Capitol Punishment

Capital Punishment is a difficult issue to address and has been the subject of highly controversial debate for the past three decades. In 1972, the United States Supreme Court decided in the Furman v. Georgia that the death penalty was a form of cruel and unusual punishment. But in 1975, the court reversed their decision and executions resumed under the state’s supervision. The Death Penalty is considered the harshest from of punishment enforced today. The most …

…a crime that involves the loss of life of an innocent human and that act needs to be justly punished. Not with an “overextended welcome” in a prison but in an effective manner that lets society know that justice is being duly served. If we were to take capital punishment away, we would not have an effective justice system and crimes against innocent people will continue. And that is why it is needed in America.