Death penalty in U.S.A

Thank you for responding. You misinterpreted what I said about prisoners and their expenses. I was merely addressing an argument from your side of things that keeping a murderer in prison is less expensive than putting him or her down, as it is simply untrue. I believe every single human life has value. You are given the gift of life, and you ought to cherish it. However, some people waste this gift by taking it from others. These people have misused their gift, and no longer deserve it. There are many cases where a murderer was thought to be rehabilitated, but ended up killing again. As an example here, I look to the Kenneth McDuff case. We cannot be sure these people are "back on track", but this is irrelevant, in any matter. In respect for the innocent victims of the murderer, this person must also die. Again, I say there are select cases where this is not true, because mistakes do happen. These cases should be put aside, and are to be examined further as separate happenings. The Judicial Branch of the US government, at core, is indeed "fair and judgemental." However, it is still run by people, and giving a person power runs the risk of corrupting them. Bias is heavy in too many cases these days, which can either mean a murderer goes free or an innocent man gets put to death. I've stated before that the Judicial system is flawed, and I hold steadfast this belief. A diverse jury must be anointed, which doesn't occur in all cases. This is sad, but true. Despite this, these are select cases. Cameron Todd Willingham did not deserve to die, and this was a terrible mistake on the accuser's part, but this case and those like it cannot stand as reasons to strike down the death penalty. They are results of flawed trials and lack of evidence. Allow me to illustrate a concept reminiscent of the Utoya attacks, where a lone gunman killed 69 people at a summer camp, primarily teenagers. A man, frustrated with the current politics of his area, wants to get his anger out in what he sees as the best way possible. He goes to the nearest elementary school with a hunting rifle and kills as many innocent children as he can before the police come. He is shot, but survives. This man is an extreme case of mental instability. Those children deserved the gift of life. They deserved to keep on living. They were innocent. It is doing an injustice to the children in this concept or the innocent victims of any murderer by letting the murderer go on to keep the greatest gift one can ever receive: life. Without life, there is nothing. Kill a murderer, and they have nothing, because they deserve nothing. I wouldn't label it an "escape", but more a removal of a very dangerous person who is unworthy to live. In summary, one is given a life to cherish, and once they can understand that, it is up to them not to waste it. Those who take innocent lives are made to be un-innocent themselves. They must be taken out of society, else more tragedy can ensue. Added sources: http://www.crimemuseum.org... http://www.thejournal.ie... (As a side note, two things. 1. Have you ever gone to prison? If no, please don't say "personally, I think prison is much worse than execution." You've never died either, so you simply don't know. 2. Your* Near every time you've used it, it's been the incorrect one. Sorry, I felt I had to correct it.)