People who are in favour of capital punishment say that the criminals deserve, it is the only form of compensation to the victim's family and it is for the safety of society. Those who oppose it say that it is immoral, nobody has the right to end another's life, it has no place in today's society and it is teaching our children revenge. The capital punishment I refer to is only to murderers.

Capital punishment can be justified for several reasons. First of all, many murderers are serving only half their sentences being released on early parole. There are two reasons for this, "good behaviour" and overcrowding in prisons. Do we really want murderers walking among us "free" in society? I personally do not want a person who has committed murder to be living near me or anyone else I know. What's to stop the person from committing the crime again? After all they are expecting to serve the same lenient sentence. For this reason a vast majority of the public are not happy, the only

Persons below the age of eighteen years, pregnant woman, new mothers of persons who have become insane shall not be sentenced to death.

Anyone sentenced to death shall receive the right to seek pardon or commutation of sentenced.

What if there was no death penalty at all. Let's imagine the only reasonable sentence would be a life sentence. Still the murderers would be living of taxpayers hard earned money. They will work day and night to make ends meet and to put 3 meals on the table and maybe get their children to college. The murderer will lie in his cell enjoying 3 good meals a day all paid for from honest civilians well earned money. It's not only paying for their food, no it pays for their cost of living and the numerous appeals which wastes man hours and money. So you are not only working to feed your family but for all the criminals who have been given a life sentence. By treating murderers in this manner we are encouraging behaviour that will result in a life sentence. If there is no threat of death to one who commits a murder, than that person is guaranteed to be provided with a decent living environment until their next parole hearing. They are definitely not getting the punishment they deserve.

solution to this is the death penalty.

"Capital punishment may be imposed only for a crime for which the death penalty is prescribed by law at the time of its commission.

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