Capital Punishment and Violent Crime

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A personal analysis of the importance of capital punishment for the prevention of future murders. The author provides information on capital punishment, its history and public opinion on the subject to support his argument.

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"When someone has raped and murdered a child, that person has relinquished his right to live. The reason I favor capital punishment is because I have so much regard for human life. Murder is the most terrible crime there is. Anything less than the death penalty is an insult to the victim and society. It says, in effect that we do not value the victim's life enough to punish the killer fully. How many criminals have been let out of prison only to go on killing, raping, and stealing? Why should we allow criminals to harm innocent children, women, and men? No one can deny that the execution of a murderer is a horrible spectacle. But we must not forget that murder is more horrible. The penalty should be exacted only after the guilt is established beyond the shadow of a doubt and only for willful, premeditated murder. But the law of capital punishment must stand, no matter how often a criminal begs for mercy. After all, the victim did not receive mercy. Words are not enough to show that life is sacred. Active justice must be administered when the sacredness of life is violated."

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