Put the Death Penalty to Death Issues dealing with death can be traced all the way back to biblical times. The bible clearly states in Exodus 20:13,"Thou shalt not kill". The Bible also says in Leviticus 24:17, " He who kills a man shall be put to death". As one can clearly see, the issue of the death penalty has been debated forever and is still a controversial issue in America today. Bedua, author of Death is Different, tells us that "[In America, the death penalty was deemed to be unconstitutional until] the United States Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty is a deterrent for murder. This definitely seems to be a logical solution because anyone who knows they will die probably is not going to kill another person. Clearly, the issue of deterrence should be the ultimate goal of society, but the death of an innocent man, the cost of appeals, and the ineffec....

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