Death Penalty Should be Banned

Argument 1- Con says 'Just quoting somebody doesn't prove your point.' Argument 2-'You kill somebody as a punishment for killing someone else?An eye for an eye and the world will go blind. Also, if a person kills somebody, he is violating the victim's 'Right to Life' but if you kill the murderer by sentencing him to death, you too are snatching away his 'Right to Life'. So, there is no difference between you and the murderer because both of you did the same thing- kill.' If you read it again you will find that these two were the same arguments. So you are more concerned about the Right of Life of the criminals rather than the victims.If you take away the so called 'Right to Life' of a few criminals it would be a lesson for others.The feelings of victims and family would not find consolation if criminals did not pay with their lives. Argument 3-Con says 'In Ajmal Kasab's case, giving the death penalty was being considered. According to a study, defending a death penalty case costs about four times as much as defending a case where the death penalty is not considered ( http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org......). In terms of costs, a report found out that death penalty cases are estimated to generate roughly $470,000 in additional costs to the prosecution and defense versus a similar case without the death penalty; that does not take into account the cost of court personnel ( http://www.wsba.org......). So, I think this explains why Kasab's stay in prison cost the government 53 crores. Also, I have proved my point about life imprisonment being cheaper than the death penalty.' According to the police department of Uk It costs 65,000 pounds to imprison a person in this country once police, court costs and all the other steps are taken into account. After that it costs a further 40,000 pounds for each year they spend incarcerated.(http://www.fpe.org.uk...).You can easily calculate the total cost with this data.In case of execution the cost would have been much less. Argument 4-Con says 'Prisoners get many facilities in jail such as food, health care, education, fitness, recreation. In some jails, prisoners are also provided with telephones and computers( http://en.wikipedia.org......). Many people are not even able to achieve these facilities. So saying that they 'rot' in jail is not correct. They spend a better life than many people in the world. So, no. It is not inhumane.' According to Human Rights Watch prisoners and detainees in many local, state and federal facilities, including those run by private contractors, confront conditions that are abusive, degrading and dangerous. Soaring prison populations due to harsh sentencing laws""which legislators have been reluctant to change""and immigrant detention policies coupled with tight budgets have left governments unwilling to make the investments in staff and resources necessary to ensure safe and humane conditions of confinement. Such failures violate the human rights of all persons deprived of their liberty to be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, and to be free from cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.(http://www.hrw.org...)