Death Penalty: An Escape or A Punishment? After pulling Eric Marshall over, because he'd been talking with a prostitute, Officer Matthew Bowens and Officer Jennifer Fettig returned to their cruiser with Marshall's license. Marshall then got out of his pickup, approached the officer's car and shot Officer Fettig twice, at least once in the head. He then ran away while Officer Bowens got out of the cruiser and radioed for backup. Marshall returned and shot …showed first 75 words of 1582 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1582 total…expensive than having a criminal sit on death row than it is to house him for fifty years. The ugly sides to the death penalty involve the chance that an innocent person dies, a nation of hypocrisy develops and the convict gets the easy way out of the situation. When weighed out, the death penalty in Michigan should strongly be considered, and if put into effect, should only be used for the most heinous crimes.