Capital punishment is a central debating issue in many discussions about America's judicial system. The continuing existence of the death penalty for capital crimes speaks to the strong convictions possessed by our forefathers. They wanted America to stand for certain principles, for inalienable rights and equal opportunities. In this spirit, the experience of the hangman's noose should not be reserved for the murder elitist, but also those other killers deemed nefarious enough by their peers. Equal opportunity execution is only fair. Capital punishment should not only be available only for serial killers, but for capital offenders across the board. Anything else would just be un-American.
             The death penalty is an occasional reminder of the rules that our country has set in place regarding our behavior. It is a display of the nation's power over its citizen's behavior. Capital punishment is a tool for social control. When implemented, it never ceases to cause a stir among the talking heads (media, bloggers, classroom debaters, etc.) across the country. The thought of a human getting the same treatment of a chicken before it becomes a three piece will definitely get ones attention! This is the effect that the government wishes to achieve by utilizing capital punishment. Execution is supposed to deter citizens from doing harm to other citizens. However, if reserved for serial killers, logic would predict that some citizen somewhere in America would be more inclined to hurt someone else
             Similarly, reserving the death penalty for only serial killers negates other circumstances that make certain murders more egregious than others. Imagine the death penalty being reserved for only serial killers. It is a more relaxing thought, right? Unless you're a Ted Bundy type of killer, your neck is in the clear. This is the primary reason the death penalty should be able to be ascertained in an assortment of capital cases...