Can capital punishment be justified?

Can Capital Punishment be justified? In this day and age it is quite common for young men to carry knives and other weapons. In spite of police campaigns to educate people against carrying weapons there has been a significant increase in the deaths of young British males. Often an argument may become heated, weapons are pulled put with tragic consequences. As well as carrying knives it has become increasingly common, particularly in the English inner …

…happen again. Also it gives them the feeling that the death has been avenged. A family will feel less pain if the killer dies like he should. It also makes criminals think about whether committing a crime is really worth their lives. When a killer stays in prison he takes up space in already over crowed prisons Capital punishment ensures peace of mind to the world because it ensures that murders will never kill again.