Capital Punishment Today’s system of capital punishment is filled with inequalities and injustices. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. "It was a deterrent. It removed killers. It was the ultimate punishment. It is biblical. It satisfied the public’s need for retribution. It relieved the anguish of the victim’s family."(Grisham 120) Imposing the death penalty is expensive and time consuming. The death penalty has not been proven to be used as a deterrent. Morally, it is just a continuation of the cycle of violence and "...degrades all who are involved in its enforcement, as well as its victim."(Stewart 1) The most frequent argument for capital punishment is that of deterrence. What I am trying to say is that the prevailing thought is the death penalty will act to discourage other criminals from committi....

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