The focus, then, should rest on social harmony. In a murder case, senseless death has already occurred. More carnage sets nothing right and feeds a bloodthirsty taste for revenge that can be dangerous in its barbaric implications. In cases of capital punishment, the abstract idea of justice should be thrown out the window and society's well-being should be the major concern. For one, it's important not to be behind the times and to strike a symbiotic harmony with society and the present.
Capital punishment is something that belongs in another century.
It's time for America to grow up and learn to let go of the antiquated idea of justice through death. Prevention should be the primary goal of the courts, but the death penalty has proven itself an unsuccessful deterrent. This drawback makes the death penalty a less than rational solution to the problem of murder. Capital punishment is viewed by many as a quixotic end to a tragic situation, giving swift finality to the conflict. In reality, the death penalty is a drawn-out process of appeal after appeal, leaving the family without closure.