Mrs. Hunter spoke for every family member when she said, "It's a heartache that all parents suffer. I have to go to the cemetery to see my daughter. Nathaniel White's mother goes to jail to see him and I don't think it's fair .In 1973, Shawcross, one of the New York's most ruthless serial killer, was convicted of the of the brutal rape and murder of two children in upstate New York. After serving just 15 years in prison, he was paroled in 1988. In a horrific 21-month killing spree, Shawcross took 11 more lives. That is 11 innocent people who would be alive today had justice been served in 1973; 11 families that would have been spared the pain and agony of losing a loved one. (George E. Pataki).
The death penalty deters murder and prevents murderers from killing again by putting the fear of death in to would be killers. A person is less likely to do something, if he or she thinks that harm will come to him. Another way the death penalty may help deter murder is the fact that, if the killer is dead, he or she will not be able to kill again. Criminals deserve to die and not stay in jail. If a man kills a man and is convicted, he should be ready to die next. Supporters of the death penalty feel that criminals should be punished for their crimes, and that it doesn't matter whether it will deter crime. They want to make examples out of offenders so that the threat of death will be enough to stop them from committing such horrible crimes. The man who kills is society's greatest enemy. He has set up his own law. If anarchy is not to be met with anarchy, it must be met by the laws, and these laws must be enforced. .
Behind the idea of capital punishment lies false training and crude views of human conduct. People do evil things; say the judges, lawyers, and preachers, because of depraved hearts. Human conduct is not determined by the causes, which determine the conduct of other animal and plant life in the universe.