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Death Penalty, Should it be banned as a form of punishment? I believe it should... Messerli, Joe. "Should the death penalty be banned as a form of punishment?." //Balanced Politics//. N.p., 21 Nov 2009. Web. 27 May 2010. [].

Pros: Cons:
 * 1) Gives closure to friends and family of the victim(s)
 * 2) Cuts down on population in prisons
 * 3) Stops crinimals before they get a chance to kill when paroled or escaped
 * 4) Creates a bargining piece for prosecutioners in a plea bargin.
 * 5) Creates an insurance for the people of the US, it lets them know that one specific killer is now gone and wont harm someone they know.
 * 6) Gives the person more of a thought to realize what they may do could get them death or a life sentence but the possibility is always there.
 * 7) Puts the focus back on protecting the criminal and prosecuting the abused.
 * 8) Makes sense to put to death someone who murders others with clear intention.
 * 9) DNA makes it highly impossible to prove a not guilty if criminal's DNA is on the scene, ensuring that you have the correct criminal for the crime
 * 10) Stops criminals before they murder others in prison who may be getting out the next day
 * 1) Costs 2-5 times more to sentence some one to death than for life
 * 2) Violates the cruel and unusual clause in the bill of rights
 * 3) Considered state sanctioned murder
 * 4) The use of multiple appeals and specialized appeals clog the court system.
 * 5) Wrong to send the message, "you killed one of us, so we'll kill you"
 * 6) Life in prison is a worse punishment as criminals get beat while in prison just for the chance of more food.
 * 7) Can create a better image for America if we remove the death penalty
 * 8) Makes the criminals family suffer to see their loved one put to death
 * 9) Possiblity that innocent men and women may be sentenced to death
 * 10) Could exile a mentally ill person who has no clue on what their actions are
 * 11) Never brings the victim back to life
 * 12) Some jurors are reluctant to convict knowing the person's sentence is death

"Death Penalty Information Center." //Death Penalty Information Center//. N.p., dec 2009. Web. 28 May 2010. . Facts about the Death Penalty:
 * 1) Whites are excuted the most
 * 2) More people prefer the sentence of life without parole to the death penalty
 * 3) A case of death penalty can cost millions but you save like 2/3's of it with a sentence of 40 years