Death Penalty in Society, does it have a place

Based on my opponent definition I would like to say this on the word "Criminal" This is a person that has violently and often committed a premeditated murder. This is to say that they took the life of another human being, this is a reprehensible action that deserves to be punished. Contention I It isn't really a hypocritical theory, it is law. Law is the guidelines for which societies are ruled and it is through these laws that a minimal peace is created. The death penalty is a form of punishment for those who choose to break the law, causing chaos and in this case death. It is a guarantee that someone will never have the chance to commit the crime again. Contention II A. The killing of innocents has dramatically dropped in the past two decades. Those who were once on death row and were innocent have been released because of some of the newest technology; DNA. DNA testing is an almost 100 percent way of checking whether a person committed a crime. Also with the court trials just to figure out whether the person is guilty or not helps weed out the innocent and guilty. So by the time sentencing comes around there is around a 99 percent chance that the person did the crime. B. Really in itself by looking at the number of people by "race" is racism in itself. The way I perceive it is that several hundred "people" are killed by the death penalty. By drawing lines you promote racism and a division between races. So ethnicity doesn't matter, what matters is whether a guilty person is sentenced and put to death. Contention III I would like to point out that you have the right to life and all other rights within the constitution but you lose all of them once you severly violate another persons rights. So in this case the inmate violated someone elses right to life under the constitution. Thus the inmate loses his protection under the constitution. Also the Supreme Court agrees with me as I state below in contention VI. Contention IV This is probably one of the most black and white arguments in the death penalty debate. It is a moral action because you are terminating the life of some of the worst humans on the planet. If they had the chance they would probably continue committing crimes and harming other citizens. By implementing the death penalty you help make the world a better place and allow people to sleep better knowing that they are just a little bit safer Contention V The cost for one injection is 86.08, this is a one time usage. To keep one person in prison it costs 74 dollars, for one day. Multiply this by 365 days and by an average life span in prison of 45 years then add all the medical expenses for that life that is total to over 2,000,000 dollars. Now that is at face value 86: 2 Million. I took court costs out because both life in prison and death row are entitled to the same appeals, life in prison just gets then their entire life. So in the end enacting the death penalty more often would save the federal government untold billions which would greatly benefit us in this time of economic downturn. Contention VI Interesting point but just in the last 4 months the Supreme Court rendered a decision in Baze and Bowling v. Rees. They came to the conclusion that lethal injection is humane and does not violate the 8th amendment. This point adds to why lethal injection should be used more often. Contention VII It has been speculated that the death penalty is a deterrence to crime this has never been proven because the death penalty has never been enacted to the fullest of its ability. So once we implement it to its fullest we can see crime deter because of the fear of facing the death penalty. There was a time in the 70's for 4 years where the death penalty was banned everywhere in the US during this time the murder per capita in the US more than doubled until its reimplementation. For these reasons you should vote Pro and implement the Death Penalty in a greater measure and that it holds a strong place in our society