If this were true, no one would participate in extreme sports, smoking, wars or reckless driving. Perhaps the most compelling argument for capital punishment is that it upholds justice. My anger wants to torture the offender until he or she has received every ounce of hurt, loss, pain and anguish that the victim suffered. That person deserves nothing. My anger tells me nothing less than that.
Capital punishment is the politically correct term for revenge.
It breeds violence. I do not know what it will take to deter someone from killing someone else. But I do know that America can not handle significant problems, such as murder, by stooping to the same level as the murderer. It is a barbaric solution and has no place in a modern, civilized society. Back to Articles page .