ed number of executions, then potential murderers will know their fate before killing. As Conrad and van den Haag once said, The [amount of dangerous criminals] would be smaller if there were frequent and severe punishment. (1983) They will know that if caught and convicted, they will certainly face a sure death. In the manner, if the death penalty was handed down to those convicted of other harsh crimes such as rape, criminals of premeditated crimes would be forced to reconsider their actions and this, in turn, would prevent many crimes. Although I am not advocating a reversion to the Draconian Code which governed ancient Athens, I feel that if the death penalty was both consistently used on murderers and extended to include more crimes, then this would help to deter many of the violent crimes committed in America. Finally, the death penalty needs to be used more frequently in order to promote and maintain a sense of justice and moral order in the United States. The state and federal governments have an obligation to their citizens to uphold justice through whatever means necessary, and this may, in some cases, call for capital punishment. The death penalty, generally regarded as the ultimate punishment, must be used with greater frequency in order to uphold justice. Because death is reserved as punishment for only the worst criminals, usually murderers, it is only fitting that they receive a punishment accordingly. As the clich goes "let the punishment fit the crime." These few individuals who choose to break the law in such a blatant and horrendous fashion deserve not only to be executed, but also to serve as an example that moral order will prevail through whatever means necessary. The judicial system should not be afraid to wield its most potent and powerful punishment in order to retain the confidence of the public. The federal and state governments of the United States, realizing the profound effect that a more liberal and freque...
