Is the Death Penalty a Legitimate Form of Punishment?

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Is the death penalty ever a legitimate form of punishment? With this essay, I aim to refute the most popular arguments in favour of the death penalty. Obviously, the word-limit precludes my discussing the cases for and against in great depth; therefore, I will restrict myself to an examination of the state-sanctioned use of capital punishment for capital crime (murder). In his Speech in Favour of Capital Punishment , J.S. Mill puts forward a forceful …

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