Death Penalty
Death Penalty
“If we execute murderers and there is in fact no deterrent effect, we have killed a bunch of murderers. If we fail to execute murderers, and doing so would in fact have deterred other murders, we have allowed the killing of a bunch of innocent victims. I would much rather risk the former. This, to me, is not a tough call." (John McAdams, http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/) The death penalty, in some cases, must be done. It is very hard for a rational person to argue against this. Most would agree that the worse the crime is, the worse the punishment should be. The death penalty is seen as the most extreme punishment and therefore is reserved for the most horrible crimes. The penalty should fit the crime, and in extreme cases such as murder, and rape; extreme measures should be taken. I recently took a poll at Hanford of 100 students on whether or not they support the death penalty. 70% of these students support the death penalty, and 25% are against the death penalty, and 5% have no opinion. 60% of US citizens are in favor of the death penalty, 35% are against it, and 5% have no opinion. (http://www.gallup.com/poll) As you can see, both polls showed a greater support for the death penalty rather than against it. People want justice to be served, we live in the land of the free, not the land of the free and afraid.
The case of Gregg v. Georgia took place on March 30th of 1976. Troy Leon Gregg was imprisoned after he was found guilty of murdering two people is 1973. In the Supreme Court case of Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court founded Troy Leon Gregg worthy of death. Gregg testified that his punishment was a direct violation of the 8th and 14th amendments to the Constitution. The 8th amendment states that punishments must be fair, cannot be cruel, and that fines that are extraordinarily large cannot be set. The 14th amendment defines what it means to be a US citizen and protects certain rights of the people. “The United States Supreme Court stated
“If we execute murderers and there is in fact no deterrent effect, we have killed a bunch of murderers. If we fail to execute murderers, and doing so would in fact have deterred other murders, we have allowed the killing of a bunch of innocent victims. I would much rather risk the former. This, to me, is not a tough call." (John McAdams, http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/) The death penalty, in some cases, must be done. It is very hard for a rational person to argue against this. Most would agree that the worse the crime is, the worse the punishment should be. The death penalty is seen as the most extreme punishment and therefore is reserved for the most horrible crimes. The penalty should fit the crime, and in extreme cases such as murder, and rape; extreme measures should be taken. I recently took a poll at Hanford of 100 students on whether or not they support the death penalty. 70% of these students support the death penalty, and 25% are against the death penalty, and 5% have no opinion. 60% of US citizens are in favor of the death penalty, 35% are against it, and 5% have no opinion. (http://www.gallup.com/poll) As you can see, both polls showed a greater support for the death penalty rather than against it. People want justice to be served, we live in the land of the free, not the land of the free and afraid.
The case of Gregg v. Georgia took place on March 30th of 1976. Troy Leon Gregg was imprisoned after he was found guilty of murdering two people is 1973. In the Supreme Court case of Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court founded Troy Leon Gregg worthy of death. Gregg testified that his punishment was a direct violation of the 8th and 14th amendments to the Constitution. The 8th amendment states that punishments must be fair, cannot be cruel, and that fines that are extraordinarily large cannot be set. The 14th amendment defines what it means to be a US citizen and protects certain rights of the people. “The United States Supreme Court stated