This is an important issue because it concerns fundamental moral and political questions about the way law and order solves a problem in society. ... Moreover, Scalia claimed that according to the Bible, the death penalty is not something that supports the culture of death like the other death-related crimes such as abortion or euthanasia but a mere punishment of the guilty. ... The punishment sentenced to the people who committed the crime is merely a reason to express the revenge of the affected family. ... Crime doers are humans. ... Politicians tell the world that they take crime seriously...

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Capital Punishment - The Death Penalty Murder? ... The most important reason why the death penalty should be made illegal across the United States is because of the social and economic bias" that come along with it. ... It has been proven by many studies that the death penalty is not a deterrent for crime (Miller). ... But with the death penalty it would be too late to save those innocent people who get caught up in crimes they didn't commit. ... They also quote passages such as the "an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" concept from the Old Testament Christian Bible (Cushing). ...

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Dustin Cox: The first argument that I shall contend with is that capital punishment does not deter crime. ... Jon Manning: If capital punishment were carried out more it would prove to be the crime deterrent it was partly intended. ... Modern supporters of capital punishment no longer view the death penalty as a deterrent, but as a just punishment for the crime, a shift from the attitudes of past generations.... These safeguards are: 1. " Capital punishment may be imposed only for a crime for which the death penalty is prescribed by law at the time of its commission. 2. ... Abel Martinez...

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These statistics clearly show that other forms of punishment are successful in the deterrence of crime and capital punishment is not needed. ... Common sense does demand retribution for crime, but justice doesn't demand killing those whom are already imprisoned (Death Penalty, 1987, p. 63). ... What he is saying in this quote is that a state cannot better society when it is taking part in such a savage and irreversible act as capital punishment. ... In fact in a USA today poll, 68% of respondents agreed that the death penalty deters crime (Honeyman & Ogloff, 1999, September 29). ... F...

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Description: Death Penalty I strongly believe that the Death Penalty is a form of punishment to be used when needed. ... But it is a punishment. ... That's a quote from a former death row inmate. He brings up a very important point. ... Nothing is stopping them from attempting more crimes in jail! ...

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