| There are few topics as controversial among the | | | | happens to only those people deserving its |
| American government and general population as the | | | | punishment and they say that because there is no |
| death penalty. Few topics spark such heated debates | | | | real way to make the punishement infallible, the |
| and few issues have people so clearly on one side of | | | | punishment should not exist. |
| the argument or the other. The death penalty is | | | | Because of the injustices of our nation's justice |
| definitely famous for having thinkers on both sides of | | | | system, many Americans believe that the death |
| the fence with few people riding the gray area in the | | | | penalty should cease to exist. They raise questions |
| middle. | | | | such as where should the line be drawn for what |
| Many Americans are for the death penalty. In | | | | crimes deserve the death penalty and what crimes |
| essence they believe that there are certain crimes so | | | | do not? Who is to say what crimes should be |
| heinous that the criminals deserve nothing but death. | | | | punishable onto death and what crimes should allow |
| People who choose to take the life of another | | | | the criminal to keep their life? Since there are no |
| through murder, for example, are criminals for whom | | | | clear answers to these questions, many say that the |
| the death penalty should be in effect. A drug dealer | | | | death penalty cannot rightfully exist. Or, for example, |
| whose dealing leads to the death of people could also | | | | what if the justice system is wrong in their judgment |
| be considered a prime criminal to undergo the death | | | | of a suspected criminal and condemns an innocent |
| penalty. Americans that are pro-death penalty believe | | | | person to suffer the death penalty while the real |
| that those who take the life of another should not | | | | criminal goes free? We can never be fully sure of the |
| be able to keep their own lives. There are, of course, | | | | justice of our justice system, they say. |
| exceptions for deaths that occur because of war, | | | | Another injustice of the death penalty system that |
| self-defense, or the killing of say a person who | | | | many Americans note is that often criminals without |
| abuses children. These are justifiable deaths that do | | | | sufficient means to defend themselves are left to die |
| not require the death penalty. | | | | while other criminals with money and power are able |
| On the other side of the death penalty debate are | | | | to flee the punishment of the death penalty simply |
| Americans who do not believe that the death penalty | | | | because they have the means to beat the system. |
| should exist for many reasons. In general, these | | | | How just is the punishment if not all criminals are |
| Americans believe that it is inhumane to kill even a | | | | given equal opportunity to present their case? |
| killer. They believe that even a killer has rights that | | | | There are endless questions that plague people on |
| need to be protected by the law. A huge caution | | | | both sides of the death penalty debate. The only for |
| that many people site about the death penalty is | | | | sure thing about the issue is that it is highly debatable |
| surrounding our justice system. Many Americans | | | | and complicated for our nation to agree upon. |
| wonder how to ensure that the death penalty | | | | |