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The subject that I would like to talk about is capital punishment. Capital punishment means, the penalty of death for the commission of a crime (American Heritage, 2000). Capital punishment is usually given to people who commit very cruel crimes. I believe in capital punishment. I also feel that we wait too long to carry out the capital punishment. I feel that rapists, drug dealers, and murderers should receive capital punishment. We are too lenient on criminals here in America. I sometimes wonder how can a person, who may commit a not so violent crime, get the same punishment as one who commits a murder. It is not right. Human rights groups would ask, “Is taking a person’s life right?” To me, it all depends on the crime. If it is violent and hurts or kills someone else, then yes, it deserves the highest punishment, death. I also think the human rights people would rather see these criminals get life in prison then death. Well, do these people understand how much money it takes to house just one inmate? Well, I am sure it costs the taxpayers (you and me and them) a lot of money. I have found an article that is against capital punishment. The gruesome murders vary widely, but a number of threads link the survivors. In each case, he or she tries to understand the forces that might lead a person to commit murder. In just about every case, grisly details emerge about the murderer's background such as abandonment and abuse. Instead of focusing on their rage, the survivors strive to feel compassion for the murderers and their families and to communicate this compassion to them. Many of the survivors evoke God as a reason for their opposition to the death penalty. Says Marietta Jaeger, about her rapport with the man who savagely murdered her seven-year-old daughter: "I believe that God was loving him through me...
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