ir disastrous experiment and still argue to the contrary, the data concludes that a substantial deterrent effect has been observed. In six months, more Americans are murdered than have killed by execution in this entire century. Until we begin to fight crime in every person who dies at a criminal's hands is a victim of our inaction."In Utah, there have been five executions since the Supreme Court allowed executions to start again in 1976. Gary Gilmore faced a firing squad at the Utah State Prison on January 17, 1977. There had been 55 murders in that state during 1976. During 1977, there were 44 murders, a 20 percent decrease. A decade later, on August 28, 1987, Pierre Dale Shelby, who in 1974 forced five people to drink liquid drain cleaner, and killed three, was executed. There were 38 murders from January through a monthly average of 4.75. After Shelbys execution, there were 16 through the months of September to December, a monthly average of 4.0.Taking in account all the above statistics and data it is very well proved that capital punishment is very capable of deterring murder.Death penalty has a tremendous effect in eliminating repeat offenders and hideous murderers who will murder no matter what the penalty is. In the 1800s when Great Britain was beginning to colonize India, there was a religion called the Thuggee religion. The Thuggees were the most violent and brutal gang of thieves ever. They killed literally thousands of people. One of the requirement of this sect was that each member had to murder at least one person every year. To solve this problem the British started to arrest and execute the Thuggees and thousands of them were executed. After a few years the leader was also captured and executed. It was found that he had murdered 931 people. By the end of 1883 the British had completely solved the problem by executing the last Thuggee. Mostly the opponents of death penalty argue that some murderers are so fearless and de...
