Death Penalty

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             The Death Penalty Debate
             There is an obvious problem concerning violent crime in America,
             assuming as most people do that violence is a bad thing. Newspapers and
             television programs are infused with reports of homicide, and the question
             of finding a solution to this problem is raised by politicians and the
             media alike. There are many uncertainties that are answerable in terms of
             philosophical discussion only, such as what the underlying root causes of
             violence and crime may be, or what is the absolute moral solution to this
             problem. One proposed solution, which has been used for centuries, is
             putting convicted criminals to death as punishment for their committed
             crimes. In today's supposedly humanitarian society, though, this has
             become an issue of much controversy. Capital punishment is said to be
             politically incorrect by some people, and is considered to be the only
             possible solution to crime by others. "Most Americans support the death
             penalty for particularly heinous crimes, and most legislators are chary of
             challenging those views. Reasonable people can disagree about the justice
             of capital punishment, and unilateral judicial or executive steps to
             abolish it are likely to arouse resentment." ("Et Cetera") On both sides
             of the death penalty debate, there are compelling and intelligent
             rationalizations that argue both for and against the death penalty.
             The majority of people who are in support of capital punishment are
             considered to be Conservatives in their political opinions, and as such
             they tend to be at least partly influenced by religion, specifically
             Christianity, in forming opinions. One of the first reasons why the death
             penalty is considered to be the right thing to do is because of the
             important significance of capital punishment in the Bible. A great number
             of people were put to...

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