What is Right? Moving into the twenty first century brings about new changes, but continues to reflect on old issues. Capital punishment has been around before the turn of the century and is still being practiced today. America is one of the few countries left in the world that insists on capital punishment, while others feel that it should be abolished. I however agree with our government and feel that the death penalty is a …showed first 75 words of 992 total…

…showed last 75 words of 992 total…set a standard for capital punishment and how it is used. Death row inmates should not get to spend years in prison awaiting their execution, instead the sentence of death should be carried out more swiftly. The appeal process is a long and teetering process, guilty criminals should not get so many chances to escape their execution. Our country needs to find a balance on what is considered capital punishment and how justice is prevailed.