Some crimes should be punishable by death, as long as a much higher standard of proof is upheld.

Since this is the ending round, I will start by thanking the Pro side for this respectful debate. I'm looking forward to the next one! I'd like to thank our readers for their attention as well. I too, think that my adversary is very deserving of winning this debate.I highly affirm that the penalty of death is immoral, criminal and barbaric.The penalty of death is immoral: It is against the highest moral standards and universal human rights; as human life is to be valued more than anything else, whether it be material profit or else thing. The analogy used by the Pro side "Just as it is sometimes cheaper to throw something out and buy a new one, it is cheaper to execute the worst criminals and put the resources that would go into them into the next generation." is proof of the immorality of the penalty of death as it values resources over living beings that could be rehabilitated into the society. Every person can be rehabilitated unless they are mentally sick, and in this case, the said person need proper medical care. Killing them is immoral. The penalty of death won't help with poverty either, as crime itself is caused by mental sickness; and/or improper distribution of the resources, and NOT a lack of resources (1).The penalty of death is criminal: Most people seem to entirely focus on the crime, and on the criminal, as if the said criminal was entirely secluded from the society and its members. That is false. It should be known that a lot of the executed offenders have families, relatives, friends and most importantly children.Executed offenders leave behind mothers, children and wives; three of which are now orphans albeit of different kinds... Mothers grieve, wives are left without a supportive income, children are often lead to crime due to the poverty ensuing, as mothers most of the time are not able to provide the critical needs for their children. It's a vicious circle. The penalty of death leads to crime and more crime.The penalty of death is barbaric: "He has committed a criminal act, and now he will be put to death, voilà-tout", is said. I wish this was true, but unfortunately there is more to the penalty of death than we think. It's not an easy process, especially for the offender who is a thinking, breathing human being. To know that you are going to be killed in two weeks is an insanely painful insight, and it is an excruciatingly monotonous wait, whence every second passing feels like years... and it just doesn't stop there; motion sickness, puking, the absolute mental torture involved in knowing that your life is going to have end to it. Many of these so called criminals have consciousnesses, they have loved ones, they believe in the Christ (I am not taking into account psychopaths, which are maladive states and shouldn't be subject to criminal law in the first place imo). There are many temoinages as well as diaries left by the offenders with descriptions of of unimaginable mental grief; but that is never taken into consideration "he will be guiotined, it will be quick", is said.I will leave you with a website documenting the last words of executed offenders in Texas. Not for the faint hearted: http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us...These people feel regret. They feel remorse. They CAN be rehabilitated. Given a second chance, they would totally take it. They could've been working civilians, productive members of the society. But no, "ecce lex". This is the law. Just an example among many others:"I hope this will bring you peace and I'm sorry for all the pain and suffering. I'm sorry it went on for a terribly long time. I'm sorry to you especially Grace Kehler. To the Kehler, Johnson and Crain family, I pray that you won't hate Jesus, the letter will explain more. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I hope that my death will bring you peace and closure. I pray that maybe someday will bring you peace. I hope that you could forgive me, but if you don't I understand. I don't think I could forgive anyone who would of killed my children. I'm sorry for your suffering you've had for a long time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I love you Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus."To say that this person (or the many people found on that website) is "too far gone", is an overstatement.Not to mention that most criminals and most violent crimes are not intended to be evil (2). The exclusion here is psychopaths and mental cases.As for Pro side's rebuttal about hypocrisy, it's a non sequitur. Pro admits that the penalty of death is hypocritical, but since all other accepted law penalties are hypocritical as well, then the death penalty should be accepted as moral too. It's a logical fallacy. I could argue that imprisonment is immoral as well, and using your logic, we can assume that the death penalty is also immoral.Sources: https://pastebin.com...To our readers and to the Pro side, thank you. This was a debate worth every second I've dedicated to it. I've also learned a lot of things. To Pro, good luck!