The Death penalty, just mentioning it strikes controversy immediately. Death penalty supporters argue that justice demands a death sentence in certain cases, and that the concept of an "eye for an eye" is based on the nation's shared religious values. They further argue that the death penalty can prevent capital crimes and possibly save lives in the process. In addition to any deterrent effects, supporters argue that there is an additional incapacitation effect -- executed …showed first 75 words of 1717 total…

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