The Impact The Death Penalty Has On The Global Community The impact the death penalty has on the global community is extremely big. There are a lot of arguments for, and against the death penalty. However controversy will always be surround this topic. Who are we to chose who will die and who will spend the rest of their lives in jail. These are just a few of the problems people see in the death penalty. People believe that killing these criminals could possibly deter other criminals.(Encyclopedia) Is there truly a way to get people to stop commiting crime, I don't think so.Crime has been here for a lomg time