What is this whole idea about the Death Penalty? Is it really effective? " The death penalty is commonly defined as a punishment inflicted upon a criminal for a crime that they have committed." To some it is an inhumane way of solving crime. In most cases there is "usually a brutal, cruel, and inhumane treatment of a human victim in which the death of a victim is the result. To others it's a way of making themselves feel safer by the killing of the criminals. But the only problem with that is it can never actually be determined what was done and who did it. The death Penalty is also known as a type of capital punishment and is considered to be a major issue in today's world. The death penalty is the cruel and harsh way to put hard criminals to justice. Instead of the luxury of being sent to jail, their lives are ended with different methods of death. Capital Punishment dates back to the Middle Ages. It began when citizens felt there needed to be a better way to punish those wh!
             o committed crimes. In most cases," execution have resulted from convictions for murder. The death penalty has also been imposed for such serious crimes as armed robbery, kidnapping, rape [or] treason. ( Zimring, 1994, P.1 )But who is really being unjust in this situation? Is this a form of sin that is looked at towards the rest of the world as something that's right? People around the world have different opinions on whether or not they are for or against the death penalty. These people create the controversy on whether or not the death penalty is effective or not. But what if in fact this "criminal" isn't really a criminal at all? What about those who are wrongly accused
             but are found guilty in a trial? How can anyone be sure that you're eliminating the right one? Well doesn't that mean the real bad guy is still out there doing "evil"? Everyone being convicted of doing wrong can't ...