if we deter just one murder that is one innocent life saved. Just because we can not deter all potential murderers we should not get rid of the death penalty. Bedau also thinks that the death penalty is not just imposed for retribution a "a life for a life." (Bedau 269) He then goes on to say, "Most defenders of the death penalty have implied by their willingness to use executions to defend not only life but limb and property as well, that they did not place much value on the lives of the criminals..." (Bedau 269) This may of been true in our past history, but it is not true no more. Yes, people used to be executed for things like rape, kidnapping, and even the descration of a grave. However, this no longer happens. The death penalty is only handed out to peolpe, who commit horrible immoral crimes like premeditated murder. Does this mean that we should throw out the death penalty because people, who did not really deserve to die, were killed? No, we have changed the laws, and no one gets the death penalty unless they deserve to die.Capital punishment should stay around. Yes, there are some maldistributions on the way it is opposed on a person, but those maldistributions are imposed on guilty people. Capital punishment is feared by potential murderers because once it is ordered on them they are not coming back. When those potential murderers are deterred away form murder, those are innocent lives that are saved. Further, if we get rid of capital punishment we will just be showing criminals that they can get away with murder, and be punished that severely....
