The Death Penalty is Not the Answer

But, what was the question? There are a lot of people who think that the death penalty shouldn't be legal anywhere in the United States. They say that killing someone doesn't right the wrong that has been committed against society and/or another individual. They say that executing the offender doesn't allow him a chance to get "rehabilitated" and become "a productive member of society". All of this may be true, but it also prevents …

…death penalty is not the answer to violent crime, but it is one of the major factors in the process of eradicating it. Other factors include: less gun control, so that honest citizens can more easily protect themselves and their families, more rights for police officers, fewer appeals for criminals, and more education for the prevention of crime. These, plus some other factors, could very well greatly lower the crime rate in the United States.