Capital Punishment Capital Punishment is whereby a government punishes an offender by putting them to death for a certain crime. Throughout history many arguments have been raised on whether or not to abolish capital punishment. Some believe that capital punishment should be abolished for various reasons such as, cruelty and discrimination. They also believe that it does not deter crime. However, these arguments either haven't been proven or aren't sufficient enough to abolish the death …
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…the victims family and society would be able to would be satisfied to a certain extent that one less murderer is unable to harm again.. Although, there appear to be many arguments that the death penalty should be abolished the death penalty is the most effective means of crime deterrent. It not only punishes those who commit the crimes, but also prevents future crimes from occurring. The death penalty also helps keep our society safer.