Capital punishment is viewed by many as the most fundamental human rights violation. ... Anti capital punishment campaigners in America view the higher cost of executing someone over life in prison but this is (whilst true for America) has to do with the endless appeals and delays in carrying out death sentences that are allowed under the American legal system where the average time spent on death row is over 11 years. ... The execution of these criminals would get rid of them forever and need not bear with the life long expenses of food, shelter, medical bills and so on. ... The deterrence t...

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