ecause of societies natural instinct to act on impulse.A report of the national Jewish/Catholic Consultation to end the death penalty believes, The strongest argument of all is the deep pain and grief of the families of victims, and their quite natural desire to see punishment carried out to those who have plunged them into such agony(5). Vengeance is just as bad as the original crime because killing to get even is wrong. Some would argue that the death penalty would teach society at large the seriousness of crime. Teaching people to respond to violence with violence will only breed more violence(NCCB/USCC 3). This brings about a serious moral and ethical question. Is it right to kill for vengeance? Capital punishment only teaches society that getting even for a crime is ok.The impact on the families of the condemned prisoners Cusson 6and the homicide victims creates considerable amounts of stress. The criminal justice system offers death to the family of the victim and, in turn, destroys the defendants family. The families of the defendant are often ignored. Capitol punishment is a final sentence. There is no room for a mistake because once the execution is carried out there is no going back. Looking back, we see that the potential for innocent men to die exists, inmates must struggle to receive a fair trial, and that our society will suffer because of those who seek vengeance. Capitol punishment should be abolished. In the end, we must ask our selves one question. Is the potential to detour murder or get even with a killer enough of a reason to sacrifice even one innocent mans life? ...
