The Death Penalty as a Cruel Punishment or Effective Deterrent

The death penalty is cruel punishment or effective deterrence in the United States where murder occurs every 24 minutes. This ratio is increasing year by year. More than 3,000 prisoners have died now. Since 1977, more than 624 executions have been carried out. Currently there are 38 states, including the US military applying the capital punishment. Most people in the US are involved in this form of punishment, but this is also a controversial issue in our society.

The death penalty is the most inhumane and cruel and insulting punishment. The effectiveness of the death penalty has not been proved to be deterrent against any other form of punishment. Execution is irreversible and may affect innocent people. The cost of executor is much greater than life sentence. Race is also a factor in judging the death penalty of a person. Finally, the political influence is the factor of human survival or death. Since our inauguration, it was the only cure for those who died by rape as a result of murder and until recently. More than 13,000 people have been executed legally since the colonial era. By the 1930s, as many as 150 people were executed every year. By 1967 legal objections and public violence ceased to be sentenced and waited for the results of several court appeals by the court. During this time, the increase and decrease of the murder has not changed.

Does the death penalty bring effective deterrent effect to crime? Supporters of the death penalty believe that the death penalty can actually prevent crime. According to statistics, when the state government abolished the death penalty in 1967, the murder rate in California increased, but when the execution was resumed in 1980 the murder rate fell. Do you think they should abolish the death penalty? The dissenters argue that the murderer should not be executed but sentenced to life imprisonment and the homicide will result in the use of murder. Supporters say that if the murderer is allowed to live, they may kill again.