By treating criminals in this manner, we are encouraging behavior that will result in a prison sentence. If there is no threat of death to one who commits a murder, than that person is guaranteed to be provided with a decent living environment until their next parole hearing. They are definitely not getting the punishment they deserve. It is this kind of attitude that I feel is letting criminals get away with murder. What the victim's family is justice to be served, for the offender to be put to death, not any sort of financial retribution.
Justice is all anyone wants and deserves.
Capital punishment is therefor necessary but there are opponents who think that it is barbaric. But in this uncivilized society that we live in I say let the punishment fit the crime, an eye for an eye. Moreover, the death penalty is not racially biased, it's just that more minorities are being executed than Caucasians, because more minorities are committing more crimes. If capital punishment is taken away, we will not have an effective justice system and crimes against innocent citizens will continue. This is why capital punishment is necessary and needed in America.