Data Bases • Custom Term Papers • Free Term Papers • Free Research Papers • Free Essays • Free Book Reports • Plagiarism? Links • Top 100 Term Paper Sites • Top 25 Essay Sites • Top 50 Essay Sites • Search 97,000 Papers @ DirectEssays.com • Search 101,000 Papers @ ExampleEssays.com • Search 90,000 Papers @ MegaEssays.com Free Essays • Term Paper Sites • Chuck III's Free Essays • Free College Essays • TermPaperSites.com • My Term Papers • Get Free Essays • Essay World • Planet Papers	Search Lots of Essays Back to Subjects - Miscellaneous Capital Punishment8 Capital Punishment8 The debate over capital punishment has been going on for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. The death penalty is a very touchy issue within society. There are many pro's and con's on this issue. On one hand, there are people who claim that capital punishment is a form of vengeance on a killer. One the other hand, there are people who believe that locking someone behind bars for life is vengeance enough. But is it "humane" that an individual who takes the life of another should receive heating, clothing, indoor plumbing and 3 square meals a day? While a homeless person who has harmed no one receives nothing? I give this true story as an example. In February of 1963, Gary McCorkell, a 19 year old sex offender was scheduled to be hang. But days before his execution, a Liberal cabinet reduced his sentence to life in prison. Less than 20 years later he was released. Weeks later, McCorkell was arrested, tried and convicted of the kidnaping and rape of an 11-year old boy, and the attempted murder of a 10 year old boy. He was then sentenced to 63 years in prison. What has been gained by this? Had McCorkell been executed in 1963 for his crimes, 2 boys would never have had to go through this horror. What right does this man have to live? He has ruined the lives of 3 children, what will he do in life to compensate for that? A study was done in 1995 by a man named Stephen Layson. His statistics show that every execution of a murderer deters on average 18 murders per year. In other pole the Justice for All estimates that life without parole cases cost $1.2-3.6 million more than equivalent death penalty trials. Another shocking statistic is the money spent on life without parole inmates. Most life without parole inmates face only 30-40 years in prison any ways. The annual cost of incarceration is $40,000 to $50,000 per inmate per year. In America there are 5 methods of execution. First is lethal injection, where the inmate is injected with 3 different types of drugs that ultimately lead the victim into a cardiac arrest. Second is electrocution, where the inmate is literally shocked to death by electricity. Third is the gas chamber, where the inmate in killed by deadly toxins. Fourth is hanging, where a rope is tied around the inmates neck and they are strangled to death. And last is the firing squad, where an inmate stands before 5 officers and each fire one round through the victims heart. I personally do believe in the death penalty. But, I only believe that it should be used in extreme cases, meaning terrible crimes. There must be justice in America, and in some cases, justice can only happen by giving the death penalty. The death penalty is something that most people consider wrong until they personally are affected by it. I agree, it is hard to argue about a criminals death, but what if that criminal killed someone you loved? Bibliography: Word Count: 515
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