The decision to enforce the death penalty or not is a controversial issue in many states. Many people find the death penalty a cruel and unusual punishment. They think it is unconstitutional and should be banned. Some people think it is not right because of their religious beliefs. They also fear that the person killed might have been innocent which would be a horrible mistake. Whether people like the death penalty or not, many states …showed first 75 words of 301 total…

…showed last 75 words of 301 total…off so that there would be one less criminal and also save tax money. Prisoners also get released from jail when the prison gets full. Instead of releasing them, I think they should be killed so that that person can not commit the same crime again. Although the death penalty may sound like a cruel punishment, I believe it has the biggest impact on preventing crimes. The risk of death is not worth any crime.