TASK DEFINITION: We would like you to assess the QUALITY of each of the following argument (discussing Death Penalty) and determine if the argument is Valid or Invalid. A valid argument is clearly interpretable and either expresses an argument, or a premise or a conclusion that can be used in an argument for the topic of death penalty. An invalid argument is a phrase that cannot be interpreted as an argument or not on the topic of death penalty.
PROBLEM: They are carried out in a fit of rage, or fear (such as in the case of a thief shooting a police officer or citizen during a robbery).

SOLUTION: Invalid

PROBLEM: if someone commits any crime, then they are a criminal by definition and should die.

SOLUTION: Valid

PROBLEM: I believe it takes an average of nearly twenty years from the time a scumbag is sentenced to death until the time the sentence is carried out with all the various legal appeals in most states.

SOLUTION:
Valid