bits and pieces that led up to the murder, etc.

Of course, there are many different reasons supporting or denying that the Death Penalty is a effective, but we can all agree that unless the Death Penalty is used correctly, it can never be effective.

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