death penalty for serious crimes

I. Our Unalienable Rights A serious criminal offense may involve the criminal attacking the rights of another person, and therefore the criminal is not entitled to the normal rights of a citizen. Also, I am not limiting this to the US. II. Cost "The costs of a death row inmate are far higher than the costs of any other prisoner. Seattle University found that it costs $1 million more for a death penalty case than a case where a life sentence is the verdict. This is because of the costs for defense, prosecution, multiple trials, etc" The cost for defense and prosecution depends on the status of the criminal and the victim. Also, a prisoner with a life-sentence takes up resources such as food, water, electricity for his life in the prison, which is costly as well. With death penalty, there will be less need of prisons, and therefore less prison guards, so policemen could spend that time pursuing new criminals rather than taking care of the captured ones. III. Innocents "No matter how good the defense is, we can never know for sure if someone is innocent or guilty. 144 people have been released from death row after being proven innocent" It is also possible that after the death verdict being announced, forged evidence is presented to save the criminal and they get saved. Also, the social prejudice of being a former criminal still has to be endured by the person which can be disturbing to the mind. People mayn't even want to give the person any job in their workplace. IV. Racial Prejudice "While some may argue that the severity of the crime you commit is a large factor in your sentence, race also takes hand in the verdict." We must make law education better and change the mindset that race matters. Also, severity of the crime could be measured in number of people affected, such as mass-murderer, bank robbery etc, or whether the victim is alive or dead. And anyways, racial prejudice can result in life imprisonment of black people, and the biased media would show that there are more black inmates than white. V. It Doesn't Provide Closure "Many of those for the death penalty provide the argument that it gives closure to the victim's family and helps the coping process. In fact, only about 2.7% relevant cases bring closure [8] because the aspect of revenge was later contemplated by the families." What more revenge could you have than death? If you mean by family of the criminal, revenge can also happen due to life imprisonment or even a 30 day jail term. "In the case of the Boston Marathon Bombing, the remaining culprit Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death. Only 15% of Boston residents wanted him to be executed. [9] In another story, two parents who lost their 8-year-old son urged against it in an open letter." There could be a public poll for the death penalty, and the judicial system could be made democratic. Death penalty could also be given depending whether the defendant is okay with it or not. If the victim wants to give death penalty to the criminal, then it should be on the judge's discretion whether to give death penalty or not.' In the punishment of imprisonment, there is a chance that the criminal may escape before his sentence. Also, it increases the chance for discrimination as politicians get a less strict sentence and a poor black man gets a longer sentence. With death penalty, there is no varying degree of punishment. Also, death penalty should not be given when there is inconclusive evidence. Only when the evidence is concrete and the defendant lacks strong points should death penalty be given.