Death Penalty

For this round, I will take a quote stated by my opponent and argue of why it is necessary for the Death Penalty. "With the death penalty there are several reasons for why i am against it. One i am STRONGLY AGAINST IT is because it is killing a human being which is not acceptable in my book"First off, I like to point out that my opponent is clearly using his opinion without evidence. He is going based on assumptions, without proof to support his argument. My opponent states that it is wrong to kill a human being, and will agree it is wrong if the person is innocent; however, most people put to death by the death penalty are criminals. Stated from "Death Penalty Information Center" (1) the number of those executed was mostly because of murder and rape following behind. The most methods used was a lethal injection, and that was it. Why should we keep a murderer or rapist alive, when they commited a felony that placed traumatic stress upon a victim; or his or her family? When we could just simply execute them, instead of always trying to keep them alive. "Another topic is america is wondering why our economy is in so much debt is because we spend a lot of money on the death penalty system". Again, my opponent makes a strong claim about our debt being because of the Death Penalty but does not offer any evidence. And I do agree with my opponent that we should save money, but getting rid of the Death Penalty isn't the answer. The answer is eliminating Death Row. Voters, Death Row is simply the inmates who wait in a certain cell until their execution take place. After the criminal is sentenced to Death Penalty, instead of a more instantaneous death; it is a long drawn process of trying to prove that the criminal isn't guilt even though most of the time, they are. In fact, stated under "1 in 25 given the Death Penalty are Innocent" it states that it is a very small percentage of the individual being innocent (2). With the tweaking of Death Row, by making it more instant, we will actually save money from paying taxes to waiting inmates about to come into death (3). "Another reason as cited below is "There is a better way to help the families of murder victims. " with this quote it is very true there are many other different ways to deal with families of murder victims such as a whole bunch of grief counseling why should a guy or woman DIE because of the crime". Is there a better way? Yes, there is which is the Death Penalty. My opponent, we must take the fact of accountability within this debate because we must ask the question "Who decides to commit the crime in the first place"? The criminal should suffer the consequences because he or she decided to do the crime in the first place. For the families, I admit it can be traumatic for losing a loved on but more justice is achieved with the death penalty. Stated from "Capital Punishment is Morally Justified" (4), it states: "Despite arguments to the contrary, the death penalty is a morally acceptable punishment for muder. In fact, it is morally wrong not to execute a murderer because punishment must fit the crime. Simply putting someone in jail does not compare to taking someone's life. As to the reasons most often given for abolishing the death penalty—such as the death penalty does not deter crime or the death penalty is unconstitutional—they are easily and rationally refuted. The purpose of the death penalty is to bring the murderer to justice and to acknowledge the sanctity and dignity of innocent human life". "Murder is defined as basically killing a human being and how on earth is the death penalty sentence not MURDER? and why should innocent people die". Once more, individuals accountability for their actions. Why defend them when they most of time time take the life of an innocent bistander. Voters, what would you like to achieve if you were killed in cold blood? Killing the person who cost you your life, or let them have the easy way out? "With ending this argument mentally ill people are also killed using this death penalty no matter what their crime was who knows they DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING". I go with the idea that if the individual is potential harm to society, they should be executed for the protection of others. Whats the main goal in society? To watch for each others backs, and not a criminal who decided their faith after murdering or causing trauma to the victim. Sources:1. . http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org...2. . http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu...3. . http://www.slate.com...4. . http://ic.galegroup.com...