Death Penalty The death penalty is an issue that has been debated for many years, and will be a highly debatable topic in the future. Because the death penalty has never been a clear-cut rule, there is much controversy on weather it is a cruel and savage act of justice or a socialized humane source of punishment. In addition to the fact that innocent people could be sentenced to the death penalty, we as a …showed first 75 words of 441 total…

…showed last 75 words of 441 total…it needs is a wake-up call. The crime of murder is considered inhumane; yet, to kill someone by the electric chair is considered punishment. Simple lessons that we learn in life, such as, two wrongs do not make a right should be taken with each individual as we learn and absorb them and make them a part of our daily lives. The death penalty may eliminate the murderer; however, it can also eliminate the innocent.