How They Argue Now for the Death Penalty: The article discusses the existence of death row (DR) and the quarantine of death row inmates, specifically, in Texas. The article states that there is no difference between the death row prisoners and the other prisoners.
Counterpoint: Defending the Death Penalty: The article presents an argument defending the death penalty in the United States. In the article, justice is only achieved when a crime is met with the proper punishment. For certain crimes, the only just punishment is the death penalty. Capital punishment ensures that murderes never murder again, and provides justice for murder victims and their families. Capital punishment is a certain deterrent for those who need to be deterred the more: the murderers of our society. Life sentences gives them a chance to be free again, when the death penalty insures that they will never be free again.
Death Penalty: Overview: The death penalty is also know as “capital punishment,” according to the article. The United States continues to prompt the death penalty, but many states have out lawed it. Debates over the legal, moral, ethical, and economic ramifications of the death penalty are still ongoing.
Counterpoint: The Death Penalty Is Necessary: The article argues that the enforcement of the death penalty in the United States is aimed at punishing a criminal and not the deterrence of all crimes. The author also explores the debates fought over the death penalty. The author then goes on to explain the history of the death penalty. The article lastly notes that an ultimate crime should be given an ultimate punishment.
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