Is Capital Punishment Just?</P></B> <P>Capital punishment is needed because: </P> <P>1. It greatly discourages violent crimes like murder and rape. </P> <DIR> <DIR> <P>2. It eases the burden on taxpayers by not having to support criminals who are sentenced to life in prison. </P> <P>3. The only way for justice to be served is to have the criminal pay with their life, "an eye for an eye." Many people believe that capital …showed first 75 words of 1679 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1679 total…in an effective manner that gives society the message that it is living in a just world. Moreover, the death penalty is not racially biased, it is just that more minorities are being executed than Caucasians, because more minorities are committing more crimes. If capital punishment is taken away, we will not have an effective justice system and crimes against innocent citizens will continue. This is why capital punishment is necessary and needed in America.