Killing is a sin under God. “Thou shall not kill” is one of the ten commandments. Although not everyone in this country is Christian our constitution was founded on the principle that we are one country under God.

Throughout history there have been a number of arguments in favor of capital punishment. These arguments include the deterrent argument, the retribution argument and the protection of the public argument.

The deterrent argument claims that the death

In addition to these issues which have been argued there are two other important concerns that should be considered regarding the death penalty. One is the possibility of the “miscarriage of justice, that is not remote. The possibility of killing an innocent is reason enough on its own to abolish the death penalty.” (Thinkquest). The other concern

penalty serves as a deterrent to criminals because it instills fear sufficiently to stop criminals. However, statistically this has been found not to be true. “None of the many studies about the matter has been able to show the death penalty is more deterrent than other punishments.” (EZ,). Most people who commit the most serious crimes do so under unnatural circumstances. Fear is not even present. “ Most serious crimes such as murders…are committed when the crimin

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