Most states in the union where the death penalty is theoretically on the books don't have executions.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think in some instances that the death penalty is required.
I support capital punishment. But let's be clear: It's a decision for each state to make.
Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer's life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget or overlook is that the state is acting not only on behalf of society, but also on behalf of the murdered person and the murdered person's family.
The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime.
But this is not to say that the society which inflicts capital punishment commits murder.
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
There exists in some parts of the world sanctimonious criticism of America's death penalty, as somehow unworthy of a civilized society.
We're also the only country that has the Death Penalty. That's something to boast about, isn't it?
Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes sense to me, and the moral question - I struggle with it morally.
As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.