ould be a decline in murders in the United States.Now going in a little different direction, there are those who strongly appose the death penalty and they are in their right to have their own personal opinions on the subject. Many people claim that the capital punishment laws are unjust and fear that innocent prisoners will mistakenly be executed. Sorry but to me that is just a bunch of bull!! According to Justice for All, There has never been any proof of an innocent man being executed, although there are some studies that show in a few cases, there is a possibility that someone was wrongly executed. Okay Ill give you that, that there is a possibility.Although it is very unlikely that an innocent person would be executed, the question arises about whether the execution of an innocent man is a strong enough argument to abolish the death penalty. Now before you take sides, remember that the death penalty will save many, many lives. Repeat murderers are eliminated, and potential murderers are deterred, thats very good wouldnt you say so? Is it worth it to lose forty-five innocent lives so that no innocent person is executed? I dont think so! Wesley Lowe says it when he says, "As for the penal system accidentally executing an innocent person, I must point out that in this imperfect world, citizens are required to take certain risks in exchange for relative safety. My point exactly, how will we make this world safer if we dont make an effort to better things? Capital Punishment is a way we can make this world a safer place for all of us.As I was researching for this essay I came across many other factors that contribute to the whether capital punishment should be enforced or not. I was very surprised to find that capital punishment is also seen as a form of discrimination. That to me was completely absurd. But according to Nancy Jacobs, Eighty-two percent of all murder victims are white and only thirteen percent are bla...
